Thursday, February 09, 2006
Alternative Society
When I lived on the Canadian border, I used to go to the gatherings at the Lummi Tribal Community Center for festive celebrations, and what really impressed me was how they always had ceremonies and formal gift-giving to acknowledge their people who were contributing to the tribe's well-being. You could just see the pride and gratitude in their faces.
The fact our society doesn't do that (at least not in an authentic way) is both an indictment of our culture and a signal that we of the alternative society need to take care of that. Expressing our love for each other, especially when under stress, is absolutely essential. Oddly, very few dissidents seem to comprehend that reality.
The fact our society doesn't do that (at least not in an authentic way) is both an indictment of our culture and a signal that we of the alternative society need to take care of that. Expressing our love for each other, especially when under stress, is absolutely essential. Oddly, very few dissidents seem to comprehend that reality.
