The intent of this blog is to inform and educate ourselves, the inhabitants of Southwest Virginia, on democracy, the environment and the corporate ownership of Western Civilization and how they are related.
Saturday, September 22, 2012
Saturday, April 21, 2012
Different Strokes
The spirit of any meaningful Occupy movement goes well beyond (or outside of) traditional partisan politics as currently practiced in the US. If you are unwilling to contemplate life without the violent coercion of government rule; if you think choosing who your master will be every so often at the polls will make you free; if you feel that some modification of our current economic system, dependent on constant growth for its health, may have any long-term beneficial consequences; if you believe that public education will create critically thinking individuals instead of compliant consumers, than Occupy may not be for you. Although the Highlands 99% group undoubtedly promotes the interests of those not enjoying the spoils of environmental, economic and social exploitation, the group may not be a significant part of Occupy if it's emphasis is merely on trying to place persons in position of power into a system that is corrupt beyond any logical or realistic chance of "redemption."
I will no longer post minutes of the Highlands 99% meetings on this blog, as they seem to have devolved into reading more suitable for a progressive politics audience, an audience that may not realize that the false dichotomy presented to the public at large in our 2 party system simply reveals to much of the Occupy movement that it is two wings of the same bird. Any examination of the intent of the legislation or presidential directives of Obama is virtually indistinguishable from that of George Bush, or Bill Clinton, Bush 1, etc.,etc. I invite commentary on this if you disagree, (or agree!) with any of the contentions set forth.
I will no longer post minutes of the Highlands 99% meetings on this blog, as they seem to have devolved into reading more suitable for a progressive politics audience, an audience that may not realize that the false dichotomy presented to the public at large in our 2 party system simply reveals to much of the Occupy movement that it is two wings of the same bird. Any examination of the intent of the legislation or presidential directives of Obama is virtually indistinguishable from that of George Bush, or Bill Clinton, Bush 1, etc.,etc. I invite commentary on this if you disagree, (or agree!) with any of the contentions set forth.
Sunday, March 25, 2012
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