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

Monday, October 19, 2020

Posts that I especially recommend today: Monday, October 19, 2020

Social media giants are consistently censoring information that the main ruling class doesn't like:

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  • People Need to Reclaim the Internet by Craig Murray, a Scotsman, from his weblog. (My reaction: But, the ruling class won't permit the people from reclaiming the internet. Only a revolution replacing the private owners of our economy with public ownership and a thoroughly democratic control of our societies will make this possible.)

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