Comments for Dark Optimism http://www.darkoptimism.org A better future for a troubled world Wed, 25 Apr 2012 21:40:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on Is activism therapy? by Stephen Reidhttp://www.darkoptimism.org/2011/06/15/is-activism-therapy/comment-page-1/#comment-147102 Stephen Reid Wed, 25 Apr 2012 21:40:36 +0000 http://www.darkoptimism.org/?p=2871#comment-147102 Related: Give Up Activism http://libcom.org/library/give-up-activism Related: Give Up Activism http://libcom.org/library/give-up-activism

]]> Comment on All Party Parliamentary TEQs report – rationing, not carbon trading by Shaun Chamberlinhttp://www.darkoptimism.org/2009/08/14/all-party-parliamentary-teqs-report-rationing-not-carbon-trading/comment-page-1/#comment-140148 Shaun Chamberlin Mon, 09 Apr 2012 19:23:25 +0000 http://www.darkoptimism.org/?p=954#comment-140148 Thanks Oscar! Link now updated in the text. Thanks Oscar! Link now updated in the text.

]]> Comment on All Party Parliamentary TEQs report – rationing, not carbon trading by Oscarhttp://www.darkoptimism.org/2009/08/14/all-party-parliamentary-teqs-report-rationing-not-carbon-trading/comment-page-1/#comment-138307 Oscar Thu, 05 Apr 2012 00:19:36 +0000 http://www.darkoptimism.org/?p=954#comment-138307 The transcript of the commons debate about TEQs has been moved, it now lives here: http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200809/cmhansrd/chan94.pdf The transcript of the commons debate about TEQs has been moved, it now lives here:
http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200809/cmhansrd/chan94.pdf

]]> Comment on Robin Bank – an invitation to mass civil disobedience by Shaun Chamberlinhttp://www.darkoptimism.org/2012/04/02/robin-bank-an-invitation-to-mass-civil-disobedience/comment-page-1/#comment-137618 Shaun Chamberlin Mon, 02 Apr 2012 15:55:51 +0000 http://www.darkoptimism.org/?p=3365#comment-137618 I should also highlight that Duran complements his ‘financial civil disobedience’ with the hard work of practically demonstrating his thoughts on viable alternatives, such as the <a href="http://vimeo.com/groups/sevilladecrece/videos/31167909" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">‘Catalan Integrated Cooperative’ project</a>.An English translation of the "Right of Rebellion" manifesto he promotes can also be found <a href="http://www.derechoderebelion.net/version-imprimir/english-version/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">here</a>. I should also highlight that Duran complements his ‘financial civil disobedience’ with the hard work of practically demonstrating his thoughts on viable alternatives, such as the ‘Catalan Integrated Cooperative’ project.

An English translation of the “Right of Rebellion” manifesto he promotes can also be found here.

