Halloway writes: > Behind the spectacle of the burning banks in Greece lies a deeper process, a > quieter movement of people refusing to pay bus fares, electricity bills, > motorway tolls, bank debts; a movement, born of necessity and conviction, of > people organising their lives in a different way, creating communities of > mutual support and food networks, squatting empty buildings and land, > creating community gardens, returning to the countryside, turning their backs > on the politicians (who are now afraid to show themselves in the streets) and > creating directly democratic forms of taking social decisions. Still > insufficient perhaps, still experimental, but crucial. Behind the spectacular > flames, it is this searching for and creation of a different way of living > that will determine the future of Greece, and of the world.<
I don't know if he's "calling for" these actions as much as supporting them or cheering them on. Obviously, more is needed. Even he sees this with his phrase "Still insufficient perhaps." But he misses (or forgets to mention) the need for _nation-wide_ organization. -- Jim Devine / "In science one tries to tell people, in such a way as to be understood by everyone, something that no one ever knew before. But in poetry, it's the exact opposite." -- Paul Dirac _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
