Comments on: Destruction of the World Corporate Structure http://young.anabaptistradicals.org/2009/02/17/destruction-of-the-world-corporate-structure/ let's activate something Sat, 11 Feb 2012 12:30:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Josiah Garber http://young.anabaptistradicals.org/2009/02/17/destruction-of-the-world-corporate-structure/#comment-20571 Josiah Garber Sat, 21 Mar 2009 00:55:36 +0000 http://young.anabaptistradicals.org/?p=611#comment-20571 Good thought Tim. People are corrupt. That is why any system will ultimately fail to be just without the light of Jesus. Good thought Tim. People are corrupt. That is why any system will ultimately fail to be just without the light of Jesus.

]]> By: Rusty http://young.anabaptistradicals.org/2009/02/17/destruction-of-the-world-corporate-structure/#comment-20552 Rusty Thu, 19 Mar 2009 03:04:27 +0000 http://young.anabaptistradicals.org/?p=611#comment-20552 I really liked the essay, except that I would have just as hard of a time believing that this is possible- that the poor of the world will all simultaneously cry out to god. I wish that would be the case. I think that you are certainly correct in your claim that the way you outlined above is the way of jesus, but I struggle with it. I am not for violent revolution, but certainly for something. Not stopping violence is equal to inflicting it, no matter how you look at it. You agree that the world corporate structure is violent, as noted in the first few paragraphs. Not many people see it that way, though it is clearly the way it is. I live in a poor neighborhood in Chicago where people get killed, 10 year old kids are addicted to crack and the police roam for kicks. The economic system has forgotten about us in this neighborhood. Our roads are filled with potholes, our parks are overgrown and filthy and our street lights are busted. But that is okay because we don't support the economy as much as the other neighborhoods. This is violence, a hidden violence that takes the lives and dreams of so many young kids. There are a few churches in this area and I am sure that they cry out to god unceasingly for economic freedom, but the fact remains unchanged. What are we to do? nothing = violence. I don't to run nonviolent direct action campaigns that aim at putting regulations or stipulations on our economic system. I want to stop, change, destroy capitalism. the government simply cant help me in this one, therefore calling on them to do os is pointless. As I said I do not advocate violence, but I advocate action. And I am not sure that ghandi or kings example applies to a global economic system. I really liked the essay, except that I would have just as hard of a time believing that this is possible- that the poor of the world will all simultaneously cry out to god. I wish that would be the case. I think that you are certainly correct in your claim that the way you outlined above is the way of jesus, but I struggle with it. I am not for violent revolution, but certainly for something. Not stopping violence is equal to inflicting it, no matter how you look at it. You agree that the world corporate structure is violent, as noted in the first few paragraphs. Not many people see it that way, though it is clearly the way it is. I live in a poor neighborhood in Chicago where people get killed, 10 year old kids are addicted to crack and the police roam for kicks. The economic system has forgotten about us in this neighborhood. Our roads are filled with potholes, our parks are overgrown and filthy and our street lights are busted. But that is okay because we don’t support the economy as much as the other neighborhoods. This is violence, a hidden violence that takes the lives and dreams of so many young kids. There are a few churches in this area and I am sure that they cry out to god unceasingly for economic freedom, but the fact remains unchanged.

What are we to do? nothing = violence. I don’t to run nonviolent direct action campaigns that aim at putting regulations or stipulations on our economic system. I want to stop, change, destroy capitalism. the government simply cant help me in this one, therefore calling on them to do os is pointless.

As I said I do not advocate violence, but I advocate action. And I am not sure that ghandi or kings example applies to a global economic system.

]]> By: Sue http://young.anabaptistradicals.org/2009/02/17/destruction-of-the-world-corporate-structure/#comment-20281 Sue Sun, 22 Feb 2009 19:36:03 +0000 http://young.anabaptistradicals.org/?p=611#comment-20281 Enjoyed reading your essay. Would be curious about your Christian denomination. (I am studying Peace and Justice.) Your examples are great. Madoff=Greed. Corporate executives getting bonuses from tax payers and people losing their homes! Enjoyed reading your essay. Would be curious about your Christian denomination. (I am studying Peace and Justice.)
Your examples are great.
Madoff=Greed. Corporate executives getting bonuses from tax payers and people losing their homes!

