RedHatty - Where Do We Go From Here?

Over the last 32 weeks, I hope everyone has learned something.  Whether it's how to save by cutting back or grow to eat, or maybe just to be more aware of what is happening around you and to be more active.

One of the things that brought us to the crisis was the amount of sideline citizens there are.  What is a sideline citizen you ask?  Well it's the person who may be a registered voter, but doesn't regualrly vote, who may vote, but when their elected officials do something that they don't a gree with, the only place they are complaiing about it is at the company coffee machine or over the back fence.  It's the person who thinks that their position in the checks and balances system stops after they leave the voting booth.

We need active citizenship - everywhere, but as I am a US citizen, I am concetrating on here in the US.

The checks and balances system only works when you make it work - we the people are the ultimate check & balance.  It is up to us to keep an eye on the congress critters, speak up LOUDLY when they do something wrong & demand more from the people we elect.  Write or call your congress critters, STAY on them to make choices that will help our future generations.  Look at what the Green Party supports and decide if you agree with it.  Learn more about alternative energy & push your officials to implement new energy programs that use alternatives to oil.

Keep learning what you can do to reduce your carbon footprint, plant a tree somewhere, grow some food, walk, ride a bike, rollerskate, especially if you only have to go a few blocks, your body will thank you for it.

Remember that each of us is responsible here, not just the people we elect to government.  We can push them to make changes, but we have to make changes too & let's face it, for most people change is Scary & Hard.

I wish you all well, and hat's off to the regular posters, FallingintoSin, MiaWithoutOil, PrudentRVer, OrganizedChaos, PeakProphet, Lead_tag & everyone else I forgot to list, you have all done a great job, pat yourselves on the back!  

To the 10TSOC, thanks for the wake up call!  Thanks to Nico for the head's up, many of us would have been in a bad way without his warning.

Now it's time to really work on the problem, so let's all get to work, shall we?

Namaste