Comments on: Why I Walked Out On Richard Reed http://www.blog.thesietch.org/2007/11/17/why-i-walked-out-on-richard-reed/ The voice of The Sietch community Sun, 21 Mar 2010 17:22:28 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: How the Collective Narrative Influences How We Think About Sustainability « La Marguerite http://www.blog.thesietch.org/2007/11/17/why-i-walked-out-on-richard-reed/comment-page-1/#comment-81001 How the Collective Narrative Influences How We Think About Sustainability « La Marguerite Tue, 20 Nov 2007 19:25:51 +0000 http://www.blog.thesietch.org/2007/11/17/why-i-walked-out-on-richard-reed/#comment-81001 [...] to the power of the collective narrative. Below is a copy of my comment to Keith’s post on The Sietch, ‘Why I Walked Out on Richard Reed’, and his response to my [...] [...] to the power of the collective narrative. Below is a copy of my comment to Keith’s post on The Sietch, ‘Why I Walked Out on Richard Reed’, and his response to my [...]

]]> By: keithf http://www.blog.thesietch.org/2007/11/17/why-i-walked-out-on-richard-reed/comment-page-1/#comment-80994 keithf Tue, 20 Nov 2007 09:22:29 +0000 http://www.blog.thesietch.org/2007/11/17/why-i-walked-out-on-richard-reed/#comment-80994 I completely agree, Marguerite. Developed should be replaced by "degraded" and Developing should be replaced by "degrading" if these terms relate to reality. Let's see them for what they are, not give them any fancy euphamisms : industrial, capitalist, communist, Eastern, Western, agricultural, technological, rich, poor, subsistence... Terms such as Developing and Developed, or 3rd World, 2nd World and 1st World are hangovers from an outdated time - and Age of Empire - when everything was subordinate to those in power. The continuation of these terms reveals that we are still in an Age of Empire, and everything is subordinate to the industrial capitalist Western ideology. Keith I completely agree, Marguerite. Developed should be replaced by “degraded” and Developing should be replaced by “degrading” if these terms relate to reality. Let’s see them for what they are, not give them any fancy euphamisms : industrial, capitalist, communist, Eastern, Western, agricultural, technological, rich, poor, subsistence…

Terms such as Developing and Developed, or 3rd World, 2nd World and 1st World are hangovers from an outdated time – and Age of Empire – when everything was subordinate to those in power. The continuation of these terms reveals that we are still in an Age of Empire, and everything is subordinate to the industrial capitalist Western ideology.

Keith

]]> By: marguerite manteau-rao http://www.blog.thesietch.org/2007/11/17/why-i-walked-out-on-richard-reed/comment-page-1/#comment-80984 marguerite manteau-rao Mon, 19 Nov 2007 18:19:47 +0000 http://www.blog.thesietch.org/2007/11/17/why-i-walked-out-on-richard-reed/#comment-80984 The mud hut reference makes me think of the words we use to describe so called third world or developing nations, versus developed countries. From a purely ecological perspective, both terms are actually oxymorons when you think about it. marguerite manteau-rao http://lamarguerite.wordpress.com 'It's All About Green Psychology' The mud hut reference makes me think of the words we use to describe so called third world or developing nations, versus developed countries. From a purely ecological perspective, both terms are actually oxymorons when you think about it.

marguerite manteau-rao
http://lamarguerite.wordpress.com
‘It’s All About Green Psychology’

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