http://www.diamondcutlife.org/self-reliance-versus-government-control/ Sustainable Living: More Joy And Less Consumption Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:46:06 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://www.diamondcutlife.org/self-reliance-versus-government-control/comment-page-1/#comment-7346 Colleen Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:30:39 +0000 http://www.diamondcutlife.org/?p=1007#comment-7346 I do think people make real change, not governments. That said, government has the power to enable bad change or good change -- or it can do nothing and completely stifle change altogether. Democracies work best -- and why American citizens are so LUCKY -- we can elect leaders that will 'fight' for our best interests -- interests we think are important. Take countries where poor leadership keeps people in poverty, and the people have little say. How would things change if all those governments changed for the better? The poor only need a break to reverse the cycle of poverty. Similarly, Earth needs a break from all this unnecessary pollution. I'd say government is 10 percent of the change, and the people 90 percent. I do think people make real change, not governments. That said, government has the power to enable bad change or good change — or it can do nothing and completely stifle change altogether. Democracies work best — and why American citizens are so LUCKY — we can elect leaders that will ‘fight’ for our best interests — interests we think are important. Take countries where poor leadership keeps people in poverty, and the people have little say. How would things change if all those governments changed for the better? The poor only need a break to reverse the cycle of poverty. Similarly, Earth needs a break from all this unnecessary pollution. I’d say government is 10 percent of the change, and the people 90 percent.

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