new year assertion regarding true wealth

January 2, 2008

rises up…
wealth
true

does
not
tric
kle
d
o
w
n
.

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iiiiiiiiiiindustry

December 11, 2007

smokestacks.jpg

industry
is not
civilization

no matter
what
experts tell us

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Aristoscale vs humanscale – a participatory poem by Christine, Jak, Qazse, and Z-freek

December 9, 2007

slum.jpg

what if
we stopped
building mansions

what if
we began
to build ourselves.

our home
in our hearts
freedom

our home
in each other
humanity

our home
in love compassion
reality

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self-test for fascist tendencies – item #3

October 26, 2007

You always believe
ends justify means…

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