Comments on: Harper’s Magazine on Undoing Bush http://www.thecherryorchard.org/2007/06/25/harpers-magazine-on-undoing-bush/ A Fresh Look at News, Politics and History Sat, 19 May 2012 04:02:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.3 by: Mike Covey http://www.thecherryorchard.org/2007/06/25/harpers-magazine-on-undoing-bush/#comment-1004 Wed, 04 Jul 2007 23:47:16 +0000 http://www.thecherryorchard.org/2007/06/25/harpers-magazine-on-undoing-bush/#comment-1004 Levi, I think you're doing as much as anyone; and it's making a difference. Just that I'm an impatient little bastard - lived through Vietnam, Reganomics crap, neo-nationalism, and Lee Greenwood. I'm old, getting older - gonna die in this muck with nothing ever getting fixed. Feels like the calm before the French Revolution to me. I said on Kos that once we replace Republicans with Democrats, we gotta start replacing Democrats with Greens - people who care about planet and inhabitants. In short, we need a top to bottom fix; need it now. Michael Moore said on 'Now' - the difference between US and France - we're afraid of our government and our corporations. In France, the government and the corporations are afraid of the people. Levi, I think you’re doing as much as anyone; and it’s making a difference. Just that I’m an impatient little bastard - lived through Vietnam, Reganomics crap, neo-nationalism, and Lee Greenwood. I’m old, getting older - gonna die in this muck with nothing ever getting fixed. Feels like the calm before the French Revolution to me.

I said on Kos that once we replace Republicans with Democrats, we gotta start replacing Democrats with Greens - people who care about planet and inhabitants. In short, we need a top to bottom fix; need it now.

Michael Moore said on ‘Now’ - the difference between US and France - we’re afraid of our government and our corporations. In France, the government and the corporations are afraid of the people.

]]> by: brooklyn http://www.thecherryorchard.org/2007/06/25/harpers-magazine-on-undoing-bush/#comment-1003 Wed, 04 Jul 2007 22:37:03 +0000 http://www.thecherryorchard.org/2007/06/25/harpers-magazine-on-undoing-bush/#comment-1003 Mike, I agree that I want to do more than report on problems. I'm still sort of figuring out what I'm trying to do with this site, and I don't think I've fully figured it out yet. Stay tuned! Mike, I agree that I want to do more than report on problems. I’m still sort of figuring out what I’m trying to do with this site, and I don’t think I’ve fully figured it out yet. Stay tuned!

]]> by: Mikael Covey http://www.thecherryorchard.org/2007/06/25/harpers-magazine-on-undoing-bush/#comment-1001 Wed, 04 Jul 2007 01:51:19 +0000 http://www.thecherryorchard.org/2007/06/25/harpers-magazine-on-undoing-bush/#comment-1001 There’s a lot more to do in fixing the world, than reporting on the problems. A systematic approach: 1st - identify the problem, 2nd - find the solution, 3rd - just do it. Examples: we could solve the Israeli-Palestinian problem tomorrow; we could leave Iraq tomorrow; we could fix Afghanistan; fix Africa; fix the UN. The problem then - there’s no leadership in American governance. Look/listen to politicians - they’re dumber than dirt; cheerful little mindless pawns of the corporations who run the planet. A president should say to Saudi - we don’t want your oil. Give it to China. We’re going to import all the electric cars from India that we can. The rest will run on ethanol 85, by law. I’ve suggested to Litmocracy that they do a weekly Kos discussion. I would like very much for Cherry Orchard and LitBlog Co-op to join us in that forum. A united front for a ‘just do it’ sort of approach. There’s a lot more to do in fixing the world, than reporting on the problems.

A systematic approach: 1st - identify the problem, 2nd - find the solution, 3rd - just do it.

Examples:
we could solve the Israeli-Palestinian problem tomorrow;
we could leave Iraq tomorrow;
we could fix Afghanistan;
fix Africa; fix the UN.

The problem then - there’s no leadership in American governance.

Look/listen to politicians - they’re dumber than dirt; cheerful little mindless pawns of the corporations who run the planet.

A president should say to Saudi - we don’t want your oil. Give it to China. We’re going to import all the electric cars from India that we can. The rest will run on ethanol 85, by law.

I’ve suggested to Litmocracy that they do a weekly Kos discussion. I would like very much for Cherry Orchard and LitBlog Co-op to join us in that forum. A united front for a ‘just do it’ sort of approach.

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