From CultureChange.org:
We are now beginning to hear predictions of even less growth, and the likely length of the depression increasing.
It's a little unfortunate that the only people who can get a word into the newspapers or onto the television, are in fact prime candidates for being helped by the men in white coats.
All they succeed in doing is causing confusion amongst those of us who are in the process of evolving into a more sensible human being.
The old "modern" paradigm has lived its life -- bring on the new paradigm.
The nearest parallel I can think of was when Imperial China was taken over by Maoist China. Could the people who were around in those times have predicted such dramatic change? Absolutely no way, but here is one of hundreds of similar examples -- things do change.
The modern era has been dominated by business, and profit has become the sole reason for some people to live. They are so locked inside the box that they are not even aware that they are living inside a paradigm, and as a result are completely unable to imagine a different one.
These are the people who are eventually destined to be classified as insane, just as those are today who continue to declare that the earth is flat.
Sane people would not base the on-going survival of the human species on a foundation of business having infinite growth. There are many alternative foundations for life, and the most likely suggestions to succeed are those alternatives that are aligned with nature. More...
