The fact that we communicate differently doesn't bother me, gruff, I still enjoy your point of view. You lay things out methodically and I tend to dart and fly about- oh well...//I wasn't groomed for corporate America or even working for a salary. I remember one college convocation that dealt with how to treat servants and the hired help and our economics class was an utter riot in retrospect. Being wife, mother and homemaker was the general goal though many's the time I have heard women describe their status as "slave" and many fled the nest when "SuperMom" became a vision along with shoulderpads and bouffants.I do think I turned off a switch after my father's death and shunned a larger world and I do not regret this- honestly!//My few years of paid work were out of necessity and could make some jolly short stories. The last was perhaps born of interest when my youngest was in highschool. I clerked and advised in an art materials store for around 6 months until a nasty winter- where the sidewalks were perilous with ice,etc.- and a flu bug made the decison to quit very easy- plus other things, of course. I also volunteered at a few things during the years.//Well, reality is like a kaleidoscope, isn't it? Beware of assuming there is a perfect design because with the slightest of movements an entirely new design appears. One where "comfort and success" are nowhere to be found.
On Jun 28, 6:42 pm, gruff <[email protected]> wrote: > I've still no idea what you're referring to in my post, but I'll > answer in kind anyway. > > I believe the government is neither powerful nor the majority, not > when compared to other NGO entities. Many multinational corporations > are more powerful than many governments and probably -- truth be known > -- control much of those governments. Hell, large portions of our > own government are in the grip of corporate interests. > > Corporations here in the U.S., most of whom are also multinational and > have loyalties to more than just the U.S., have many of the same > rights as U.S. citizens due to our judicial system treating > corporations are individual citizens with many of the same rights > thereof -- in which vein our 5-4 conservative Supreme Court has just > removed all limits on campaign contributions by corporations. Only > way for citizens to beat this is to refuse to be affected by their > campaign ads. Concentrate on the issues and investigate for oneself > using credible resources. Sort of like reaching out for the moon and > expecting it to settle into the palm of your hand. > > Robert Heinlein once wrote a story about a world that was run by > corporations. There were no governments. But he was in favor of this > sort of world and the story was so slanted. However corporations are > not that much different from governments in that they are -- > notwithstanding the politicians and CEOs at the top -- huge gigantic > bureaucracies which fosters work and societal attitudes such as cover > your ass, pass the buck, responsibility does not stop here, it's just > a job, and the complete absence of pride in one's work. There are > probably dozens other aspects could be identified too. > > But governments, corporations or not, the point is that -- in a > philosophical and analytical sense -- they are all but reflections of > the individuals and the society which exists at any particular point > in time. If we want to make any significant change in our business > and political fortunes we have to change ourselves. And I believe > this is going on all the time though it is difficult to see. Forest > for the trees and that sort of thing. This also ties in with honesty > about one's self. In order to see the world and all it's complexities > more clearly we first have to be able to see ourselves clearly. > Until then, the world we view is distorted by the color of the lenses > of our own personalities and dysfunctions. Rose colored glasses sort > of thing. > > What's always amazed me is that many people -- most it seems at times > -- make it from one end of life to the other with relative comfort and > success and never never get a glimpse of reality. > > On Jun 28, 1:56 am, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Government is the powerful or the majority. The opposition can ride it > > out or rebel. I suppose patience builds character. :-)- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
