To add to this: just saw the film Sherpa, which highlights the problems involved in a modern day clash of wealthy Westerners (the companies and the trekkers) vs the poor trying to find a voice, where they had none. Very interesting to watch it all play out on camera.
And you also see the complete and utter ineffectiveness of the corrupt government. It'd be farcical if it wasn't about people's lives in Nepal, still recovering from the earthquake.
Here's one I thought interesting about 'Tapeworm' Economics re the banking system ownership and how politicians cannot help but be involved (of course it's not just an USA problem):
This has strong relevance to ACEs, particularly poverty, and lack of funding due to the trickle down effect. It seems entrenched. Yet it's been evolving mainly since the 1920s, where clever tactics were shared around by the elite of the even fewer elite. At least Occupy Wall Street tried! It seems too big and intentionally convoluted a system for average Joe or Jane to have any influence. To think our economic (as well as other facets) lives are in large part based on a few individuals and companies does make one ponder. And if we're doing OK we let the status quo continue...
Guess I'm saying being rich is ok, if you worked hard and that is your thing, but obscenely rich where only a very few partake the rewards of materialism and power etc, is not healthy and good for any society.
"...Tapeworm Economics..." I'll have to add that to my vocabulary. It is an appropriate and useful description of reality.
Good information. Every area of trauma that we see codified in the fabric and culture of our lives can ONLY be changed when a critical mass (about 20% according to theories of change) of us decides to codify a healthy and honest way of seeing, speaking, and doing. "Movements" of brave people come and go...they get fatigued, life happens, admirers merely cheer rather than get engaged to mass the movement, et cetera. We each are responsible in our daily lives for the perpetuation of trauma...be it economic exploitation, neocolonialism, discrimination, and other forms of trauma. It is our spending habits, voting habits, viewing habits, and the associated ways of being that we reinforce through our social circle/friendships/affections. After all, the current story is 'if there is a customer for it, someone will find a way to meet "market demand."' As the "Connecting the Dots" community states....the present circumstance is "one story; choose to tell a different one." That story line change starts with codifying a different way of thinking, speaking, and doing, during our time.
Here's one I thought interesting about 'Tapeworm' Economics re the banking system ownership and how politicians cannot help but be involved (of course it's not just an USA problem):
This has strong relevance to ACEs, particularly poverty, and lack of funding due to the trickle down effect. It seems entrenched. Yet it's been evolving mainly since the 1920s, where clever tactics were shared around by the elite of the even fewer elite. At least Occupy Wall Street tried! It seems too big and intentionally convoluted a system for average Joe or Jane to have any influence. To think our economic (as well as other facets) lives are in large part based on a few individuals and companies does make one ponder. And if we're doing OK we let the status quo continue...
Guess I'm saying being rich is ok, if you worked hard and that is your thing, but obscenely rich where only a very few partake the rewards of materialism and power etc, is not healthy and good for any society.
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