Diversity Of Tactics: The Noise Before Defeat
“Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory.” Sun Tzu For the reasons given by me and others it is necessary that the progressive movement distance itself from the violent Black Bloc faction which is coopting the movement. Even Jon Stewart (in Canada here) notes that “they’re violent, disruptive, and draw a lot of […]
Zen And The Art Of Planetary Maintenance
When I was first exposed to real Zen practice I was initially struck, and eventually awed at the deep ecological wisdom that is central to life within a Zen monastic community. Not merely taught, but lived. The supposedly simple act of taking a meal is done in a way that grounds the practitioner in awareness […]
Et Tu, Quoque? How We Backstab Ourselves
I suspect we are all familiar with the argument that if someones behaviour does not seem consistent with their message, the message is obviously false. The argument is totally wrong, but it needs to be taken very seriously because the fact that it is wrong turns out not too matter in the slightest. First why […]
G20: Where Have All Our Issues Gone?
Where have all our issues gone? Long time passing. Where have all our issues gone? Long time ago … So the Toronto G20 meetings have come and gone, but they remain in the news and the public eye because of the protests. Thanks to citizen action more protests are following up on the G20, and […]
The Real BP Gulf Tragedy: What If There Had Been No Spill?
The extraction of oil is a catastrophe whether it goes as according to plan or not. We are not talking about whether we save the Gulf or not – we are quibbling about whether we get to use the oil before it kills off the oceans. That is the only thing that is at issue. Either way we destroy the Gulf, so can we please stop pretending otherwise?.
