You got me thinking, which is always good. Thank you. The problem with politics today, which is particularly true at the highest levels, is that the people who run for the two major parties are so far away from the average person on the street, that there is not much difference berween them.
Now, I am not an American (Canadian), but I do follow U.S. politics a little (but not nearly as much as before 2020). I like Cornel West, but he has little support and little chance of being elected. That says it all.
I like the way Cornel West thinks about a range of issues; I have independently come to the same conclusions on socio-economic matters as he has. I have the same socialist views he has. I have been reading Dr. West's writings and watching his videos for years. I first became aware of him when his book, Race Matters, was published in 1993. I like that he is an independent thinker, as I am, and that he is not beholden to the two major political parties.
Fascinating. How did you arrive at your socialists views? I am an ex Bernie Sanders fan. I resonate with some ideas from all across the political spectrum (if they were implemented by the people for the people, not by the elite for the elite( but I see all forms of governance currently as converging. Stakeholder capitalism and Communism are identical at the levels where Billionaires meet in Davos, Miami and the Virgin Islands - also I recently delved Whitney Webb's work, which catapulted my own research to learn from about Fabian Eugenics and how it was always a leftist and eclectic thing with the same goals as Hitler but the softer version palatable to more loving, generous, philosophically minded groups...I was shocked to find how many influencers are a part of that...I really had no idea until recently. Beyond disillusionment I am actually very hopeful when I realize how much we all have in common who have been trained to see one another as the enemy. All way win solutions beyond this/that will be available when consciousness is ready for it! Freedom and harmony, unity, sovereignty, love for all that doesn't feel the need to control or exploit, but honors.
How did I arrive at my views. I have two short responses to that question:
1. I come from a working-class background all the way back. I also worked in factories, in warehouses, as a truck driver and in mines. I worked my way through school. I worked with all kinds of people.
While I might have gone to university and worked as a professional, my views never changed. Not since childhood.
2. I read a lot starting as a child with comic books and the Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew Then: Philosophy, literature, history, science, science fiction, you name it. All good people are humanists and they lean left. This includes one of the greatest minds in modern times, Albert Einstein.
Thanks for sharing! It's wonderful to hear people's stories! My father comes from a working class family that was poor and saved up to become reasonably comfortable and send the kids to college. My mother comes from a well to do family, but from the artistic, social-justice, writer side of the family. I've personally changed my worldview and politics a lot of times, without ever changing my values. Currently I don't think the solutions will come from politics FIRST...but from initiative in local efforts totally outside of it, from the heart of people who find kinship energetically and are inspired by the same needs or innovations/creations that create goodness and abundance for all, yet in a spirit of liberty, freedom and joy that isn't coerced the way I see it happens according to an agenda that masks as care but is actually about control from the left...lots of working class movements were actually controlled by the elite rightists but masked as pro-working class, pro- people of color etc. The same players play both sides. I think more "good" people are attracted to the left because those who pull the strings know how to play different personalities, including how to USE people's good will to get them to do things...to submit to agendas that cloak as for the greater good but are the opposite.
Such is politics, which now holds no interest to me. My postings and my writings reflect my current and deeply held passions and interests: animals, art, nature, the environment. Nice chatting with you, Alicia.
This is what 90% of Americans would like to see in a person running for political office But instead Americans get to vote on two candidates who meet the approval of the top one percenters and in particular Wall Street.
Again, I am not American, but I followed the 2016 and 2020 Democratic primaries closely. I was rooting for Bernie; he got all the young people excited about politics and the potential for change. He had huge inclusive rallies. He spoke with passion and heart. He was gaining delegates, both in 2016 and 2020. But the Democratic Establishment were against Bernie. We know what happened.
IKR? I followed Canadian politics more from 2020-2021 or so than I did US. I watched your protests and I saw the first officers...before the mounties and the likely UN fellows didn't want to do it...YouTube freezed my type pad from writing this simple observation that evoked compassion for those on both sides of the batons etc. <3
You got me thinking, which is always good. Thank you. The problem with politics today, which is particularly true at the highest levels, is that the people who run for the two major parties are so far away from the average person on the street, that there is not much difference berween them.
