F Greed
Edward R. Murrow: “Who owns the patent on this vaccine?”
Jonas Salk: “Well, the people, I would say. There is no patent. Could you patent the sun?”
You had it right, J. Salk. F Greed.
“How the Rich are Destroying the Earth”
Bringing to bear more than twenty years of experience as an environmental journalist, Kempf describes the invincibility that many of the world’s wealthy feel in the face of global warming, and how their unchecked privilege is thwarting action on the single most vexing problem facing our world.
In this important primer on the link between global ecology and the global economy, Kempf makes the following observations: First, that the planet’s ecological situation is growing ever worse, despite the efforts of millions of engaged citizens around the world. And second, despite environmentalists’ emphasis that “we’re all in the same boat,” the world’s economic elites—who continue to benefit by plundering the environment—have access to “lifeboats” that insulate them from the resulting catastrophes.
Societies have not been able to effectively combat the expanding ecological crisis because it is intimately linked to the social crisis in which the ruling form of capitalism has been organized to impede democratic initiatives. This link explains the failure to make progress against the greatest emergency of our time, because in this relationship the oligarchy plays an essential and destructive role. For this reason, solving the ecological crisis depends on disrupting the power of the world’s elite.
We cannot understand the entwined ecological and social crises, Kempf argues, if we don’t see them as the two sides of the same disaster—a disaster that comes from a system piloted by a dominant social strata that has no drive other than greed, no ideal other than conservatism, no dream other than technology. But Kempf also calls for measured optimism: “Despite the scale of the challenges that await us, solutions are emerging and—faced with the sinister prospects the oligarchs promote—the desire to remake the world is being reborn.”
How can you absolutely not LOVE this.
Umm, let he who is without sin cast the first wiki!?
Conservative Bible Project - rewriting the Bible, eliminating liberal bias. hee. (from the Huffington Post)
Another great example of South Carolina's excellent Government!
I’m so proud. sniff.
If we are to go forward, we must go back and rediscover those precious values - that all reality hinges on moral foundations and that all reality has spiritual control.
(part one of..) One of my favorite pieces of music by one of my favorite musicians of all time. (See playlist link below for entire concert)
The iconic, rare & limitless Mr. Keith Jarrett. Get you some.
The Köln Concert. Recorded at The Opera Köln, West Germany, January 24, 1975
Zen in the Art of Jazz - article
Go see Jarrett in concert. It will change you.
Yes, there are still heroes. And yes, there are still people who get confused by those heroes, and those who hate on them.
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Part 2 of 2
dream 10.1.09
I was headed somewhere important, and had packed a ton of stuff including expensive film gear and a beautiful kitten I would not let go of. 2 pretty girls were with me, and helping me, as I was waiting for subways and moving my stuff on and off, on and off, on and off…. the trains were moving way too fast for me….it felt like life itself was in a rush and I kept leaving more and more luggage behind on the train platforms as the train doors open and closed within seconds. 
I was lost - trying to keep up with this rush, going nowhere fast. The conductor was speaking like, esperanto or something so that did not help. My kitten was not in my hand anymore - but I found her…. now sopping wet, almost dead, with a broken leg. I felt sick. The girls were in the subway car ahead of me and I couldnt catch up. And I had lost almost all of my luggage by now.
“Just Great” I thought.
