SLWeston, Thank you for your kind words. A question: If you don’t believe we have the capacity to regulate and contain Capitalism, what would you suggest as a replacement?
SLWeston, Thank you for your kind words. A question: If you don’t believe we have the capacity to regulate and contain Capitalism, what would you suggest as a replacement?
Sadly, BarbaraJo, I'm so much better at criticism-spewing than solution-finding! lol
I have no answer for you. I keep wondering if paring this whole mess down to its basics, one on one, neighbor to neighbor is an answer. It sure feels appealing. The damndemic shutdown, the pioneer-life feel to existence for a while there, meeting people as we walked our neighborhood every evening, that we're-all-in-this-together vibe, the lifeboat camaraderie -- what an eye-opener, brain-expander, heart-softener.
How about community-building and -organizing as a new form of government -- no one in charge, each one sharing their expertise, coordinating with nearby communities?
SLWeston, Though parts of your comment resonated, I, nonetheless, am destined to persevere in the struggle for a more inclusive, pluralistic, multi-ethnic democracy, even when it can be shown, as it often can, that decisions get made for ideological purposes I don’t share. Still, I and fellow travelers will stay the course. We’ll try to affect the agenda, swallow the medicine if outvoted, and be there next time as well….
SLWeston, Thank you for your kind words. A question: If you don’t believe we have the capacity to regulate and contain Capitalism, what would you suggest as a replacement?
Sadly, BarbaraJo, I'm so much better at criticism-spewing than solution-finding! lol
I have no answer for you. I keep wondering if paring this whole mess down to its basics, one on one, neighbor to neighbor is an answer. It sure feels appealing. The damndemic shutdown, the pioneer-life feel to existence for a while there, meeting people as we walked our neighborhood every evening, that we're-all-in-this-together vibe, the lifeboat camaraderie -- what an eye-opener, brain-expander, heart-softener.
How about community-building and -organizing as a new form of government -- no one in charge, each one sharing their expertise, coordinating with nearby communities?
(I'm too old for this other shit.)
SLWeston, Though parts of your comment resonated, I, nonetheless, am destined to persevere in the struggle for a more inclusive, pluralistic, multi-ethnic democracy, even when it can be shown, as it often can, that decisions get made for ideological purposes I don’t share. Still, I and fellow travelers will stay the course. We’ll try to affect the agenda, swallow the medicine if outvoted, and be there next time as well….
I like your style, Barbara Jo.
A renewal of villages. With all that that entailed.