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Not enough goods or goodness SCARCITY MIND Not enough goods or goodness Fear, blame & competition intensify Almost everything—from food to energy--is scarce Power inequities worsen & more people experience scarcity SPIRAL OF POWERLESSNESS Humans are selfish & competitive Concentrated wealth bends government to serve its ends So we’re incapable of coming together for the common good So wealth inexorably concentrates We must rely on the market, one bringing highest return to wealthy Therefore we can’t trust government
“ The liberty of a democracy is not safe if the people tolerate the growth of private power to a point where it comes stronger than their democratic state itself. That, in its essence, is fascism… ” New SLIDE FDR quote “The liberty of a democracy is not safe if the people tolerate the growth of private power to a point where it comes stronger than their democratic state itself. That, in its essence, is fascism…” -Franklin Delano Roosevelt
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Aligning with nature, there’s plenty of goods & goodness 2/12/2018 ECO-MIND Aligning with nature, there’s plenty of goods & goodness Needs are met, fear recedes & trust grows Humans have the need & capacity for fairness, cooperation & efficacy “Living democracy” shapes rules aligned with nature, including our own SPIRAL OF EMPOWERMENT So we’re capable of deliberative problem solving Markets remain open, competitive & life-serving Democratically set rules ensure transparency & dispersion of power Freed from the grip of private wealth, government answers to citizens And we can remove the power of money from politics
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Discovering civil courage Experiencing the thrill of democracy! 2/12/2018 Living Democracy Movement Connecting deeply in common purpose Discovering civil courage Experiencing the thrill of democracy!
It’s not possible to know what possible. 2/12/2018 It’s not possible to know what possible. So we are free to go for the world we want.