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Luc Lelievre's avatar

I wish to impress upon you some hope.

On page 222 of David C. Korten's book, "Agenda for a New Economy," there's a quote by Howard Zinn (read it carefully, because it matters greatly): "There's a tendency to think that what we see in the present will continue. We forget how often we have been astonished by the sudden crumbling of institutions, extraordinary changes in people's thoughts, 'unexpected eruptions of rebellion against tyrannies' (emphasis added), and the quick collapse of systems of power that seemed invincible."

May I insist that you grab a copy of this invaluable book soon? And for that matter, especially read Chapter 16: WHEN THE PEOPLE LEAD, THE LEADERS WILL FOLLOW, from pages 222 to 232.

See, now. There is hope!

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William Hunter Duncan's avatar

During the Great Recession I was an Admin at the Doomstead Diner website. We talked about how, as the bankers were given the keys to the kingdom instead of rounded up and jailed, the next bubble would be bigger than all the previous bubbles combined. Also aware that humanity was running headlong into resource constraints, we tried to imagine all the ways in which humans would go insane rather than face it honestly.

We had no idea how insane....

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