06-15-2018, 06:38 PM
(06-15-2018, 05:34 PM)Marypoza Wrote: Look the Donald is Prez. That should tell you all you need know. We are in Crises mode
My take on some of the things discussed in this thread in a nutshell: First of all, collectively and personally we’re still faced with redefining, re-visioning and reclaiming our truth and beliefs Could very well be a new version of the three r's for our time. This could very well be why we are as a whole still hesitant to challenge authority and respect (Saturn) and power. Anybody care to analyze why the whole Occupy movement didn't gain the level of traction it needed to, and whether it could somehow be recycled?
Someone mentioned the idea of mom and pop stores: At times I think it would be nice and refreshing, the more I ponder this the more I feel that there isn't any way to return to the days of mom and pop shops on Main Street, except maybe in isolated rural small towns too small and/or too poor to be coveted by the Big Boys of Retail. Nor are we likely to see a return to the days of lifetime employment within one company. This along with the detached suburban private home embedded the bedrock of the American Dream of the postwar years. More than likely a new American Dream will need to be created.
If we are really serious about climate change and global warming we need to think about reducing our near total dependency on the private automobile for transportation needs. It has now been nearly a half century since we were first warned about this when we had to wait in long gasoline lines during the oil shocks of the 1970s. Not much has changed since then, in fact auto dependency could be even worse now despite the advent of the rideshare compaines. They may have actually ended up putting more cars on the road as opposed to reducing the need. Because they have pretty much gotten the public brainwashed to think one can make big money as a rideshare driver. Their biggest con game, however, especially in Uber's case, is telling their drivers that they are their own boss. This is complete hogwash. You can decided when and where you want to drive, but on everything else it is definitely Uber's way or the highway.
We really do need to reduce auto dependency but am convinced it won't happen while I am still alive (now 73).
My closing thought here: If we all spend some time doing our inner work, our outer world will progress beyond our imagination.