It is becoming increasing apparent that change will only come from activity at the local level.

[Odin2005]

These corporatist tools in Washington don't give one DAMN about us. The only way we are going to change this country is to change our local communities and the people in those communities one by one. it is at the local level where corporate influence is most evil and insidious, getting communities to compete with each other in how fast they will race to the bottom so a big multinational will come and create a few jobs for a few years and then stab the community in the back, off shoring to Mexico or China, ot to bring in some Big Retail Chain that destroys local stores. Or land developers bribe local officials to allow them to build environmentally destructive, economically unsustainable, and sociologically damaging suburban sprawl.

We must work to create economically, ecologically, and sociologically sustainable LIVING communities, as opposed to our current soulless wasteland of sprawl. Only then cam we change the greater society.

[leftstreet]

1. K&R

:applause:

I started going local years ago

Good post!

[BrklynLiberal]

2. yes.

[Luciferous]

3. K&R

[emilyg]

4. k/r

[raccoon]

5. Amen! k&r. nt

[KG]

6. nothing new. that's the only path to change,

[Odin2005]

7. KICK

[WilliamPitt]

8. Same as it ever was.