I found the article to be half brilliant and half stupidly irresponsible. Brilliant because it is trying to point out that mass culture change is required to solve the climate change crisis. Stupidly irresponsible because your call to "bring corporate polluters to their knees, oust our lying leaders and undermine a system that favors profit over people" utterly misses the reality of our cultural conundrum. One, what are we suppose to do with our economy on its knees, our leaders ousted, and our "system" undermined. Isn't it a bit irresponsible to call for destruction without having a positive replacement, even one …
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joncehart
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2 LONG COMMENTS FIRST: I would suggest that Teague’s reasons for ‘stove-piping’ are the manifest reasons for the rivalries that have evolved in the environmental movement specifically and on the left in general. “Special interest” liberalism and all non-cooperative interests arise out of much deeper sources that plague us all in all areas of our lives. Following his line of thought would take us away from the root causes. And for a good reason, a very good reason: to avoid despair and feeling overwhelmingly impotent. A major root cause is our virtually universal drive to solve our basic problems of feeling …
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After discussing the phenomenon of ‘market fundamentalism’ (George Soros’ more descriptive term for ‘neoliberalism’), Fountain [June 21, 2005 at 12:35 PM] says: “We need a bigger view of our current situation than is currently being openly discussed in either the so-called progressive movement or the environmental movement.” Camarota talks about [June 21, 2005 at 3:06 PM] “big issues”: “what type of world we want to create, not how to deal with isolated technical issues”; “core issues of…power and its impacts on the world”; and ” who gets to decide what kind of society we live in, how are we to treat …
Posted to Environmentalism is dead. Whats next?
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Lefty says: "an enlightened electorate - 100 year project, at least, if we start NOW . . . and assuming a significant majority of the population doesn’t get stupid again". We neeed to understand that we are all stupid,and that's okay. As to how to start now, the line I am thinking along at the moment involves building federated network of small groups committed to 1)exploring the practice of democracy and 2)actively working in their communities to provide the services and systems for developing informed, proactive, and compassionate voters. Thanks for your response. 1)
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I am not affiliated with any labor or union organization, but I think labor is central to a renewed progressive movement in this century. I think the idea laid out here is crucial, but it will take a long, long time to develop. However, by itself I don’t see how it could go very far. It should be part of a four-part, long, long-term plan, the other three being: a) the networking of all progressive forces through a shared vision and strategic initiatives that b) targets as our ultimate political objective the redsign of our economic tool the corporation, alongwith the …
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Max, Thanks. Your information is amazing. I had no idea so much is going on. I think the problem you are pointing to is a reflection of a broader problem effecting progressives. We work with frames that are not long enough, broad enough or deep enough. Long both in terms of historical perspective and future implictions of actions now. Broad enough both in terms of a global perspective and being inclusive of all progressive issues, which are all so interconnected. Deep enough because our failures in democracy are deeply embedded in both our nervous systems and culture. You contradict yourself at …
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Frances, ...and we can have a great time building something greater than ourselves.
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