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

Tuesday, September 8, 2015

Why [Rupert] Murdoch Pushes for War

Click here to access article by Craig Murray from his website (Britain).

To me this article is sheer comedy. I had a good laugh while reading the punchline.
In a rational world, the involvement of Rothschild and Murdoch in this international criminal activity would show them not to be fit and proper persons to hold major commercial interests elsewhere, and action would be taken. Naturally, nothing of the kind will happen.
Hopefully the "rational world" that Murray refers to is one in which decisions are based on social justice not for reasons of private accumulation of profit and power. Thus, a truly rational world would be an egalitarian one in which all participants would have an equal opportunity (ideally speaking) to influence decisions (especially laws) concerning economic matters. Thus, there would be no class divisions, especially those based on private "ownership" of the economy or ownership of anything of a social-economic nature which characterizes today's dominant form known as capitalism. This system has evolved from the use of force practiced by various ruling classes to attain power during the last roughly 10,000 years--about 2% of human history.  Economies are quintessentially a social phenomenon, and were prior to this period of civilization.