]]> Comment on Untitled, 2010 by Rogerhttp://www.darkoptimism.org/2011/12/21/untitled-2010/comment-page-1/#comment-136194 Roger Thu, 29 Mar 2012 17:37:04 +0000 http://www.darkoptimism.org/?p=3178#comment-136194 ... the few who abuse the many through the proceduralised system we call 'civilisation' , they know fairly exactly how many folks will revolt to every removal of 'civil rights' as we head now downhill toward breakdown of the system after finally one international banker owns the world by law and controls the one world army, one world religion... but few know how to 'live' without the system of systematic abuse of mankind by man-un-kind ... the evil is covert , but over half the world is owned by one man already , set far more quickly to own the rest, but hardly worth owning since it is condemned to death by the acts of the many from following the system... so many ways we have destroyed all hope of a future for mankind in this earth, mercifully the end will be swift ... and then men will see what man really is , because if we were what most believe we are from listening only to men who do not know any longer , then no-one would survive what we have almost all done... following the evil and saying we do not like it but don't know any better, lies to ourselves all our lives... Nay, but we KNOW we have spirit and love... we understand, but do not integrate it , so most deny it in action and so it is dead... but action is not revolution or evolution, it is simply preparation , which no-one can undertake until they know what it is we are preparing for... without this knowledge mankind is blind , disenfranchised, vain, seeks escapism or revolt or acceptance of fate... the few get on with love who know, they are content to serve the poor this world creates and then rejects [but are overwhelmed with how many the many do not care about as they scrabble over one another to amuse the few who con them with the greatest scam known to man, virtual money with no value behind it inducing ever-increasing unrepayable debt of all to a few.... the engine of the system, unbelievable evil set in international and national law , enforced by paying people to enslave people by force of police, army, civil 'servants' and 'governments' who no longer serve any but their money-masters...IF we all changed to loving one another , even 'they' would be happy in the plenty this earth can and indeed does supply despite that we are killing it's life force systematically.... we are just so inefficient that 50,000 a DAY starve in abject poverty , misery ... we KNOW better , and we know there are consequences to our evil against one another , our unlovingness as acquired default between folks...the NORM ... divided ... conquered ... and yet even in this seemingly hopeless state , knowing where we are headed in snowball fashion, out of control, we do not see the answer within every one of us that was there from childhood, we live in acquired denial of our love for one another ... we deny that 'endlessness' somehow created these bodies that begin and end, we deny that it can do so again , even endlessly timelessly 'create' new worlds of space-time or whatever... how can we do so when we 'know' love that shows us the 'oneness' from which we come, on which we depend, to which we all aim, however distracted by that which ends... the answer is not revolution although many will revolt and die ... revolution does not solve the problem which is that we have denied love , we could all open our hearts, minds, conscience, souls, and become whole again , like little children who have capacity to innocently choose freely to love [or follow their parents who mostly have only denial, enough to destroy a world]2 Peter 3:13 Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.Isaiah 65:17 For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.How it comes about was written down as soon as men could write, we have known that long that we shall destroy ourselves and our only hope of loving life is another universe which iskick-started with the few who loved in this life... but the only way there is our spirit and eventually the only way away from life [even life of love in teh new earth ] is the spirit of love which frees us to endless creation because to love is to be ONE [beyond that which ends, but endlessly creating that which begins and ends] so inevitably endlessness finds the way to communicate this to the creation ... that is what love is ...1 John 4:8 He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.1 John 4:16 he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.the words hardly matter since they are words of things of the world THAT ENDS , what matters is to know love and see that it is not love until it is given freely to all without expectation, judgement, trade, price, ... in love buried deep in most is the only hope there is beyond this world that is ending, and eventually beyond the next world, kingdom of the God of love come ... to all .. but there is a third heaven and no third earth... that is freedom of the spirit from life [and death it is already free of by ' nature ' of being of endlessness, not of creation ... … the few who abuse the many through the proceduralised system we call ‘civilisation’ , they know fairly exactly how many folks will revolt to every removal of ‘civil rights’ as we head now downhill toward breakdown of the system after finally one international banker owns the world by law and controls the one world army, one world religion… but few know how to ‘live’ without the system of systematic abuse of mankind by man-un-kind … the evil is covert , but over half the world is owned by one man already , set far more quickly to own the rest, but hardly worth owning since it is condemned to death by the acts of the many from following the system… so many ways we have destroyed all hope of a future for mankind in this earth, mercifully the end will be swift …
and then men will see what man really is , because if we were what most believe we are from listening only to men who do not know any longer , then no-one would survive what we have almost all done… following the evil and saying we do not like it but don’t know any better, lies to ourselves all our lives…
Nay, but we KNOW we have spirit and love… we understand, but do not integrate it , so most deny it in action and so it is dead… but action is not revolution or evolution, it is simply preparation , which no-one can undertake until they know what it is we are preparing for… without this knowledge mankind is blind , disenfranchised, vain, seeks escapism or revolt or acceptance of fate…
the few get on with love who know, they are content to serve the poor this world creates and then rejects [but are overwhelmed with how many the many do not care about as they scrabble over one another to amuse the few who con them with the greatest scam known to man, virtual money with no value behind it inducing ever-increasing unrepayable debt of all to a few.... the engine of the system, unbelievable evil set in international and national law , enforced by paying people to enslave people by force of police, army, civil 'servants' and 'governments' who no longer serve any but their money-masters...

IF we all changed to loving one another , even 'they' would be happy in the plenty this earth can and indeed does supply despite that we are killing it's life force systematically.... we are just so inefficient that 50,000 a DAY starve in abject poverty , misery ...
we KNOW better , and we know there are consequences to our evil against one another , our unlovingness as acquired default between folks...the NORM ... divided ... conquered ...
and yet even in this seemingly hopeless state , knowing where we are headed in snowball fashion, out of control, we do not see the answer within every one of us that was there from childhood, we live in acquired denial of our love for one another ...
we deny that 'endlessness' somehow created these bodies that begin and end, we deny that it can do so again , even endlessly timelessly 'create' new worlds of space-time or whatever... how can we do so when we 'know' love that shows us the 'oneness' from which we come, on which we depend, to which we all aim, however distracted by that which ends...
the answer is not revolution although many will revolt and die ... revolution does not solve the problem which is that we have denied love , we could all open our hearts, minds, conscience, souls, and become whole again , like little children who have capacity to innocently choose freely to love [or follow their parents who mostly have only denial, enough to destroy a world]

2 Peter 3:13 Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.

Isaiah 65:17 For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.

