[kj] And new Jaz interview:

[Leigh Newton]

A song as amazing as it is dated (and it's pretty fucking dated).

Leigh

 http://www.nightruiner.com
http://www.tstat.org
http://www.myspace.com/streetmeatmusic
http://www.myspace.com/lauderdale 




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From: folk devil <folk.devil at hotmail.com>
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Sent: Mon, August 16, 2010 11:54:45 AM
Subject: Re: [kj] And new Jaz interview:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HzCwwyk2HE
 

 
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From: folk.devil at hotmail.com
To: gathering at misera.net
Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2010 08:24:53 -0700
Subject: Re: [kj] And new Jaz interview:

Everyone is still absorbing the Jaz interview :)
 
I do like the Gandhi reference on 'the village'
 
"Within local governance, Gandhi laid great emphasis on village governance since 
being at the grassroots level it constitutes direct democracy whereas all others 
are representative democracy. According to Indian scriptures, the village 
parliament consisting of all adult men and women control all village resources, 
officials and decision-making. Women have thus been franchised in India for 4000 
years whereas they got enfranchised in the West only in this century. The 
village parliament elects the village head and councillors for day to day work 
usually for a year, and can remove them any time for misconduct. Counsellors are 
held in high esteem but if the community finds that any one of them has abused 
authority, he can be summarily removed through simple majority.

The village government gives land and other environmental resources on village 
lease for specific use. The community thus prevents misuse of land and protects 
the interests of the weak. Such grassroots empowerment regenerates the spiritual 
energies of the people for self-development as they are involved in day to day 
decisions about the community and the environment.In contemporary times, 
industrial proposals will need the approval of village governments. This will 
nurture an environment in which industry functions in trusteeship of society, 
producing goods and services useful for society, investing the surplus for 
common good, and avoid ostentatious consumption. Such industry can also support 
social services such as education and health-care to supplement the programme of 
the village and district governments." 
http://www.peoplefirstindia.org/9village.htm
 
I was recently reminded of Gandhi's Seven Social Sins, also
 

	* Politics without Principle 
	* Wealth Without Work 
	* Pleasure Without Conscience 
	* Knowledge without Character 
	* Commerce without Morality 
	* Science without Humanity 
	* Worship without Sacrifice 
http://www.gandhi-manibhavan.org/main/q7.htm
 
And one of my favourite quotes:
 
Interviewer - 
'What do you think of western civilisation?' 
Ghandi -
'I think it would be a very good idea!
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