I just recently read Ishmael, the Story of B, My Ishmael, and Beyond Civilization all one right after the other. I come from an anarchist background and yet I was still fascinated by what was being said in these books and made me really think about life. I am now reading the Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins to get a better understanding of evolution and genetics. I think humanity forgets that it is a part of nature and not a ruler of nature. The laws of nature still apply to us as well as natural selection and evolution.  

To others who read this, argue it, agree with it but if you can, repost it somewhere else.  Let's start some dialogues...

To President-Elect Obama:

I'm just one of the millions.

I'm going to start this post by saying I'm a believer in Godesky. I find his posts thoughtful and well-researched. When challenged on things, he will look for more evidence to back up his claims or modify what he's said appropriately. All of this means that when he states that he believes we reached the peak of our civilization around 50-100 years ago, I listen.

Quinn talks a lot about our needing to create communities with a "shared common vision." This is what will separate our cultural revolution from the failed one of the '60s. I know what he means by this, but am having trouble putting everything into one sentence, one thesis.

Talvir from an old Ishcon post.

I think violence will fail against civ because there are groups and individuals that will block any attempts for it to work.

Rather than go through a long-winded explanation, I'll just give an example.

Thermcon