Not only are we witnessing it, we are part of the force moving it. It is our collective efforts which are starting to turn the tide. The success of the entire STEEM ecosystem resides on each of us. No one person is more responsible than another. Every person on here has a part to play and for STEEM to maxmize its potential, it requires the efforts of all.
The grip starts with the monetary component. It is obvious that is the main controlling mechanism and the one that instills the most fear. Too many people feel alone and isolated. And it is amazing how much of a secret it is. People will give explicit details of their sex lives yet will not tell you how much money they make. Isnt that odd? This is how much we are conditioned to believe that money is the value of worth. It isnt but this is what we believe.
As this article states, every living being has worth..it is sacred. @wwf nailed it...too often we overlook that in our desperate need to judge so as to feel better about ourselves.
I agree we are all apart of the movement. It is important to witness, respect and honor other beings journeys.
I don't agree that starting grip of fear is monetary. (Although it is a major one)
Fear has been integrated into every facet of our lives. Fear of God, fear of change, fear of the law, fear of someone finding out you are being abused, fear of success, fear of losing a job, fear of rejection...so many layers.
Money is just a facet. If we are not careful, and stand in our sacredness, the pendulum will continue to swing violently. Just in a different direction.
Such a delicate balance needs to be maintained. I navigate daily through these thoughts and actions. As I suspect we all do.
While I agree that the monetary component is a powerful one, the relationship between money, state governance, feudalism and all the other components is a complicated co-dependent web. In my view, the most insidious component is the trauma left as a result of the violence through war, economic failures, debt, courts, police, politics, terrorism, residential schools, conquest, pollution, vaccines, propaganda, etc, etc, etc.
We have all been traumatized by some or all of these campaigns. We need to end the violence so that we can heal and move past it all. There are a few who have the courage to do the healing despite it all, but I suspect the majority of the healing will only happen when we find the peace and stop the trauma from happening. Divorce, separation, declaration of peace and sovereignty are examples of how we can remove ourselves from the violent offenders. The economic models being demonstrated here can support those efforts as they are removed from the control mechanisms in place right now.
Yes I agree it is an interwoven consortium of terror waged upon the masses. the reason I point to the financial component is that it appears to be one of the main pieces that people focus upon. After all, it is the root of their scarcity mantra. It is also why people engage in the system to a great degree. I need a new car to drive so I go to a bank. Need a roof over my head so I get a mortgage. I need to take that trip (I'm entitled after all) so charge it. Plus it is why most of society shows up to work (I commend you for leaving like you did and taking the step of removing that aspect of control from you).
Yes the violence..but how to end it? The forces that profit off it are continually manifesting it. War is a profitable business. Now we dont even need to have a country to hate, just terror. Who is a terrorist? Whoever they deem that can stir the masses and get them excited.
I know it starts with one...followed by another...than another...it all starts at the individual level.
I believe we are onto something grand here. This is a experiment in freedom...it is telling how some react. It is an eye opener when people realize what freedom truly means.
The desire to run back to mommy, big brother, daddy is still there.
We learned the lessons of our conditioning well....sadly, we were excellent students.