Evergreen is 'alternative.' What's 'weird' is mainstream America's unchallenged assumption that earth can survive another decade of unregulated capitalism, as practiced by Goldman Sachs, Massy Energy, Haliburton and BP, with workers' pensions robbed by Wall Street parasites, coal miners facing negligent homicide from CEO's, the environment devastated by big oil, and our valiant soldiers forced into multiple combat tours as imperial legionnaires, while vulture corporations gorge themselves on war profiteering.
Communities like Evergreen represent a new paradigm that will rise like a phoenix from the ashes of post-industrial corporate feudalism. Some cry, 'Evergreen is socialist, communist!' But the Greeners I know are wise enough to see that socialism and communism are as dead as Reaganomics.
Evergreen is not about socialism: it's about simple living that supports local businesses. Evergreen is not about big government: it's about small government and lots of community.
The opposite of capitalism is not communism but contentment: the contentment of sustainable agriculture, green technology, worker-owned cooperatives, publicly chartered local banks that operate within their means, all nourished by shamanic circles of prayer, chant, dance and celebration.
The opposite of a corporation is not socialism but a singing heart: one that knows, "If you live in love, it is enough to have enough."
2 comments:
"The opposite of capitalism is not communism but contentment." I love this post. "Weird" all depends on your frame of reference. The mainstream paradigm is indeed very weird, even though it's called normal. It's becoming increasingly obvious that the dominant zeitgeist of Western civilization springs from erroneous and pathological assumptions. I find I'm less afraid of going against mainstream views, even though some people may think I'm nuts (which is a bit of a twist, considering my line of work as a psychiatrist). Thank you for this post Fred.
Way things are going, community is going to be the only thing making life bearable. When the Earth is thoroughly poisoned, suddenly we'll realise that we're all interdependent and need each other. Duh.
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