Now, I am not an American (Canadian), but I do follow U.S. politics a little (but not nearly as much as before 2020). I like Cornel West, but he has little support and little chance of being elected. That says it all.
You would almost think I was Canadian - I think more Canadians interact with my work than Americans! Lol.
Really? It must reflect something about your writing and ideas that appeal to Canadians.
I like the way Cornel West thinks about a range of issues; I have independently come to the same conclusions on socio-economic matters as he has. I have the same socialist views he has. I have been reading Dr. West's writings and watching his videos for years. I first became aware of him when his book, Race Matters, was published in 1993. I like that he is an independent thinker, as I am, and that he is not beholden to the two major political parties.
Fascinating. How did you arrive at your socialists views? I am an ex Bernie Sanders fan. I resonate with some ideas from all across the political spectrum (if they were implemented by the people for the people, not by the elite for the elite( but I see all forms of governance currently as converging. Stakeholder capitalism and Communism are identical at the levels where Billionaires meet in Davos, Miami and the Virgin Islands - also I recently delved Whitney Webb's work, which catapulted my own research to learn from about Fabian Eugenics and how it was always a leftist and eclectic thing with the same goals as Hitler but the softer version palatable to more loving, generous, philosophically minded groups...I was shocked to find how many influencers are a part of that...I really had no idea until recently. Beyond disillusionment I am actually very hopeful when I realize how much we all have in common who have been trained to see one another as the enemy. All way win solutions beyond this/that will be available when consciousness is ready for it! Freedom and harmony, unity, sovereignty, love for all that doesn't feel the need to control or exploit, but honors.
How did I arrive at my views. I have two short responses to that question:
1. I come from a working-class background all the way back. I also worked in factories, in warehouses, as a truck driver and in mines. I worked my way through school. I worked with all kinds of people.
While I might have gone to university and worked as a professional, my views never changed. Not since childhood.
2. I read a lot starting as a child with comic books and the Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew Then: Philosophy, literature, history, science, science fiction, you name it. All good people are humanists and they lean left. This includes one of the greatest minds in modern times, Albert Einstein.
Thanks for sharing! It's wonderful to hear people's stories! My father comes from a working class family that was poor and saved up to become reasonably comfortable and send the kids to college. My mother comes from a well to do family, but from the artistic, social-justice, writer side of the family. I've personally changed my worldview and politics a lot of times, without ever changing my values. Currently I don't think the solutions will come from politics FIRST...but from initiative in local efforts totally outside of it, from the heart of people who find kinship energetically and are inspired by the same needs or innovations/creations that create goodness and abundance for all, yet in a spirit of liberty, freedom and joy that isn't coerced the way I see it happens according to an agenda that masks as care but is actually about control from the left...lots of working class movements were actually controlled by the elite rightists but masked as pro-working class, pro- people of color etc. The same players play both sides. I think more "good" people are attracted to the left because those who pull the strings know how to play different personalities, including how to USE people's good will to get them to do things...to submit to agendas that cloak as for the greater good but are the opposite.
Such is politics, which now holds no interest to me. My postings and my writings reflect my current and deeply held passions and interests: animals, art, nature, the environment. Nice chatting with you, Alicia.
Dunno if you saw this note - to your point about Candidates being far, far from the average person on the street.
https://substack.com/@aliciakwon/note/c-53059342
This is what 90% of Americans would like to see in a person running for political office But instead Americans get to vote on two candidates who meet the approval of the top one percenters and in particular Wall Street.
Again, I am not American, but I followed the 2016 and 2020 Democratic primaries closely. I was rooting for Bernie; he got all the young people excited about politics and the potential for change. He had huge inclusive rallies. He spoke with passion and heart. He was gaining delegates, both in 2016 and 2020. But the Democratic Establishment were against Bernie. We know what happened.
What do you like about CW? I know many who care about Palestinian rights do...I'm curious if that's the main thing for you or if there are others?
I am so glad to have inspire you to think - I know you have a wonderful mind and heart/soul.
IKR? I followed Canadian politics more from 2020-2021 or so than I did US. I watched your protests and I saw the first officers...before the mounties and the likely UN fellows didn't want to do it...YouTube freezed my type pad from writing this simple observation that evoked compassion for those on both sides of the batons etc. <3