[permaculture] what is "politics" exactly...?
trevor william johnson
john2116 at msu.edu
Tue Dec 11 13:51:43 EST 2007
Scott and all my Permaculture friends,
in response to these paragraphs
>
> I see this as a very different approach to Green Capitalism which
> has little
> to do with the well being of the worker or the producer but rather
> is still
> driven by profit for the stockholders, and for the top executives.
> How do
> you make corporate monocropping a fulfilling and ecological work
> even if it
> is organic?? How is it possible to work within any corporate
> structure and
> maintain your joy of life, and creative spirit? I think it is by
> convincing
> oneself that Lincoln Towncars, and MacMansions are the stuff of joy
> and
> happiness. I further think it is by ignoring the thousands under
> you who
> can't afford their rent let alone Lincolns.
>
> For the first time in history total corporate wealth exceeds total
> government wealth that is a scary reality, since we know that
> corporate
> wealth is divided between a very tiny minority of the population and
> government is more and more in service to the corporate sector
> instead of
> the people. This is an obscene reality that is crushing the life
> out of our
> communities, or schools, our rivers and forests, and our future.
Your absolutely right. The current paradigm in which our capitalism
is functioning from destroys the resources it depends on. The amount
of money and power allowed to corporations and funneled to the few is
not a functional practice. However if we look at permaculture
energetically, our job is to observe the current energies of a system
and direct it per our ethics. wouldn't the easiest way to address
this issue be to focus on making local/sustainable/green profitable?
speak into their listening. these people speak $. Its easy to talk
of profit in the abundance of the garden of eden. just like every
other system i believe this will evolve through time but the initial
step has to address the major forces of the system and channel its
energies to our means. What do you think?
Namaste,
Trevor Johnson
Ferndale, MI
Stelle, IL PC design corse F'06
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