You started it, my friend- but I have raised the problem in the final part of this essay: http://egooutpeters.blogspot.com/2011/02/sue-ellen-principle-and-kaltwasser.html
It seems people still do not love Egality because it is an impossible, biased, false ant-mertocratic concept. But slowly the start to hate Inequality when it is in malign forms. Take this meta-movement and the Arab spring. It is important however that the solutions found should be better than the original problems. On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 3:55 PM, OrionWorks - Steven Vincent Johnson < orionwo...@charter.net> wrote: > From: Peter Gluck > > > History's bad wordplay: > > http://www.alternet.org/story/152698/millionaire%27s_march%> > > 3A_protesters_hit_the_streets_in_ny_and_visit_the_1_percent_at_their_homes?a > kid=7693.112117.nEOOaL&rd=1&t=2 > > > 1 percent richest = FatCats > > > > Just signalling it, not to be discussed, please > > Too late, Peter, > > I DO feel compelled to briefly discuss the "political" mater... just a tad > because I'm an American, and I'm deeply concerned about the direction my > country has been headed lately. It's not pretty. > > IMO, it is appalling how many republican candidates vying for the president > of the United States in 2012 have either dismissed or completely condemned > these grass-roots demonstrations. They have side-stepped the fact that the > formation of the movement is pretty much how their own super-conservative > Tea Party movement began from individuals unhappy about the way things have > been handled. It has been called the Tea Party of the Left. An appropriate > description. > > This movement, of course, reminds me of my own participation in the > Wisconsin demonstrations last winter against super conservative Governor, > Mr. Walker, who is essentially my employer, me being a state employee. > Walker is now facing the possibility of being recalled. Petitions to have > him recalled will begin in earnest in November. Possible re-elections may > proceed around April and May of next year. > > Meanwhile, in regards to the 99% movement, I heard republican candidate, > Herman Cain, describe the movement as comprised of a bunch of disgruntled > people blaming rich people for having jobs (and wealth) while they > themselves don't. Herman's solution? Don't blame the rich for having jobs > and having gotten rich from their efforts. His solution: go out and work > for > the wealth you covet from the rich. I guess from Herman's POV many of 9% > who > are currently unemployed must be lazy, or something stupid like that. He's > clueless, and yet there are enough people in this country who apparently > buy > into his profound ignorance of the situation. Meanwhile, Michele Bachmann > stated that she thought she saw a lot of union organizers in the midst of > 99% crowds. Therefore, I guess that from her POV it makes the crowds > nothing > more than puppets doing the bidding of these nasty Union organizers. And, > here too, there are enough people in this country who apparently buy into > her POV as well. > > I am concerned about what will happen in 2012. I hope for the best, but to > be honest I currently feel pessimistic. Perhaps It's because I haven't had > my cup'o'java this morning yet. > > Regards, > Steven Vincent Johnson > www.OrionWorks.com > www.zazzle.com/orionworks > > -- Dr. Peter Gluck Cluj, Romania http://egooutpeters.blogspot.com
