Forum Post: Make a statement of concerns.
Posted 13 years ago on Oct. 18, 2011, 10:32 a.m. EST by Vinup
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I am behind this act of civil disobedience. I think it is the only way to change things in the U.S. However, it would seem to me that taking into account what seems to be many different reasons for protesting, (seen daily by the signs that we see on television) that it would be good for the cause to form a group to sit down and decide on a list of grievences, no matter how many, that can be discussed with the media so that the public and, yes, the Congress and the President know just exactly what you want. Support unions, support lower taxes for the poor and middle class and more taxes for the 1%, call for Washington, especially the Congress, to do something to help people find jobs and, though it unfortunately won't go through, demand free college education for everyone. They do in even the poorest countries as long as your grades qualify you for college. Even in Iraq, with Saddam Hussein, there was free college education for anyone who had the grades. Even for doctors. FREE!!! So, certainly this is something the Congress should pass. But, wait, I forgot, they don't even want to fund public lower education. So, continue your work, but, please, try a bit more organization finding the most important of your concerns to put forth to the public. This is what the Tea Party finally had to do and look where it got them. Good luck!!! We are walking with you in Brevard County, "The Space Coast", Florida.
AnObserver, I couldn't have put it any better. I agree one hundred percent with every word you said.
The bigger picture, concerning The Resource Based Economy: Is it so hard to extrapolate the trends of today? Where will we be 500 years from now? How about 10,000 years? Will we be here at all? We the people, have plundered this planet so much in the last century alone. Ecosystems and wild life have suffered and are going extinct every year. Resources are being depleted faster than consumerism can consume and landfills are becoming landmarks. While there are laws which fight to protect these very systems, all laws are for sale in the open market regardless of regulations. As Jacque would say, we've been given this beautiful gift, and we're lousing it up! I find that to be an understatement. While many innovations and achievements have come from this economic model, it has served its purpose and is now doing more harm than good. If we choose to continue this path, needless to say, I do not foresee the human race nor any other species surviving the next thousand years. A term coined "The death of birth". Technology is the vehicle which has accelerated so much destruction through its application via economic policy. Now is the time to utilize our knowledge and technology to realize a new way of life, a new standard of living. Not for the privileged, but for We The People. I have fully studied the resource based economy amongst dated social practices and theories of the past. I am part of this human race and I support this direction. All arguments I've seen against it have been driven by lack of awareness and traditional assumptions, and while some may dispute valid technical points, there's nothing which cannot eventually be agreed upon and worked out when understanding the values and principles. Thank you for reading and remember to consider the gravity of the situation.