Steve Smith wrote:
The point of my talk of ignorance (willful and otherwise) is that to
the extent we are complicit in our own problems, we *do* have the
ability to retrieve some of our power from those we have given it to
out of our own *willful ignorance*.
Good rant. :-)
I''ll only add that power is not claimed by not being snowed by the
misrepresentations of those having power. It's also necessary to
organize resources to influence those in power. Folks like Sarah Palin
recognize that information is a weapon (e.g. see her recent incredible
remarks about Bill Ayers), but don't otherwise need to be limited by
whether information is true in context. Similarly corporate lobbyists
are effective at influencing government, but that too is about action
first and truth second.
Marcus
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"It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight
in the dog." -- Mark Twain
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