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

Tuesday, July 20, 2021

Posts that I especially recommend for Tuesday, July 20, 2021

  • WATCH: Perspectives on the Pandemic #16 from Off-Guardian, a British website, founded by people who have been censored by The Guardian, features a 50:47m interview with Dr Michael Yeadon conducted by John Kirby. Their bios are provided in the article. Note: From the bottom of this website, is the following statement:
OffGuardian was launched in February 2015 and takes its name from the fact its founders had all been censored on and/or banned from the Guardian’s ‘Comment is Free’ sections. Our editors & admins are based in the US, UK & Europe. 
  • White House Orders Censorship Of Social Media featuring Jimmy Dore via his channel of YouTube (17:14m) commenting on the government using social media corporations to censor views that they don't like. My reaction: Dore expresses important insights regarding censorship: he first gives a definition of fascism at 2:40m: "corporate and state power combined." At 13:30m he says that "Let's remember censorship is [a hallmark of] fascism and what is fascism is really about. Fascism is about propping up late stage capitalism." And at 16:46m he says "Okay, this is fascism ... late stage capitalism, this is how it goes."
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