Eisenstein is a rare bird. (Reply #23)

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Tue Jan 1, 2013, 01:58 PM

23. Eisenstein is a rare bird.

In my opinion, Charles Eisenstein is one of a small handful of contemporary thinkers who really understands What's Going On™. Fortunately, he is also one of an even smaller handful of contemporary writers who can express it so that your heart can hear. This piece is pure triple-distilled Eisenstein, one of his clearest expressions yet of what's happening right now.

I urge anyone who hasn't read it to spend some time with his book "The Ascent of Humanity". If you're interested in how and why we've ended up in this pickle, it's a must-read.

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38 replies	Author	Time	Post
Everything We Tell Ourselves About America and the World Is Wrong [View all]	xchrom	Jan 2013	OP
K&R	DeSwiss	Jan 2013	#1
...	xchrom	Jan 2013	#2
Yeah, but if you happen to realize this consciously you are thought insane if you mention it	Fumesucker	Jan 2013	#3
nicely put. nt	xchrom	Jan 2013	#5
Yes, well put. I might add, "and the man claiming to have sight would be king and he'd poke out the	rhett o rick	Jan 2013	#19
ive known "America" was a farce sense birth	willhe	Jan 2013	#4
they talk about freedom in the world but dont want it for everyone in america.	Flashmann	Jan 2013	#7
+1.	SammyWinstonJack	Jan 2013	#8
The 1% want and have unlimited freedom, supported by the blood and guns of our soldiers. nt	valerief	Jan 2013	#10
What we're really trying to free from the clutches of the despots	Jackpine Radical	Jan 2013	#26
Exactly right. Everybody born into any of the underclasses always knows that the stories are lies.	Egalitarian Thug	Jan 2013	#34
Please...Like all of us, you didn't know anything "at birth".	whathehell	Jan 2013	#36
K&R	newfie11	Jan 2013	#6
Bloody well written! nt	Demo_Chris	Jan 2013	#9
Isn't it, though?	Delphinus	Jan 2013	#20
autoxchromeDURec	KG	Jan 2013	#11
I grew up believing it too.	zeemike	Jan 2013	#12
Powerful...thanks.	Faryn Balyncd	Jan 2013	#13
Other than someone feeling depressed, does the author offer any concrete examples?	randome	Jan 2013	#14
It's not unproductive to arrive at the scene of a massive automobile accident	obamamyprez	Jan 2013	#18
Did you read it?	tama	Jan 2013	#22
at the same time live outside of America	JCMach1	Jan 2013	#15
It angers me when lessens learned are allowed to fall by the wayside...	socialindependocrat	Jan 2013	#16
I grew up in a bubble that lasted until elementary school	obamamyprez	Jan 2013	#17
This message was self-deleted by its author	rhett o rick	Jan 2013	#21
Eisenstein is a rare bird.	GliderGuider	Jan 2013	#23
Another piece by Einstein	JReed	Jan 2013	#28
True. But change happens	superpatriotman	Jan 2013	#24
Charles makes that point in his talks	GliderGuider	Jan 2013	#25
Equality only looks equal to one looking down on others. n/t	RKP5637	Jan 2013	#27
All of America is based on myth	JReed	Jan 2013	#29
Our brains are not the boss! nt	gulliver	Jan 2013	#30
I adore Charles Eisenstein. Question for those who click on this post....	OneGrassRoot	Jan 2013	#31
+1	xchrom	Jan 2013	#32
We have finally qualified and quantified our very existence	Rex	Jan 2013	#33
Yes!	whatchamacallit	Jan 2013	#35
k/r	marmar	Jan 2013	#37
K&R	woo me with science	Jan 2013	#38

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