Some food for thought

[kerrygoddess]

Just wanted to point out a post on the Dem Daily from one of our writers, that I think everyone might find interesting. It's a long read and very deep - lot's of food for thought...

Wise Ass: It’s the Information Age
November 5, 2005

The rate at which human knowledge is doubling is now less than two years.

Historically we are at a point that will shift the tectonic plates of civilization more than the printing press did. The computer, the personal computer and the Internet are rapidly being woven into the lives of billions around the globe. We are far from fully developing and utilizing the power of the ‘Net.

The earth is also going through a rare change: reversing the polarity of the poles (last estimated 50,000 years ago) will be completed around 2021. Chemical reactions happen because the earth has a magnetic field and warmth. As the field changes, it is weakening. The effects on weather, flora and fauna are unfolding.

Among the forecasted problems we are likely to face in this century:
– Global warming melting the polar ice caps, rising ocean levels with flooding and increasing natural disasters.
– The next flu pandemic we are virtually unprepared for. (US Gov. is now admitting this!)
– Stock market crash due to the Boomer retirement and the American Debt plus:
– World wide economic instability as the ratio of elderly to productive citizens increases.
– Increasing instability in the Middle East fostering more violence and destruction.

The knowledge we have is extensive, accessible and growing daily. One problem is looking at the multitude of problems and developing a whole earth plan. The experts in these fields are only a beginning, we also need the people with “integrative vision” (as applied to Ken Wilber “A Brief History of Everything”).

The bigger problem is retaking the American government from the right wing insurgents who infiltrated the GOP and are running a great country into ruin.

This is my comprehensive proposal on what should be done and why. Any one view inevitably contains errors and omissions. It is my fervent hope to promote creative thinking and further discussion.

Pathological Ideologies, Polarization and Alienation

The Pseudo-GOP has several strategies, all established as a 40 year reinvention of the GOP, which effectively empower the PGOP members to vote, while disempowering independent voters, and overwhelm the left.

Religious grassroots are the most powerful: widespread and effective. Individual religious leaders, money and American culture have combined to corrupt the teachings of one of the most influential prophets in the history of man. David Dark’s “The Gospel According to America” is a powerful examination of how distorted this ideology is.

MORE - http://blog.thedemocraticdaily.com/?p=706

[k j]

1. Ginny's blog

was incredibly thought out and detailed. Well worth a second read. At least, I'll need a second read just to hope to absorb it all! She's a gem. It's a great blog.