9.15.2003
This Land is Our Land
Please give this Jim Hightower a read...
Don't go calling us names like "consumer" or "stakeholder" when who we are is full-fledged, dyed-in-the-wool, unbridled, rambunctious citizens--indeed, we're the ultimate sovereigns of this great land. We don't merely strive for material gain, but also for the satisfaction of building community and reaping the deeper richness of the common good.
The idea of belonging to something larger than our own egos and bank accounts, the idea of caring, sharing and participating as a public is the big idea of America itself. As a boy growing up in Denison, Texas, I was taught this unifying, moral concept by hard-working, Depression-era parents who ran a small business in our small town. They knew from experience and from their hearts what America is all about: "Everybody does better when everybody does better," is how my old daddy used to put it.
I'm guessing you have some familiarity with Jim Hightower. If not, you really should. Here is an article of his from Alternet, a quick but informative read about the nature of the Homeland Security Department.
The Rolling Thunder Down Home Democracy tour. We are America. Let's work to take her back.
9/15/2003
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I have been remiss in not recommending sooner that you go to Open Source Politics an ambitious and informative new group blog.
I'm just getting up to speed in my reading and writing myself...
9/15/2003
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