Guest guest Posted June 11, 2003 Report Share Posted June 11, 2003 Whew! Thank you, . Namasté Sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 11, 2003 Report Share Posted June 11, 2003 In a message dated 6/11/2003 12:00:04 PM Central Daylight Time, frances.roberts@... writes: > These governments do not > govern in the philosophical sense, they merely manage the flow of money and > resources, putting them into partisan hands. Hi Frances, What an interesting statement. It rang true and really crystalized my sense of what these folks are about. Thank you. Namasté Sam in Texas §(ô¿ô)§ Minds are like parachutes; they only function when open. - Sir Dewar A closed mind is a good thing to lose. " Minds are like parachutes; most people use them only as a last resort. " ~Ben Ostrowsky Some minds are like concrete, thoroughly mixed up and permanently set. ~mrantho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 11, 2003 Report Share Posted June 11, 2003 , Sam, All: Speaking from the backwater of a Canadian neo-conservative run province, we¹ve experienced some tragic outcomes due to the bankruptcy of ideas frozen in doctrine; water sources contaminated with e-Coli bacteria which has killed people because our government withdrew its moral and financial investment in keeping our water supply safe to drink. A SARS outbreak spreading because our health service has suffered the same doctrinal fate as our fresh water supply, leaving hospitals scrambling and under-resourced -- and yes, people are dying. A Mad Cow disease outbreak in Alberta due to the complacency of its neo-conservative leadership. These governments do not govern in the philosophical sense, they merely manage the flow of money and resources, putting them into partisan hands. Our tragic outcomes are producing an implosion from within an infrastructure that is crumbling. This should be a warning. I¹ve worked in the government as a communications advisor. I came out of the experience feeling renewed in my passion that we have a democracy. Thank God! I agree with Moyers, that we need our strength to defend every attempt of abuse to our rights to full participation in a democracy. Interesting postcript to the above. When I began my Jungian analysis, I was adamant that I would retain my social conscience from my working class background -- I perceived Jungians as middle class, somewhat used to privilege due to opportunities for education. In other words, I didn¹t want it cured in any way. I went into this shadow of government power with my eyes wide open and didn¹t fall for the seduction of that power. Most people don¹t. But it¹s the few who do that should remind us to find a voice and provide a discourse that regenerates the notion of how we want to live together as a community both nationally and globally. In the dance, Frances > Bill Moyers - speech 6-4:03 > Ideas have power as long as they are not frozen in doctrine. But > ideas need legs. The eight-hour day, the minimum wage, the > conservation of natural resources and the protection of our air, > water, and land, women's rights and civil rights, free trade unions, > Social Security and a civil service based on merit all these were > launched as citizen's movements and won the endorsement of the > political class only after long struggles and in the face of bitter > opposition and sneering attacks. It's just a fact: Democracy doesn't > work without citizen activism and participation, starting at the > community. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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