tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3965076219235086304.post3299688999503938704..comments2024-02-24T00:41:37.836-08:00Comments on The Buddha Diaries: HAWKS...Peter Clothierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11525159413387378704noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3965076219235086304.post-26950486811084481112011-07-22T05:55:06.034-07:002011-07-22T05:55:06.034-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08948747314734440600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3965076219235086304.post-27225772290056009732011-07-13T17:33:44.288-07:002011-07-13T17:33:44.288-07:00It is difficult to imagine a time with no leisure ...It is difficult to imagine a time with no leisure class, no rights of privilege. But on the other hand the hard work that day laborers do in the hot sun is amazing, the entire agriculture of California would disappear without their hard work. If they come back tomorrow be sure and thank them individually. SRAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3965076219235086304.post-49123644775036932342011-07-12T18:16:40.970-07:002011-07-12T18:16:40.970-07:00When most of us learn to respect and accept differ...When most of us learn to respect and accept differences, the world would be a better place.Sofanhttp://www.theartofhappiness.net/inspirational_artists_diary/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3965076219235086304.post-66871474372861022182011-07-12T17:30:56.198-07:002011-07-12T17:30:56.198-07:00There is work to be done Peter, I think we would a...There is work to be done Peter, I think we would agree that a humane and evolved civilization depends on it.mandthttp://adgitadiaries.blog-city.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3965076219235086304.post-9348267371064511292011-07-12T15:05:46.182-07:002011-07-12T15:05:46.182-07:00I don't think we disagree, MandT. Perhaps I s...I don't think we disagree, MandT. Perhaps I simply didn't get then tone right, here. I should have written that "the whole notion of social classes SHOULD BY NOW be a quaint one..." I think if you read the rest of the para. in this light, you'll see that we're not far apart. My point is, there is work to be done.Peter Clothierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11525159413387378704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3965076219235086304.post-25974188666882769552011-07-12T12:43:35.626-07:002011-07-12T12:43:35.626-07:00"The whole notion of social “classes” is a qu..."The whole notion of social “classes” is a quaint one in today’s infinitely complex world." I couldn't agree with you less than on this point Peter. Having been born into a life of privilege and conditioned in a paradise shelter, my psycho drama has been that of Siddhartha, who when leaving home and going into the world found the truth about the human condition. The four decades of the 'American Dream' certainly gave the illusion that all classes melded into a prosperous homogenous class. But it is not so. ( ie. read Joe Bageant) Neo liberal late capitalism is moving the world and its poor and working peoples into an age of neo feudalism. I once had the experience that you described above, while watching a crew of twenty laboring on my hillside to plant, pour, build and labor. Years later, even while acknowledging I paid them well I felt sick at heart at the difference in perception. Watching idealistically the labor of one's servants is exactly what class warfare is all about. It simply affirms my belief that well intentioned people of good will, even while conscious, will ultimately chose class solidity when property and the maintenance of privilege is concerned.mandthttp://adgitadiaries.blog-city.comnoreply@blogger.com