So there is a personal path and a social path. To build movements, we must change ourselves. But to change the government, we must build movements. The problems we face are simply too big to be only addressed individually. I do believe that we cannot abandon government that in the end, we must find a way to lead Congress and organizations such as the USDA to better governance. As we look at the major winners in the $50 billion annual organic sales, we see that ‘the many’ are dominated by ‘the few.’īut as I listened, I considered what she was saying. Time and again, I have seen democracy overwhelmed by corporate interests. I have come to know the NOP as a feeding ground for large industrial enterprises. She has a compelling idea that the National Organic Program, flawed as it is, is still the best model of participatory democracy in our government. I talked with a new friend this week about democracy. It is still an important idea, but the actual author is unknown. Several people informed us that Ben Franklin (despite often being quoted incorrectly) did not write the words attributed to him in the last letter. “Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote!”Ĭorrection. “Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch.
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