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, October 30, 2020

Posts that I especially recommend today: Friday, October 30, 2020

  • I’m Really Sorry Redux by Edward Curtin from his weblog Behind the Curtain. (Note: Curtin joins CJ Hopkins in writing a parody of media corporations which are filled with reports blaming people for engaging in conspiracy theories. Furthermore, media corporations exist to protect us from fake news by censoring any information that one might pickup in order to create a conspiracy theory that suggests that our government (or ruling class) is engaged in conspiracies! Read this and laugh because it is very much tongue-in-cheek. The article is perfect to prepare you for the next several posts.)
  • The Darkest Winter by Derrick Broze from The Last American Vagabond. (In a addition to the essay which reports on the test exercise Event 201, this includes a 12:57m video.)
  • When You Don’t Know Who To Vote For featuring JP Sears, a comedian, who doesn't know who to vote for, but he is told he must vote--from a 4:21m video posted from his YouTube channel.
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