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

Monday, March 17, 2014

Banker Farce: Spanish Bank Chief Launches Moral Crusade Against Political Corruption

Click here to access article by Don Quijones from Raging Bull-Shit. 

This is another article which demonstrates that our capitalist ruling classes are heavily involved in the illicit drug trade while preaching about morality, promoting a "War on Drugs", using the latter to justify militarizing local police forces, and locking up petty dealers in private prisons for many years. This article compares one Spanish bank executive's words with his bank's known involvement in drug trafficking.
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