Reframing Patriotic Prosperity

Map Branches

• Engage
  • Rugged individualism a myth
  • Radical communitarianism foundation of greatness
• Backstory
  • Something creationists and darwinists can agree on
    • Holy texts all about community
      • Prophets about justice for the poor
      • Success stories come from cooperation, not strife
      • Even genocide "softer" age to age
        • Joshua has officers standing on necks of kings
          • All equal under god
    • Successful primate communities from cooperation
      • Idea of Hunter - Gatherer patriarchal construct
        • Actually gatherer hunter
        • Deifies the man
          • Enforces killing as ultimate power
        • Nurturing diminished
          • The "workers" who grow and gather food weaker
          • More calories from plants, more protein from nuts
      • Successful primate communities in wild more cooperative
      • Cooperation is at heart of our survival
• Build tension
  • Teabaggers and supply siders on losing side
    • Unsustainable model of growth
    • We can't AFFORD having our common wealth privatized
      • Capitalism not accountable to people
      • Entrepreneurship, private enterprise encouraged where appropriate
      • Process of establishing production priorities more transparent
      • Limiting transfer of wealth creates more opportunity for shared rather than dynastic legacy
• Bring it to the boil
  • Teabaggers and supply siders worship the golden calf
  • Right wing is using century old tricks
  • 1,000 of the thousand have been robbed of their share of our wealth
• Offer choice(s)
  • Choice is NOT between individual autonomy and collectivism
  • Choice is between you and the future of the planet, ALL future individuals
    • New-Branch
  • Basic conservative argument is morally flawed
  • Liberal argument is too conciliatory in radically changing times
    • New-Branch
  • Not a choice of politics, a matter of urgent survival
• Provide resolution
  • Smart governance creates clarity and democracy
  • Create plenty of space for people to reach full individual potential
  • Ensure that we maximize all we have as a planet
  • Recognize more neighbors as ourselves
• Set up the sequel
  • Progressives need to reclaim populist language
  • What's not patriotic about a chicken in every pot?
  • George Bailey is the hero
  • Not potter
  • Not armey

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