Comments on: Searching for a real Third Way http://aperifle.sinosplice.com/archives/2006/10/20/searching-for-a-real-third-way/ Canadian Edition Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:29:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: doom http://aperifle.sinosplice.com/archives/2006/10/20/searching-for-a-real-third-way/comment-page-1/#comment-2376 doom Sat, 16 Dec 2006 14:52:53 +0000 http://aperifle.sinosplice.com/archives/2006/10/20/searching-for-a-real-third-way/#comment-2376 Patrick, excellent post. I like where you arrive at this end of this post as well. I have been thinking about writing about this on my blog as well, but I think you have said it far better than I ever could. It is tough knowing that nothing I say or do will change the world economy but heartening and empowering to realize I can change my personal home economy. Westerners for the most part, and North American specifically, will sadly not change wasteful habits until an energy crisis forces them to consider where things come from and where used things go. I can't though, because I could do more to limit myself. I have been reading Wendell Berry along side Friedman's The World is Flat. It's surreal. I don't know if you have read much of Berry, but he makes salient points about the value of the local agrigarian economy over the industrial global economy. But then Friedman sees a world where the bottom line is king as something good for everybody. As someone, like yourself, who travels and take advantage of the global world, it is easy to see some of the personal benefits of this age, but I still long for local community and face-to-face interaction and the knowledge that I know who grew my food. I like your points, and now I want to come to Africa. Hope all is well. Jamie Patrick, excellent post. I like where you arrive at this end of this post as well. I have been thinking about writing about this on my blog as well, but I think you have said it far better than I ever could. It is tough knowing that nothing I say or do will change the world economy but heartening and empowering to realize I can change my personal home economy. Westerners for the most part, and North American specifically, will sadly not change wasteful habits until an energy crisis forces them to consider where things come from and where used things go. I can’t though, because I could do more to limit myself.

I have been reading Wendell Berry along side Friedman’s The World is Flat. It’s surreal.

I don’t know if you have read much of Berry, but he makes salient points about the value of the local agrigarian economy over the industrial global economy.

But then Friedman sees a world where the bottom line is king as something good for everybody. As someone, like yourself, who travels and take advantage of the global world, it is easy to see some of the personal benefits of this age, but I still long for local community and face-to-face interaction and the knowledge that I know who grew my food. I like your points, and now I want to come to Africa.

Hope all is well.

Jamie

]]> By: David Tehr http://aperifle.sinosplice.com/archives/2006/10/20/searching-for-a-real-third-way/comment-page-1/#comment-1466 David Tehr Fri, 03 Nov 2006 05:28:51 +0000 http://aperifle.sinosplice.com/archives/2006/10/20/searching-for-a-real-third-way/#comment-1466 Personally, I believe the best "third way" will be when we get annual general elections in place. Happy to discuss this further if you want. In peace, David Tehr Perth, Western Australia Personally, I believe the best “third way” will be when we get annual general elections in place.

Happy to discuss this further if you want.

In peace,
David Tehr
Perth, Western Australia

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