[permaculture] conservatism
Robert Waldrop
bwaldrop at cox.net
Fri Feb 15 12:50:52 EST 2008
---- Original Message -----
>>I'm always amazed -- and I'm speaking generally
>>about many of my fellow permaculturists here --
>>at how the so many of the same people who think
>>we can radically and creatively alter the way we
>>eat, drink,
>>live, work, and relate to the Earth are often
>>paradoxically willing to throw up their hands at
>>politics and economics,
> So what would suggest they do? What do you see
> as the "next step" they should take. They
> clearly see the issues at hand
I think I've lost track as to who wrote the above.
My response is that radically and creatively
changing the way we eat, drink, live, work, and
relate to the Earth is in fact the most effective
form of political and economic work that is
accessible to us. It is certainly more productive
than voting in imperial elections. If we want a
new economics, we have to start with our own
situations. As we plant and nurture seeds there,
we can grow a new economy.
No, it is not fast, sudden, big, bombastic, or
very noticeable. If you sit and watch a tree
grow, you will sit for a long time before you see
much movement. But you will never get the forest
if you don't plant the seed.
Bob Waldrop, OKC
tadpole in training with Barking Frogs
Permaculture
www.barkinfrogspermaculture.org
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