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undergroundpanther Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-10-08 07:23 PM
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It seems apparent to me that the extremely rich and privileged are just suffering from a form of mass psychosis. They are burning down the house to stay warm and they are feasting on the goose that lays the golden eggs. On the up side, this will all soon collapse and we will be thrown back on our own resources to survive with what is left in the debris left over from this latest psychotic episode of the powerful. If we can learn from our mistakes we will have the opportunity to build a much better world.

We must consciously and deliberately change the way we think about status and respect.

We must rehab our values.

Not more and better, rather less and sufficient.

Not what I can get for myself, rather what can I get to share with others.

Not power to the best and brightest, rather power to the morally committed community acting democratically with the advice of the wisest.

Not striving to influence others, rather striving to truly understand, and hence, be influenced by others.

Not the need to know secrets and hidden knowledge, rather the need to share transparent and public knowledge.

Not whose opinion is correct, rather an appreciation for the complexity of knowledge and for the variety of opinions that are needed to get a reliable three dimensional view of reality.

Not the exploitation of opportunity, rather a repugnance toward this behavior.

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