tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753486518085091399.post8296719155911341436..comments2024-03-28T21:25:08.138+13:00Comments on Bowalley Road: A Change Of Plan.Chris Trotterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09081613281183460899noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753486518085091399.post-46266220433478075862018-10-12T16:36:09.875+13:002018-10-12T16:36:09.875+13:00"The same logic says that as the failure of e..."The same logic says that as the failure of energy supply weakens centralised systems, localisation becomes inevitable. "<br /><br />Perhaps, but we already have our first trillion dollar company and as Stalin is meant to have said – mass has a quality all its own. They'll be quietly buying up whatever makes money in the future I suspect.Guerilla Surgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03427876447124021423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753486518085091399.post-52833143409178796982018-10-12T09:16:19.377+13:002018-10-12T09:16:19.377+13:00It is available fossil energy that enables central...It is available fossil energy that enables centralised mega corporations / governments to spread their power to the periphery. You would say that global warming is the price of globalism. Ergo centralised global governance would exacerbate the problem, as a solution it fails.<br /><br />The same logic says that as the failure of energy supply weakens centralised systems, localisation becomes inevitable. Our challenge will be to form politics that function at a much reduced scale.Nick Jnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753486518085091399.post-62723812296960682002018-10-11T21:30:19.233+13:002018-10-11T21:30:19.233+13:00If democracy can survive, (if we have ever had it)...If democracy can survive, (if we have ever had it) surely the people must be informed. And want to be informed. At the moment we have neither. When there is a political elite who not only controls what is told to the people but uses the PR industry to do so. The entertainment industry reiinforces this disinformation. The result is we doubt virtually everything we are told. I do not know what we can do because if the people withdraw from participation everything will only get worse. But participation means collusion with the existing structure. Patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01509686441858091630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753486518085091399.post-4048724758422066412018-10-11T16:47:29.703+13:002018-10-11T16:47:29.703+13:00You should write novels.
I've read respected b...You should write novels.<br />I've read respected best-seller writers that don't set a scene that well.Glenn Websterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16088070187603258374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753486518085091399.post-83358946945485567372018-10-11T13:01:26.989+13:002018-10-11T13:01:26.989+13:00If only, we had Democracy, not rule by however buy...If only, we had Democracy, not rule by however buys the most politicians.KJTnoreply@blogger.com