Hey guys, bigotry
is boring and pretty un-permaculture-ish (I reckon).
I dont think that commenting on the failiings of the Amerikan education
amounts to bigotry
On behalf of Australians committed to tolerance
and global harmony, I'd like to apologise for the bigoted sentiments expressed
against Americans or any other ethnic group or country on this list - by
anyone residing in this big, beautiful, complex land.
This assumes that my comments were bigoted - please
explain why my comments were bigoted.
Sure, we can all poke sticks and look for flaws,
difference, historical blunders and examples of genocide, and do lists
of 'we're better than you'. Isn't the challenge looking for similarities,
rejecting competition and working towards reconciliation? I could have
sworn I saw 'care of people' somewhere in the permaculture principles.
I'm not dedicated to poking sticks at people and I wasn't saying that
"we're better than you" out of some sense of competition. I was merely
being robust in my response to a conspiracy theory that has no serious
grounding in reality.
If we go believing in every conspiracy or supposed fear or threat dreamed
up by someone then we start playing into the hands of the facist elite.
This is precisely the aim of the Murdoch dominated media. Supersitions
are the opium of the people to paraphrase Marx.
I'll apoligize again for upsetting people - but time is short - look
out the window at the very real consequences of capitilist hegemony and
the despoliation of the earth.
Here's a quick predictin that I m,ade several years ago and have had
no reaason to change my mind about since. By 2012-15 the major world states
will have stopped fighting wars because by then we will be too concerned
bout feeding everybody at home on the planet. :"The fools who lead us aren't
gonna feed us.."
Bob Howard
Shit, I used to be a lot more smug (about
being Australian) before Johnny H. dragged us all further to the right
and took to standing proudly next to Dubbya with a smirk and permanent
brown stain on the middle of his face. Hell, after he sent our boys (and
girls) off to fight fictitious wars, he even got invited to go over to
play on the ranch. Over the years I've
always been really heartened by the number of Americans I have met who
are subverting the dominant paradigm and working hard to develop solutions.
Good on you. flick
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Friday, May 30, 2003 5:30 PM
Subject: Re: [permaculture] aluminum
and barium detox
"D.A. Riley" wrote:
Whatya
reckon Bob, you head to the USA and do some educating? I mean, if it's
that easy to make some commentary on the folks across the pond...sum them
up and have the solution all in one paragraph. Let's see the action
mister man.
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