Float Like a Butterfly, Sting Like a Bee: a political ecology of change

The Power of Strategic Vision

The left abandoned any pretense of posing a real alternative in the wake of COINTELPRO repression and the Red Scare that preceded it. Understandable, but it has put us in the awkward position of seeking winnable improvements for specific groups while our opponents proclaim a grand moral mission.

What would it look like if we had the audacity to challenge the moral vision of the right with one of our own? What if we placed the New World that we say is possible on the public menu of choices in clearly understandable terms? Much would depend on how well that vision resonates with people's dreams. To take this notion for a test drive I humbly submit a partial list of core values that reflect the world I am fighting for, translated into language that a second grader can understand.

1) No one gets seconds until everyone has had firsts.

2) You don't make a mess you can't clean up.

3) Food is for feeding people.

4) Share.

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