tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2304235862479840318.post5269393906604304125..comments2024-01-08T04:16:25.601-08:00Comments on Ché (What You Call Your) Pasa: Make Something of ItChé Pasahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01926630891287949373noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2304235862479840318.post-17255461248911004982011-10-29T19:49:52.927-07:002011-10-29T19:49:52.927-07:00Goldberg's perspective is certainly interestin...Goldberg's perspective is certainly interesting -- probably because I share much of it. There are some things I'd quibble with, but why quibble? The point is the dual nature of the Revolution then and the Revolution now. <br /><br />The continuing fear of the Hippie Taint is remarkable. I'm thinking particularly about the old hippies and the grandkids of hippies who are involved here. They are welcome and beloved, though their politics is not necessarily universally loved. I think they're right about what's really important, but it is too utopian for widespread adoption. On the other hand, the pragmatic left pretty much stays away. The Socialists no longer come around or participate; I haven't seen the communists for weeks. We still have plenty of Zeitgeisters and Pauliacs though.<br /><br />What most really don't want, though, is to be perceived as radical. <br /><br />And yet, as the repression continues and gets worse, radicalism of some sort is inevitable. <br /><br />Under the circumstances, drum circles may become necessary to relieve the tension.<br /><br />As for your points about participatory democracy and the fury it provokes in so many... I think that's going to wind up the topic of another post. <br /><br />Had to skip the Revolution today, however. Not. Feeling. Well.Ché Pasahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01926630891287949373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2304235862479840318.post-54128642174161018752011-10-29T11:38:34.391-07:002011-10-29T11:38:34.391-07:00I agree with you. The conditioning runs deep. How ...I agree with you. The conditioning runs deep. How else to explain the bizarre anger whenever we talk about true, participatory democracy, where everyone would decide the course of a nation, including its economy? That seems to get everyone all up in a huff, spouting easy bromides about "liberty and freedom", even though having everyone decide is the ultimate in that. <br /><br />???<br /><br />Rather than a tiny few making all the decisions for everyone, everyone would be making those decisions. How on earth can someone consider the current garbage "liberty and freedom"? <br /><br />The conditioning is overwhelmingly powerful. <br /><br />They just can't see that the "liberty and freedom" of a tiny fraction of the population to decide for the ENTIRE population isn't "liberty and freedom" for anyone BUT that tiny fraction . . . . but people in this country don't want to change that. <br /><br />. . . . <br /><br />Mind-boggling. <br /><br />BTW, would like your take on this article. Fascinating stuff. Me thinks it would make an excellent blog post for you. A response, etc. <br /><br />http://dissentmagazine.org/online.php?id=552<br /><br />In Defense of HippiesCuchulainnoreply@blogger.com