We have allowed predators to set the definition of progress in terms of greed, competition, exploitation, and aggression.  Progress could be defined in terms of peace, good health, and equality.  While we’re at it, we could consider the function of money may be obsolete.  You can’t eat money, nor can you breathe money.

Fascinating this morning is C-Span conversations.  https://www.c-span.org/video/?517431-5/washington-journal-nick-loris-christy-goldfuss-discuss-biden-energy-agenda&live  –JANUARY 26, 2022 | PART OF WASHINGTON JOURNAL 01/26/2022

Washington Journal

Nick Loris and Christy Goldfuss on the Biden Energy Agenda

Christy Goldfuss and Nick Loris talked about President Biden’s energy agenda.–end of c-span info–

So many issues were raised indicative of both our economy and Climate Change which are in FACT inter-related.  *Nick Loris, the self-described conservative view, bemoans NIMBY’s as standing in the way of progress*https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2014/02/22/exxon-mobil-tillerson-ceo-fracking/5726603/*https://www.reuters.com/article/us-exxon-mobil-lawsuit/former-exxon-ceo-tillerson-denies-misleading-investors-in-climate-case-idUSKBN1X912M*Financial beneficiaries from energy infrastructure should have said infrastructure in their yards.  Currently infrastructure is placed in the neighborhoods of low-income people*Uproar has begun, as heard on media this morning, about communities broken up by interstate highways*The interstate highway that runs through the Southern Tier of NYS has brought crime, polluted and dissected communities, and is an eyesore, to put it mildly*The Southern Tier has massive immigrant communities including Eastern European, Irish, and Italian, and more recently Asian*The people are excellent, the eyesore speaks to very bad governance*The conservative voice has admitted (finally) that Climate Change is real*The conservative voice says American families aren’t willing to pay an additional $10 to challenge Climate Change (monthly? annually? daily?)  rather rhetorical
These topics of conversation, once again, begs a definition of progress. 
Currently the definition of progress is based upon greed, privilege, and exploitation.
In order to better thrive and survive, we can choose a definition of progress in terms of good health, equality, and peace.
The current system that is rather barbaric is based on greed and financial self-enrichment using the value of competition as is predictable in a Pyramid Scheme.
The Revolutionary War can be considered from some perspectives to have been an attempt to get out from under this predatory system.  The Russian Revolution is another example of said attempt by humanity.  Backsliding according to temptation from greed and aggression hampers progress.  Those promoting greed, aggression and competition continue to spread their indoctrination. Challenge these ideas as propaganda.  For that matter, challenge my ideas; but at least have a discussion and a thought process.
Should we consider the role of money and so-called personal property?  Do they contribute to the threat to environmental and human survival?  If one says they do not, perhaps one should reconsider.  One may not understand clearly our system.
Received from slowmoney.org—–This is just a friendly reminder that today’s Beetcoin Dialogue will take place at 5:00 MT and features Narendra Varma.When he left the tech world, Narendra settled on a 58-acre farm south of Portland, OR. He has been transforming it ever since into a diversified, permacultural farm operation, built around a cooperative, a CSA and a farm store.

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Received from treehugger info–https://www.treehugger.com/how-become-zero-waste-gardener-5216222?utm_campaign=treehugger&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_content=26487477&utm_term=     — Before recycling, we should think about the four other “Rs”: refuse, reduce, reuse, and repair.Each and every thing we buy and consume comes at a cost. But we can significantly reduce our personal impact by thinking carefully about what we buy and bring into our homes and gardens.–end of treehugger info–
https://twitter.com/molesuk/status/1484932225233825793      –Protecting and comforting a friend in trouble. Fish feel and create bonds. Please leave them off your plate#Seaspiracy#EndByCatch

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Obsession over money and personal property may drive our inanity—-https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/01/25/astronaut-says-view-above-reveals-absolutely-fragile-planet-earth   –From space, an astronaut has a unique view of “the fragility of planet Earth,” he told the outlet.–end of commondreams info–
What would one think the result would be when we permit the predators to define progress?  
Baby steps in clarity—https://moguldom.com/391294/opinion-embrace-mlk-reject-barack-obama-why-leftists-need-to-challenge-the-scourge-of-black-neoliberalism/?utm_source=moengage&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=subscribed  —

Neoliberalism Crushed the Black Community

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We deserve better.      https://www.lwv.org/newsroom/press-releases/league-refuses-help-perpetrate-fraud–LEAGUE REFUSES TO “HELP PERPETRATE A FRAUD”

WITHDRAWS SUPPORT FROM FINAL PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE–end of lwv info–Murray Bookchin, who founded social ecology, a theory that strongly influenced early Green Socialist thought, strongly advocated the discussion and study group as the first step of any revolutionary movement. A group of individuals meets to expand their knowledge of radical thought and form a radical intellectual community; through the give and take of discussion, can eventually form ideas for next steps in organizing and political activity. According to Bookchin, study groups help create solidarity and a shared language — with a shared coherent vision — for building a mass, organizing, political movement!
Along with Climate Change, many people oppose the imperialism of the USA under control of the Republican/Democratic duopoly.  Use of the wealth of our nation should be to enhance quality of life for We The People rather than for imperialism.  Some people vote accordingly.I———————–That “we are a 2-Party system” is a fabrication of the Republican/Democratic duopoly and spread by MSM.  In FACT the majority of voters aren’t either registered Democratic or Republican.  The censorship about this info must be envied by bureaucrats of the Former USSR and their simplistic style of 1-Party elections.  

Regardless of which character sits in the Oval Office, We The People have work to do to maintain principles of our democratic (small d) Constitutional republic.  Several items to challenge—*We need the integrity of ranked-choice voting so voters won’t feel compelled to “hold your nose and vote”*Censored debates must be stopped.  The Democratic/Republican duopoly pretends to legitimate debates in what is nothing other than another campaign show.  Independent debates run by uninterested sponsors such as The League of Women Voters, must be restored.  (Access www.debates.org to understand the extent of duopoly control).  The so-called Debate Commission is a corporation to promote the Democratic corporation and Republican corporation, not to inform We The People*Challenge and stop gerrymandering that is a trick especially of the Republican branch of the duopoly.*Stop voter suppression by political Parties, and especially confront and stop Party suppression, which is the over-arching approach to voter suppression.  Party suppression seems to have been the responsibility of the Democratic corporation*Promote by law ranked-choice voting, so we won’t be told again, by D&R duopoly, to “hold your nose and vote”
If these issues are handled, our next elections can be honorable. 
*******************************************************************https://news.gallup.com/poll/15370/party-affiliation.aspx—-Political Party affiliation of voters.