From privilege to entitlement

A sense of entitlement appears to have taken over modern society, especially among those most wealthy and powerful.  Responsibility has been delegated to those with the least or without. In other eras, everyone had responsibility and those who enjoyed the greatest privileges had the most responsibilities. 

Creating a new economy

The time has come to recognize that in the world the economy has collapsed and a new economy must be created. The old economy was created after the great depression and World War 11 and was built on world reconstruction and an industrial model that spawned the greatest innovation, technological and social development in human […]

Humanness – vested with the poor

(Picture-making a contribution at a naming ceremony) I am writing, once again from The Gambia, a now familiar window on the world for me. One could become quite cynical about modern society when you look at the greed and corruption in politics, business and those with wealth.  It appears that there is race on to […]

The Myth of Austerity

Austerity appears to be the mantra of all those that worship the god of money and for those who control government finances. But, austerity for whom?  It is certainly not the narrow band of people who control most of the world’s fiscal wealth.  Neither is it for the politicians of the governments whom these wealthy […]

Intolerance – society’s urgent challenge

The world appears full of intolerance.  Civility appears a thing of the past, a little used or understood concept in a world of wants and consumerism. This intolerance is evident in the struggles and wars that have grown pervasive. In the developed world, it is most apparent in the disparaging commentary, the belligerent and bigoted […]

Community Development – an age old solution

There appears a singular definition of development that is being promoted as the world navigates its way through an economic crisis unlike any that it has seen before.  This definition suggests that development is about economy, economy is only money and money come from business. This definition has led most governments to conclude that the […]

A Reawakening

After the near collapse of the global economy and its financial institutions in 2008 there was much talk about “green shoots” of recovery emerging.  They are having great difficulty germinating in the corrosive soil of austerity being imposed by extremist right wing agendas in many countries, including our own. The reason for this collapse can […]

Insulting Elders – Abusing Youth

Most traditional societies revere their elders and their wisdom and celebrate and cherish their youth for their innocence and energy.  These societies have been premised on the elders being supported when they are past their age of labour.  The youth in these societies are supported through informal/formal education and care to understand their world and […]

Timelessness – a key to the future

I have been to places where time has stood still, to others which time has passed by and now I live in a place where time has little meaning. There has been much written about living in the “now”.  If you Google this topic you will see references for almost 1.5 billion pieces of information.  […]