We will never be able to go back. the coal can't be un-mined, slavery and genocide can't be undone, the banks can't be un-bailed out, the last person you chose to date can't be un-chosen, the cigarette can't be unsmoked, the bill can't be un-made....it's all still real, and still due and no one is going away. Most likely the economy will not go back to flush (for many it hasn't been flush since the 70's) - more than likely what used to be has been flushed.
So what now? there is no giving up. the sun still shines, we still have our mind (most of it), and people we love and care about. We just cannot rely on the old patterns of action, of social structure, of work, of life.
Now is the exciting time to invent the future - pray, shout, research, dream, draw, dance, discuss.....all heads, hearts and hands on deck...
Maybe some inspiration is instore - here's Utah Phillips talking about the folk music economy....maybe we can apply some of these ideas in other realms....
So what now? there is no giving up. the sun still shines, we still have our mind (most of it), and people we love and care about. We just cannot rely on the old patterns of action, of social structure, of work, of life.
Now is the exciting time to invent the future - pray, shout, research, dream, draw, dance, discuss.....all heads, hearts and hands on deck...
Maybe some inspiration is instore - here's Utah Phillips talking about the folk music economy....maybe we can apply some of these ideas in other realms....
