Apr 12th
What have you got against profit?
Micheal Moore in his movie The Big One talks about the question “What have you got against profit?” The answer is nothing but that is not the system. The system is democracy.
Power belongs to the people. The system for change is not about money. I have heard over and over that you cannot do it without money. Money helps but what we really need is people. We need people to volunteer their time. People to come out and help. People to talk to their friends and neighbours about what is going on. People to organize a coffee discussion for the Green Party.
In the United States during the 2000 election Ralph Nader raised 5 million dollars from house parties. Little $25 donations from millions of people went towards his campaign. Howard Dean just recently pulled off a similar miracle though www.meet-up.com. The magic was the people. Regular people were willing to put in their little bit and get something rolling.
It is about good people standing up to do what is right. It is about people stepping forward and saying I am willing to work for something better than this.
It is not about a faceless corporation with deep pockets keeping us down. Corporations do not vote. People do. Who makes up those corporations? We do.
“….the people you are after are the people you depend on. We cook your meals, we haul your trash, we connect your calls, we drive your ambulances, we guard you while you sleep.” Tyler Durden Fight Club
I have heard that I am a consumer, a stakeholder, and a shareholder and that my position in society is determined by wealth. My dollar votes are what will decide our future. I do not believe their propaganda. I believe that I am a person. I believe that I have a worth of my own that goes far beyond money. I am not for sale.
If we want to change then we can and we will and no amount of money will stop us. Just look at the people of Bolivia who stood-up to their government and their military to nationalise their water.
In the Alberta Green Party ordinary people are doing this kind of work everyday. People who work full time and give up some of their free-time to make the world a better place. The magic is the people. The system is democracy. The time for change is now.
If you want to be part of the magic send me an e-mail politics_of_ecology@yahoo.ca. Tell me how you want to help.
George
What have you got against profit?
Micheal Moore in his movie The Big One talks about the question “What have you got against profit?” The answer is nothing but that is not the system. The system is democracy.
Power belongs to the people. The system for change is not about money. I have heard over and over that you cannot do it without money. Money helps but what we really need is people. We need people to volunteer their time. People to come out and help. People to talk to their friends and neighbours about what is going on. People to organize a coffee discussion for the Green Party.
In the United States during the 2000 election Ralph Nader raised 5 million dollars from house parties. Little $25 donations from millions of people went towards his campaign. Howard Dean just recently pulled off a similar miracle though www.meet-up.com. The magic was the people. Regular people were willing to put in their little bit and get something rolling.
It is about good people standing up to do what is right. It is about people stepping forward and saying I am willing to work for something better than this.
It is not about a faceless corporation with deep pockets keeping us down. Corporations do not vote. People do. Who makes up those corporations? We do.
“….the people you are after are the people you depend on. We cook your meals, we haul your trash, we connect your calls, we drive your ambulances, we guard you while you sleep.” Tyler Durden Fight Club
I have heard that I am a consumer, a stakeholder, and a shareholder and that my position in society is determined by wealth. My dollar votes are what will decide our future. I do not believe their propaganda. I believe that I am a person. I believe that I have a worth of my own that goes far beyond money. I am not for sale.
If we want to change then we can and we will and no amount of money will stop us. Just look at the people of Bolivia who stood-up to their government and their military to nationalise their water.
In the Alberta Green Party ordinary people are doing this kind of work everyday. People who work full time and give up some of their free-time to make the world a better place. The magic is the people. The system is democracy. The time for change is now.
If you want to be part of the magic send me an e-mail politics_of_ecology@yahoo.ca. Tell me how you want to help.
George
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