Now here is some potential for the beginning of a very interesting and
revealing chat on the ol' 2020 list, a dialogue I've been hoping to see for
awhile.
I guess we'll find out who is willing to step up to the plate and take a few
swings at the ball. With so much at stake for our nation as well as our
world there has certainly never been a more critical time to take a critical
look. Let's take some chances and open some doors we are all too often
hesitant to disturb.
Let's not ignore the national and global crises we face, tackle only
relatively personal, local issues and in the process risk losing the big
game by a lopsided score. Not that the new swimming pool or traffic calming
aren't important issues, it's just that they seem a bit trivial in
comparison to issues like racial and economic injustice, environmental
degradation, the erosion of civil liberties and the ongoing threat (although
many would play it down) of a nuclear confrontation.
As we race to incarcerate more of our citizenry, burn up increasing amounts
of what's left of the earth's fossil fuels, and sacrifice livlihoods and
ecosystems in the name of corporate "progress", isn't it about time to start
a serious debate about whether we might need a fairly significant change of
direction? And why shouldn't Vision 2020, Moscow, Idaho, USA be an
appropriate place to initiate such an investigation?
Greg Meyer