Saturday, December 22, 2012

leading from the left



The lack of  a single coherent plan by liberals can be a problem. While the Occupy movement thought that a lack of a definitive leader and the lack of a definitive plan was a strength, it is now obvious that this view was, well, wrong.

Aaron Huertas wrote, "He says liberals should learn to be more decisive and cites the Occupy Wall Street movement and the ongoing European debt crisis as typical liberal discussion-fests lacking clear leadership, focus or a willingness to make decisions. Heck, the occupiers designed their movement to avoid classic leadership. Sometimes one plan, any plan, is much better than endless debate." 

Finding that leadership is part of the mission of Integral Activism. Organizing that leadership is part of the mission of IA. 

Bold Progressives have a plan to take back democracy, but I don't see how they're getting the message out to the greater masses. Perhaps the Save Uncle Sam campaign could help to popularize these efforts. How do we get people to rally together and stop the endless duplicating of efforts? It is our future so ask yourself as I ask myself, how do we coalesce?

The Center for Economic and Policy Research seems like a great resource that I'll have to study more. 
Thom has written another great article, The Real Boston Tea Party.....this is just one more piece that builds the greater narrative of how our political system(s) have been gamed by monied interests. There are lots of good books on the subject and this view is part of the required curriculum. 

The Climate Reality project has produced some great videos. I especially liked Doubt
 

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