We’ve lived so long under the spell of hierarchy—from god-kings to feudal lords to party bosses—that only recently have we awakened to see not only that “regular” citizens have the capacity for self-governance, but that without their engagement our huge global crises cannot be addressed. The changes needed for human society simply to survive, let alone thrive, are so profound that the only way we will move toward them is if we ourselves, regular citizens, feel meaningful ownership of solutions through direct engagement. Our problems are too big, interrelated, and pervasive to yield to directives from on high.
—Frances Moore Lappé, excerpt from Time for Progressives to Grow Up

Thursday, May 13, 2010

Blood in the Streets! Bank Bailout Protesters Storm Ireland's Parliament (videos)

from The Daily Bail. Now its the Irish who are fighting back against the banking industry. There are several short videos here to show the action that is missing from corporate media reports. Well, they wouldn't want to give US citizens any "irresponsible" ideas, would they? They ignored Greek protests as long as they could.