Hopeful evolutionary leap...

What is the root of all human evil? A: What humans do with 'Mammon'. Therefore greed and ownership are truly an obsurd notion. Once we let go of having to own and prescribing to rugged individualistic notions, then we can share and work as a TEAM. This is a key notion to understand. Our country has proven that Kleptocracies* will only benefit a tiny percentage at the TOP. Do not allow group denial of this situation to permeate your thinking; it will eventually ruin you and your family's future. As well as your country's future as well. Well regulated capitalism (remember Mr. Nader, Adam Smith, etc.) with aspects of isolationism--where it can be applied, works. We need to rebuild the middle class and the blue collar middle class--remember the American tax base? Repeal NAFTA. Idealism only for now, yes. It can be made realism many years down the road...


Manufacturing Consent will teach you only about consumption and egoistic self-centeredness; we really can live more simply and with less. EGO must be put continuously in check in order for such a thing to happen. Racism, sexism, and other isms will diminish and people will become more connected. There were native cultures who succeeded on this level. We can too. Our country has become quite decadent in it's attitudes, the "have's" feeling they have entitlement to so much, while most everyone else has so little... (This includes US Citizens, sweatshop workers, majority of citizenry in other countries, slavery and sex trade, etc etc). Look at the negative, even sociopathic behavior of our CEO's. Consumerism is consuming us mentally, physically, emotionally and spiritually. Ownership is necessary for essential items and some fun, hard earned items wanted to one's personality; sharing is useful for most other things. Continual accumulation of "stuff" does not lead to happiness. It only feeds negative, addictive habit patterns. How do we each take steps to throw off this yoke of social engineering of "selfishness" that tells us how to covet and remain divided from our neighbors? How do we self-educate beyond prescribed agendas and curriculas by our lacking education centers rooted in old models? What are the essential building blocks? That answer is innate and requires we learn outside the grid to a degree. We support each other's strengths and build up each other's weaknesses into strengths. It's the basics I try to do in vocational social work. This is team work supporting each other in the growing process. We are allowed to make mistakes; this relaxed approach can build confidence and relax the mind to become more effective in it's thought processes. Find the people in your organizations who will work with these ideas and try to grow this network. Yes it will take some time. Old habits and power niches take time to undo.

Ownership is an outdated, false notion when taken to our extremes. As long as we have it, there will be endless crime, wars, incarcerations, terrorism, etc. If you want to hoard, there will always be BIGGER fishes behind you waiting to gobble you up! This can not be disputed if we are to learn from history, sociology, economics, business tactics and politics. Think about what it is you really want out of life and feel you need to own? And do you want to be socially engineered into fearful, complacent corporate drones (not to mention manipulating each other for limited power niches) heading toward fascism--which is about where we were...maybe still are? Think again...it is your own ability to control your own thoughts no one else can control that will be your real place of power from which you can work toward a common, TEAM-oriented goal/s. Many indians, only a few needed chiefs; much less disparity and bureaucratic levels. Believe it or not free thinking will prevail and self-motivation will be enhanced.

*read 'Germs, Guns and Steel' by Jared Diamond