hypercrites

good article, kentay-thank you.

"...But let us have the candor to acknowledge that what we call 'the economy' or 'the free market' is less and less distinguishable from warfare. For about half of the last century, we worried about world conquest by international communism. Now with less worry (so far) we are witnessing world conquest by international capitalism. Though its political means are milder so far, than those of communism, this newly internationalized capitalism may prove even more destructive of human cultures and communities, of freedom, and of nature. Its tendency is just as much toward total dominance and control. Confronting this conquest, ratified and licensed by the new international trade agreements, no place, no community in the world may consider its self safe from some form of plunder. More and More people all over the world are recognizing that this is so, and they are saying that world conquest of any kind is wrong, period...."-wendell barry 2002

2002...well, it's been 10 years since his (so far)'s and we have arrived. what shall we do about it? status quo is not going to work much longer no matter, but we could avert chaos (something the greedy (mental disease) seem to Love from their high perches)

wendell goes on to say- "Here is the other question that i have been leading toward, one that the predicament of modern warfare forces upon us: How many deaths of other people's children by bombing or starvation are we willing to accept in order that we may be affluent, and (supposedly) at peace? To that question I answer: None. Please, no children. Don't kill any children for my benefit....the best advice, and the least obeyed:

"Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you and persecute you; That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust."


yes, we need to remember this as we go on from here.