]]> By: Tim Baer http://young.anabaptistradicals.org/2009/02/17/destruction-of-the-world-corporate-structure/#comment-20257 Tim Baer Fri, 20 Feb 2009 18:29:23 +0000 http://young.anabaptistradicals.org/?p=611#comment-20257 Theidea that capitalism is corrupt (or any other economic system) seems absurd to me. People will abuse whatever financial systems they are under and they will use whatever means possible to garner power under that system. People are corrupt. Systems merely try to prevent it from being so...most of the time. Theidea that capitalism is corrupt (or any other economic system) seems absurd to me. People will abuse whatever financial systems they are under and they will use whatever means possible to garner power under that system.

People are corrupt. Systems merely try to prevent it from being so…most of the time.

]]> By: Josiah Garber http://young.anabaptistradicals.org/2009/02/17/destruction-of-the-world-corporate-structure/#comment-20254 Josiah Garber Fri, 20 Feb 2009 17:16:15 +0000 http://young.anabaptistradicals.org/?p=611#comment-20254 sorry about my bad counting skills :-) sorry about my bad counting skills :-)

]]> By: Josiah Garber http://young.anabaptistradicals.org/2009/02/17/destruction-of-the-world-corporate-structure/#comment-20234 Josiah Garber Thu, 19 Feb 2009 12:36:00 +0000 http://young.anabaptistradicals.org/?p=611#comment-20234 Three book suggestions. Confessions of an Economic Hit Man Economics in One Lesson The True Story of the Bilderberg Group Death By Government That should be a good start. By the way we haven't had capitalism in this country for a long, long time. But I agree our Government is abusing its powers. Three book suggestions.

Confessions of an Economic Hit Man

Economics in One Lesson

The True Story of the Bilderberg Group

Death By Government

That should be a good start.

By the way we haven’t had capitalism in this country for a long, long time.

But I agree our Government is abusing its powers.

]]> By: SteveK http://young.anabaptistradicals.org/2009/02/17/destruction-of-the-world-corporate-structure/#comment-20233 SteveK Thu, 19 Feb 2009 04:31:45 +0000 http://young.anabaptistradicals.org/?p=611#comment-20233 I failed to mention a short story about this tract: About six years ago I was in a meeting space that used to be an adult book store, but was at that time a club for under 21 for punk music. I printed up a bunch of these, and left them around the building, so people could just pick them up. On the front page, it just had the title, nothing else. One day, I came to set up church and someone had nailed one of the tracts up on our door and had scrawled over the front: "You should all be crucified!" My response is: that's the aim. I failed to mention a short story about this tract: About six years ago I was in a meeting space that used to be an adult book store, but was at that time a club for under 21 for punk music. I printed up a bunch of these, and left them around the building, so people could just pick them up. On the front page, it just had the title, nothing else.

One day, I came to set up church and someone had nailed one of the tracts up on our door and had scrawled over the front: “You should all be crucified!” My response is: that’s the aim.

]]> By: mountainguy http://young.anabaptistradicals.org/2009/02/17/destruction-of-the-world-corporate-structure/#comment-20228 mountainguy Wed, 18 Feb 2009 22:28:58 +0000 http://young.anabaptistradicals.org/?p=611#comment-20228 Since finish of middle ages capitalism has kidnapped, killed, tortured, raped, loathed and stole MUCH more than comunism or fascism or any other system. Since finish of middle ages capitalism has kidnapped, killed, tortured, raped, loathed and stole MUCH more than comunism or fascism or any other system.

]]> By: Josiah http://young.anabaptistradicals.org/2009/02/17/destruction-of-the-world-corporate-structure/#comment-20213 Josiah Tue, 17 Feb 2009 22:51:14 +0000 http://young.anabaptistradicals.org/?p=611#comment-20213 We must speak out against the injustice of institutions like the IMF, CFR, NATO, NAFTA, WTO. Non Violence is the key. We must speak out against the injustice of institutions like the IMF, CFR, NATO, NAFTA, WTO.

Non Violence is the key.

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