http://royall.us Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:22:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://royall.us/polemics/local-currency-and-the-folly-of-localism/#comment-2 Donya Lucas Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:22:39 +0000 http://royall.us/?p=45#comment-2 Hey Royall, Of course, I assume you goo intent. And, I agree that the workers of the world must unite. We, the vast underclass will share a common fate. That being said, It is more important to be critical than simply suspicious. Issues like local currency deserve to be carefully understood. There is no one involved in this project who could, by any stretch of the imagination be considered a capitalist. It is the pet project of a life long activist. It is being tested out in our community to see if it will be helpful to strengthen our local economy and if it is then it will serve as a model other areas. I can think of quite a few programs and organizations that put forward new ways of co existing that try out there ideas in one area and then spread and grow as a movement based upon successes. Slow Food, Slow Money, Occupy, to name a few. The history of local currency and it's suppression reveals so much about its power to strengthen communities. The Federal Reserve was behind the suppression of local currency and at the center of the creation trap in which we are insnared. Ultimately, strong communities do equate with social justice on the small and larger scale. We need to get away from depending on products shipped from sweat shops on the other side of the planet and food produced in the most harmful ways for the workers, the land and the people who eat it. Really, we need to be more self-reliant. Self-reliance is not a move away from solidarity with other communities and the struggling people of the world. If anything, it will allow us to take more control over all aspects of economic, political and social affairs, as we will be less and less the ideal prey for the vultures that seek to feed us to each other, for a glorious profit. (I didn't proof, it's late, I hope I made sense without offending. Solidarity) Hey Royall, Of course, I assume you goo intent. And, I agree that the workers of the world must unite. We, the vast underclass will share a common fate. That being said, It is more important to be critical than simply suspicious. Issues like local currency deserve to be carefully understood. There is no one involved in this project who could, by any stretch of the imagination be considered a capitalist. It is the pet project of a life long activist. It is being tested out in our community to see if it will be helpful to strengthen our local economy and if it is then it will serve as a model other areas. I can think of quite a few programs and organizations that put forward new ways of co existing that try out there ideas in one area and then spread and grow as a movement based upon successes. Slow Food, Slow Money, Occupy, to name a few. The history of local currency and it’s suppression reveals so much about its power to strengthen communities. The Federal Reserve was behind the suppression of local currency and at the center of the creation trap in which we are insnared. Ultimately, strong communities do equate with social justice on the small and larger scale. We need to get away from depending on products shipped from sweat shops on the other side of the planet and food produced in the most harmful ways for the workers, the land and the people who eat it. Really, we need to be more self-reliant. Self-reliance is not a move away from solidarity with other communities and the struggling people of the world. If anything, it will allow us to take more control over all aspects of economic, political and social affairs, as we will be less and less the ideal prey for the vultures that seek to feed us to each other, for a glorious profit. (I didn’t proof, it’s late, I hope I made sense without offending. Solidarity)

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