The Fall of Western Civilization

I have felt over the last year as though it is of utmost importance to re-connect to community. By community, I mean the local and nearby people who share your neighborhood. I try to support Canadian manufactures and I attempt to purchase local produce when and if I can afford it. I choose products carefully, thinking about the impact on the environment and I am always aware of where I am falling short in my daily practices in this regard. But awareness is a beginning.

Globalization is a failure! Others have said it before me and I am sure the lessons of Katrina ( in the United States) and other events will teach us to be more reliant on the local area where we live. It does not mean I am unconcerned with events around the world, it means I can only depend on my surrounding community and the networks I create to be of mutual inter-dependence.

The following article, Ancient Rome on the Potomac, stresses the point that government(s) has become overstretched and awkward and cannot be relied on to deliver emergency services.


http://www.thebusinessonline.com/Stories.aspx?StoryID=4F85CC8E-51F7-429A-A3DF-D63ADA812B2E&SectionID=F200D393-0200-421B-894F-33C0717ACBD6

Be well...the faerieshaman