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<P><FONT face=Arial>Dominant or not, as we speak English, we show that we are
dominated by the USA, i.e. capitalism. Still, the antidote is developing within
capitalism. We are the antidote as long as we behave like sane human beings.
Socialism is developing, the crude shape is being refined: Worldwide communism
was right in providing everybody with food, housing, education, and health care.
This was only a first step however, starting from false grounds. You have to go
back further than abolishing private property, you have to abolish property at
all, starting from abolishing patriarchy (which introduced the concept of
property, property of woman), abolishing barter, trade and trafficking, money,
economic competition, state, economic growth, capitalism, fascism - a fatal
chain reaction. For example, starting from 1500 Euro per month for everybody in
Germany would take away the daily worry of food, housing, education, and health
care, make most people work voluntarily, and thus abolish the fatal chain
reaction. Leading up to people living in a self-sufficient and cooperative
way, living up to their sensuous needs. Just to show: There is no need of the
"Easterners" to hide their light under a bushel.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial>No doubt, capitalism and (new) socialism are two different
civilisations. But there are also two civilised ways of treating guests, not
only Eastern/Western, but also agricultural/urban. Another world is not only
possible, but real in any individual's reasonable and sensual behaviour, based
on agricultural principles since our food comes from the land - even in
capitalism.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial>Our common topic is the alternative to capitalism, I guess.
Because it is obvious that the Empire (money, doll, supermarket etc.) will
destroy the living conditions of man. Let the Easterners go. Most of our German
Easterners are no longer ravished by capitalism.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial>Sure, we are different, and we tend to come together where
our tongue is spoken. But we shouldn't exaggerate it to "apartheid". A party is
casual, and you shouldn't judge somebody by his/her behaviour at a party,
but by his/her daily life.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial>Well, we are not the Emperors. So don't let us tell other
people what's good for them. Just affiliate yourself to people you trust, and
enjoy life in common. There may be conflicts even in such a community; but they
can be resolved in a rational way, not by war. That doesn't mean to cut yourself
off from other ideologies. You have to understand them lest they declare war on
you, but you don't have to join them. The people Laure mentioned on March 25 are
from beyond, from the Empire, however nice they may be.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial>Olga, before we draw on some writers, we should eleborate on
what we think ourselves, we should get to know each other. Then we could answer
better to Slavenka Drakulic: European integration is losing its momentum as long
as capitalism is not abolished. Anxiety is a bad counsellor, let us retreat to
our senses. Don't let time and economy impose on us: Take your time, take your
economy, take what you need, neither less nor more. Anxious people take more or
less than they need.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial>That's what I have to say so far. Is it of any
use?</FONT></P>
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<P><FONT face=Arial>Karl-Heinz</FONT></P>
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<P><FONT face=Arial>P.S.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial>The Archive texts have puzzling headlines, e.g. "Laure",
although the text is by Olga.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial>Olga, your dater is wrong posting mails on April 16,
2006.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial>Laure, please don't write in HTML ("formated"), because the
lines become too broad for printing, or they have to be converted by
WorForWindows first.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial>Jane, no attachments, please, because they are hard to
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