How it comes about was written down as soon as men could write, we have known that long that we shall destroy ourselves and our only hope of loving life is another universe which iskick-started with the few who loved in this life… but the only way there is our spirit and eventually the only way away from life [even life of love in teh new earth ] is the spirit of love which frees us to endless creation because to love is to be ONE [beyond that which ends, but endlessly creating that which begins and ends]
so inevitably endlessness finds the way to communicate this to the creation … that is what love is …

1 John 4:8 He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

1 John 4:16 he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.

the words hardly matter since they are words of things of the world THAT ENDS , what matters is to know love and see that it is not love until it is given freely to all without expectation, judgement, trade, price, …
in love buried deep in most is the only hope there is beyond this world that is ending, and eventually beyond the next world, kingdom of the God of love come … to all .. but there is a third heaven and no third earth… that is freedom of the spirit from life [and death it is already free of by ‘ nature ‘ of being of endlessness, not of creation …

]]> Comment on My foreword for “The Future We Deserve” – out now by Sharon Knighthttp://www.darkoptimism.org/2012/03/03/my-foreword-for-the-future-we-deserve-out-now/comment-page-1/#comment-135852 Sharon Knight Wed, 28 Mar 2012 20:36:12 +0000 http://www.darkoptimism.org/?p=3291#comment-135852 Hi Shaun -Thanks for visiting my blog! Your comment intrigued me so I came to check you out and realize I have been here before. I love this blog, and what you are doing! This so speaks to my own stance, that yes, the world is in a scary place, and we mustn't sugar-coat that. And yet, we can stand in hope and optimism for what we can create in the face of our terror. YES!I would love to stay connected, and possibly collaborate on projects as appropriate, for example, contribute a song to a future Dark Optimism album, or write a guest post for you, or feature you on my blog for that matter.However that may take form - or not - I am glad for what you are doing. Thank you for doing it! Hi Shaun –

Thanks for visiting my blog! Your comment intrigued me so I came to check you out and realize I have been here before. I love this blog, and what you are doing! This so speaks to my own stance, that yes, the world is in a scary place, and we mustn’t sugar-coat that. And yet, we can stand in hope and optimism for what we can create in the face of our terror. YES!

I would love to stay connected, and possibly collaborate on projects as appropriate, for example, contribute a song to a future Dark Optimism album, or write a guest post for you, or feature you on my blog for that matter.

However that may take form – or not – I am glad for what you are doing. Thank you for doing it!

]]> Comment on BBC Radio 4 discusses Peak Oil (intelligently!) by Atwell Personerhttp://www.darkoptimism.org/2008/09/27/bbc-radio-4-discuss-peak-oil-intelligently/comment-page-1/#comment-135142 Atwell Personer Mon, 26 Mar 2012 12:56:27 +0000 http://www.darkoptimism.org/?p=98#comment-135142 I would like to point out my passion for your generosity for visitors who need guidance on that concern. Your personal commitment to passing the message throughout was unbelievably insightful and have continually enabled guys and women much like me to arrive at their goals. The warm and helpful suggestions can mean much a person like me and even more to my peers. Best wishes; from each one of us. I would like to point out my passion for your generosity for visitors who need guidance on that concern. Your personal commitment to passing the message throughout was unbelievably insightful and have continually enabled guys and women much like me to arrive at their goals. The warm and helpful suggestions can mean much a person like me and even more to my peers. Best wishes; from each one of us.

]]> Comment on My foreword for “The Future We Deserve” – out now by Gustosohttp://www.darkoptimism.org/2012/03/03/my-foreword-for-the-future-we-deserve-out-now/comment-page-1/#comment-131634 Gustoso Thu, 15 Mar 2012 02:41:29 +0000 http://www.darkoptimism.org/?p=3291#comment-131634 Love the cover. Just finished reading your book on "The Transition Timeline" Love the cover. Just finished reading your book on “The Transition Timeline”

]]> Comment on The climate science translation guide by Britt Sanhttp://www.darkoptimism.org/2008/09/03/the-climate-science-translation-guide/comment-page-1/#comment-128568 Britt San Mon, 05 Mar 2012 18:38:06 +0000 http://www.darkoptimism.org/?p=53#comment-128568 Took me time to study all the comments, but I really enjoyed the post. It proved to become really beneficial to me and Im positive to all of the commenters right here! Took me time to study all the comments, but I really enjoyed the post. It proved to become really beneficial to me and Im positive to all of the commenters right here!

]]> Comment on My foreword for “The Future We Deserve” – out now by Biff Vernonhttp://www.darkoptimism.org/2012/03/03/my-foreword-for-the-future-we-deserve-out-now/comment-page-1/#comment-128509 Biff Vernon Mon, 05 Mar 2012 14:00:29 +0000 http://www.darkoptimism.org/?p=3291#comment-128509 Well here's an invitation: "This book is an interactive process. I'm hoping for reading groups, for annotated versions of the articles, for interviews and interaction with our authors, and for a second book, nominally titled The Present We Have. The hub for these activities is http://thefuturewedeserve.com/1/ Our hash tag for twitter (and other media) is #TheFWD / @TheFWD." Vinay GuptaNow just to get head round how Wiki works... Well here’s an invitation: “This book is an interactive process. I’m hoping for reading groups, for annotated versions of the articles, for interviews and interaction with our authors, and for a second book, nominally titled The Present We Have. The hub for these activities is
http://thefuturewedeserve.com/1/
Our hash tag for twitter (and other media) is #TheFWD / @TheFWD.”
Vinay Gupta

Now just to get head round how Wiki works…

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