"Thank you, Lemme! By the way, we are now reading poetry on our Connect2012 calls (just finished one now, in fact). Join us next week?"
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Ben Roberts replied to lemme howdt's discussion from 2003 - an Occupy! Poem in the group Occupy Poetry!
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from 2003 - an Occupy! Poem
Incongruous ArgumentSet up to loseEverybody out of their elementTension and pressure mountDisbelief of the horror inflictedBy economic collapseMelt down, trickle downPick a bale of cottonMelt down, trickle downPick a bale of hay! Artificial RespirationProps up the bankstersSelf-idolation as deceptionJumping hoops, pleasing foolsIgnoring serious warning shoutsEars are no cure for willful deafnessMelt down, trickle downPick a bale of cottonMelt down, trickle downPick a bale of hay! The products…See More
lemme howdt posted a status"http://ning.it/QiH62z for a link to the police state tactics being readied for the political conventions. Be aware."
lemme howdt replied to Occupy Cafe Stewards's discussion 7/23 Vital Conversation: Ownership"Ownership is a seriously broken concept. I own my own action, but if i take no responsibility for those actions, then somebody else gets to deal with the mess. Conversely, when people refuse to own up to their 'work', the denial adds to…"
lemme howdt replied to Ben Roberts's discussion Sunday July 1 Conversation"Hi Ben : Life happened. The occupy movement needs to have a separate education system that defines life in different terms as opposed to the economic contrivance that we currently have. We will never have a new way, until we have a new weigh. The…"
lemme howdt commented on Jim Macdonald's blog post Fools! A Cry of Hope!"Jim - i hear your pain and offer a chance to walk the walk as well as talk the talk. Come muse with me in a time out at the Zone. There is no need to work from a common delusion, we are all capable of thinking inside our own different…"
lemme howdt commented on KMO's blog post Occupy Slogans Too Simplistic?"I see my comment should have been placed here - I question the assumption that we should base society on economics. The whole system turns into a dog-eat-dog battle to the lowest common denominator. Perhaps the new society should be…"
lemme howdt posted a status"Perhaps the problem is basing our thinking on economics - which is not even a real concept. http://ning.it/wqq0PI Try bio-mimicry !"
lemme howdt posted a status"The whistles have been blowing - blowing in the wind as Dylan would say. This article was very informative: http://ning.it/z1T8tn ."
lemme howdt replied to Ben Roberts's discussion Occupy 2.0 Inquiry: January 10, 2012"All is well - amazing what a 60 degree afternoon means when things have been cold. I was inspired to go back and review some poetry - i posted one in the Occupy! poetry area. Peace is where we find it. I am certain that the call…"
lemme howdt replied to Gildas ApCaw Sapiens's discussion Why Occupy? in the group Occupy Poetry!"Which Whirled World
where will we land when it all crashes down look up once illusion lifts does our landscape resemble torched, scorched beaten, brutal bombed exploded twisted wreckage or nothing changes soviet style central planning paper pusher…"
lemme howdt replied to Ben Roberts's discussion Occupy 2.0 Inquiry: January 10, 2012"i could hear tables three and four and my table one - but there was a hum on the line also. I called in several times - but it didn't expire"
lemme howdt replied to Ben Roberts's discussion Occupy 2.0 Inquiry: January 10, 2012"had to bail on the call - my brain cannot handle multiple inputs that cannot be turned off. Too much energy drain - my input would not have been viable any longer."
lemme howdt replied to Ben Roberts's discussion Occupy 2.0 Inquiry: January 3, 2012"Superb conversation - but it misses a salient point. Whoever gets to facilitate sets the framework for the broad group - but the wisdom is in the individuals, not in the bulk. I am a chemist - when other people try to tell me how…"
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lemme howdt is a poet, a bard, a healer and a scientist. He occupies his own mind and is working on grounding at two points at the same time in diverse places. Quantum mechanical tunneling on a human level. I invite you to visit Existence - a site that documents my personal shift, which was started with a vision quest in 2007.
The Occupy movement has provided more voices for change - we all need a fresh start in a fair and equitable system - not everybody equal, but everybody considerate of everybody else. I am young enough to play - so are you - if we are to take life too seriously, then we must laugh at ourselves.
Peace, humor, love, change - I enjoy working with you all.
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Posted on December 13, 2011 at 12:45pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
The Occupy movement is only the beginning in a constant battle for change. The old system is coming down, but we really do not know what a new system will bring. Economics is a farce - bail me out with an unlimited amount of paper so that i can loan it to you for interest - yeah, right. But barter will not work either, because we are too used to having a price tag denominated in dollars. The dollars are artificial the whole power structure needs to change.
I have been on-site for…
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- At 8:49pm on December 20, 2011,
Gisele Theriault said… Hi, please join my discussion on democratic systems.I think I recall your saying that it is an interest of yours?
- At 1:31pm on December 14, 2011, Gisele Theriault said…
Hi, pleased to meet you and would love to hear your ideas. I would love to participate in a thread on alternate systems of government because it isn't an area I understand that well. It's going to have to wait until after Christmas for me because I am getting far behind in tasks. I will look forward to it. :)
- At 8:03pm on December 11, 2011, Ben Roberts said…
A PhD in chemistry, eh? So if we want the Occupy movement to be a catalyst for change, maybe you can work out the formula?!
Occupy Stoichiometry!
Your skills as a poet might come in handy here too: http://www.occupycafe.org/group/occupy-poetry
Cheers,
Ben
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"On Facebook, Practical Utopian Guides is a page focused particularly on the newest book by David Graeber, The Democracy Project."
David Grabowski posted a blog postWHEN EVERY PIECE OF INFORMATION IS A DISTORTION .
Little Jimmy was crying to his mommy that his brother hit him he is a mean person to him. His brother never got the chance to present his and since he was older he was expected to know better. You might say that it was easy to demonize the old brother because the parents had established an acceptable pattern of conclusions based on past behavior.. How easy is it for the person who screams the loudest to be effective in convincing people to her/his side of the story. If it sounds…See More
Ben Roberts replied to Ben Roberts's discussion Sustainability at a Crossroads"I love your question and reflection on it Dyck:
And by the way, we are trying to broaden the "sustainability" conversation beyond the physical environment, to include our communities, e.g. social justice and economics, and also our inner…"
Dyck Dewid replied to Ben Roberts's discussion Sustainability at a Crossroads"I guess I assume the meaning here of sustainability is limited to how humans deal with our physical environment. Yet 'figuring out' the what and how of sustainability is a personal journey that for me, doesn't exclude…"
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New Writing from Graeber on Occupy and Democracy
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Why collaborating with others starts with "collaborating with yourself"
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