In a message dated 12/11/99 1:22:51 AM Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< Humans didn't evolve that way. Our eyes have always been the portal to our
brains and the patterns we perceive in Nature make up the building blocks
of experience and consciousness itself. Buy allowing this process to be
mediated, an artificial reality to make up this consciousness formation, we
are putting our minds directly under the control of corporate giants whose
main goal is profit - not quality. Humans are being reduced intellectualy
by the process. Many realize this but don't even care.
Meanwhile, the social beast is becoming so huge and vast, that it seems
impossible for dynamic quality to influence the monster and thats a problem
because there are real issues that need to be resolved to prevent the
tragedys of the commons. Real problems, but no real leaders to deal with
them. >>
JC, I think you hit the nail right on the head when you said: "Many realize
this but don't even care."
I've said it before and I'll say it now: Too many comfortable people in
America. Comfortable people don't complain. When you're comfortable,
generally you don't want to change positions; you don't want to leave your
comfort zone. Oh, it's easy to sit back and pass judgment from *within* the
comfort zone. It's easy to sit back and tell people from afar how they ought
to deal with their problems. We'll tell you how to do it, just don't ask for
our help. Not enough people are dedicated to humanity. Not enough people are
willing to get their hands dirty or their feet wet in order to help those in
need. Am I wrong?
The social beast, as you call it, is not the enemy. Capitalism is not the
enemy. TV is not the enemy. Those are mere distractions, easy culprits. You
don't charge a gun with murder, you charge the person who pulls the trigger.
The real evil is the complacent heart of humanity.
It's not about leadership or new laws. It's about deep, fundamental change on
an individual basis, motivated not by social laws, but motivated by love for
our fellow human beings. If that love even exists.
Jon
MOQ Online Homepage - http://www.moq.org
Mail Archive - http://alt.venus.co.uk/hypermail/moq_discuss/
Unsubscribe - http://www.moq.org/md/index.html
MD Queries - [EMAIL PROTECTED]
