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THEN CHANGE IT!Danielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02798600572745255535noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29100128.post-52572847950879833552007-07-18T20:50:00.000+10:002007-07-18T20:50:00.000+10:00Trackback: http://tinyurl.com/3dsr2hTrackback: http://tinyurl.com/3dsr2hvjackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05868095335395368227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29100128.post-64093420837329691972007-07-15T15:29:00.000+10:002007-07-15T15:29:00.000+10:00You are an alright dude and all right!You are an alright dude and all right!Gadflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06974330477668544785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29100128.post-14461581266535677602007-07-12T00:38:00.000+10:002007-07-12T00:38:00.000+10:00Daniel, it's good to see your blog again.Your post...Daniel, it's good to see your blog again.<BR/><BR/>Your post and the comments make me conclude that it isn't numbers that win the power, but organization. We 80% need to become "one-pointed" as Zen (I think) says. You can't pierce a board by slapping with a heavier board, but a little nail does wonders because its force is concentrated. Organization! And that calls for leadership. I wish I had an easy answer for how to accomplish the process. Apparently most people won't even take an interest, much less do anything revolutionary, unless they're in serious pain.Fleminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11134828658060646685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29100128.post-56609545545441948342007-07-11T19:16:00.000+10:002007-07-11T19:16:00.000+10:00Looks like my optimism is finally rubbing off on y...Looks like my optimism is finally rubbing off on you Daniel... never give up!<BR/>WE CAN CHANGE THINGS FOR THE BETTER!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29100128.post-77644495528607195752007-07-10T09:20:00.000+10:002007-07-10T09:20:00.000+10:00Divest oneself! Kvatch, that is tantamount to here...Divest oneself! Kvatch, that is tantamount to heresy in the capitalist world.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02798600572745255535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29100128.post-41438397046682498372007-07-09T12:23:00.000+10:002007-07-09T12:23:00.000+10:00And what about the Multi-Nationals who are busily ...<I>And what about the Multi-Nationals who are busily poisoning and polluting our world and creating global warming as they urge us to buy, buy, buy?</I><BR/><BR/>Not taking away anything away from your excellent point...maybe a way to sum up one dimension of this is to consider how beneficial it is to "sell, sell, sell" or more accurately stated...to divest oneself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29100128.post-60635714449314018692007-07-09T08:26:00.000+10:002007-07-09T08:26:00.000+10:00Hey, Coffee, thanks for calling.Mary, Bush or Oil?...Hey, Coffee, thanks for calling.<BR/><BR/>Mary, Bush or Oil?<BR/><BR/>Cheers!Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02798600572745255535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29100128.post-22204505353083993902007-07-09T05:30:00.000+10:002007-07-09T05:30:00.000+10:00I think the 80/20 is coming into play here....with...I think the 80/20 is coming into play here....with 20% of the people telling the 80% what to do.<BR/><BR/>Too much money is being made on the Arms Deals for there ever to be genuine peace again. As I've said before Daniel...people just don't grasp the concept that the billions of dollars, that go into manufacturing the killing machines don't translate in the Churches as murder. The means do justify the end!!<BR/><BR/>We as a society don't have a sense of conscience about other countries' wellbeing. That top 20% that can make and break the decisions don't want change. <BR/><BR/>Look at the grins of soldiers as they go off to war, kissing their wives and children goodbye. Departing Australia to go and annihilate others of similiar backgrounds as those he leaves so cheerfully behind. <BR/><BR/>Most Australian soldiers volunteer to fight, they're not forced to kill but they choose to do so of their own free will. They want the money!<BR/><BR/>At least I don't hear now that they're "fighting for Australia", because we all know it is for Bush!<BR/><BR/>While there is greed there will be no change!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29100128.post-53681401436629812472007-07-08T23:44:00.000+10:002007-07-08T23:44:00.000+10:00As long as people will accept crap, it will be fin...As long as people will accept crap, it will be financially profitable to dispense it. Dick Cavett<BR/><BR/>And so it goes......Coffee Messiahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16908162048706236634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29100128.post-80058399983706691712007-07-08T17:55:00.000+10:002007-07-08T17:55:00.000+10:00Betmo, thanks for calling by. Gandhi had the idea....Betmo, thanks for calling by. Gandhi had the idea. He knew that appealing to the conscience of the rich and powerful was futile.<BR/><BR/>Larry, welcome to my blog. Strange isn't it? People eat dry crusts when they could dine on pheasant!Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02798600572745255535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29100128.post-6755069566640416492007-07-08T13:53:00.000+10:002007-07-08T13:53:00.000+10:00Maybe most appear content with the way things are,...Maybe most appear content with the way things are, because they have no vision to look beyond today, to see what could be.Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05283557503536810926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29100128.post-51853698030241927102007-07-07T22:36:00.000+10:002007-07-07T22:36:00.000+10:00history- my friend- repeats itself. people will n...history- my friend- repeats itself. people will not rise up to beat the status quo. at least not the folks who live a cushy life compared to other parts of the planet. isn't that really the problem? the western world having so much- and wanting to keep it all like a spoiled brat- and the rest of the world living in one big ghetto? the have nots outnumber the haves-- but the haves have bigger guns. i know what you are saying though. civil disobedience worked throughout the world and here in america. why aren't people using tools like that to force change? i don't know.billiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16206096509976316141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29100128.post-43858795074225818362007-07-07T18:14:00.000+10:002007-07-07T18:14:00.000+10:00Hopefully it will happen one day, Neil, perhaps wh...Hopefully it will happen one day, Neil, perhaps when the people have been trodden into the dirt enough!Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02798600572745255535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29100128.post-10448453076937816412007-07-07T12:05:00.000+10:002007-07-07T12:05:00.000+10:00It just never happens, does it? Makes me think of...It just never happens, does it? Makes me think of the Wobblies, the United Workers of the World back in the early part of last century. You can out-man 'em easy, but those bastards got the big guns. Thanks for your comment over at my new place. I'll link you up. Best to you and yours,...NeilNeil Shakespearehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06228133426669625273noreply@blogger.com