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Withdrawing From Capitalism
I'm looking for ways
to withdraw from capitalism.
Perhaps you can help me.
Perhaps this is something you want to do too.
I've begun by starting a garden
and riding my bike more. It's not much, I know,
but imagine
the effect of millions doing the same.
I've stopped eating animal products. If millions joined me
industrial agriculture would fade into nothing
and we'd live in a healthier world.
I've put my money in a credit union that invests locally.
Perhaps you and I could start a cooperative business
and share all the profits with those who work with us.
The slave and the slave-holder
are caught in the same cage. Neither has freedom.
The only way to live fully is to withdraw from the circle of pain.
I'm looking for ways
to withdraw from the madness of thinking I can “own” anything.
I'm learning to think of myself as a steward
protecting the rights of unborn generations.
Perhaps you will join me.
Perhaps with our small actions
we'll reinvent our human society.
Copyright ©
Stanfield Major
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