in the time remaining, to help us understand how the man-made system of capitalism will lead to the extinction of our human species, and so many others.
We’ve lived so long under the spell of hierarchy—from god-kings to feudal lords to party bosses—that only recently have we awakened to see not only that “regular” citizens have the capacity for self-governance, but that without their engagement our huge global crises cannot be addressed. The changes needed for human society simply to survive, let alone thrive, are so profound that the only way we will move toward them is if we ourselves, regular citizens, feel meaningful ownership of solutions through direct engagement. Our problems are too big, interrelated, and pervasive to yield to directives from on high.
—Frances Moore Lappé, excerpt from Time for Progressives to Grow Up
Friday, February 15, 2019
Proof Ilhan Omar Controversy Is Phony Outrage
Jimmy Dore sheds much light on the real story relating to Zionist corrupted political figures that influences so much of our government actions. As one such figure argued (to paraphrase his quote from another website), it's perfectly legal for lobbying groups to contribute to the campaigns of government representatives. Of course, that is the real problem with a "bourgeois democracy" or capitalist version of democracy, which is a fake version of real democracy.