Cohousing blog post of the day: 'Communist sectors ... American media-style'
From: Raines Cohen (rc3-coho-Lraines.com)
Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2007 20:20:28 -0800 (PST)
I'm not going to dignify this one or give it traffic with a link, but I found it pretty funny (I've seen similar stuff before by the same author, highlighting our evil secret conspiracy as "Communitarian Communities - Our New Government Housing" and "Sustainable Nightmare"):

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“Co-housing,” and the creation of American “villages” headed up by “facilitator” appointed governors, is the new housing mandate of our representatives and their United Nations’ masters (The U.N. calls them “human settlements.) If you want a shocking awakening, type the word “Co-housing” into your search engines and go onto some of the co- housing community websites. Read their “missions” and thoroughly investigate all their menu items. See Communist sectors all dolled up American media-style. See what it’s like to live as a community laborer according to dictatorship, spies, and total control and propaganda.
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This is appearing on several libertarian/far-right "news" sites posted yesterday (apparently through automated syndication), by a self-proclaimed "renowned writer for Constitutional governance and American culture." Perhaps we should ask them for help since they'll be reviewing our websites carefully and might have some bug reports for us.

All I can say is: Keep Up The Great Work, Comrades! Update Those Mission Statements On Our Long-Neglected Websites! (or try a pop quiz at the next meeting to see if anyone can remember what's in the mission statement adopted five years before move-in and relate it to any decision made in the five years since move-in)

The Revolution Is Nearing! Let Us Put Our Noses To The Common-House Grindstone (say, did you know that people living in cohousing neighborhoods use 75% fewer grindstones?) And Strive Mightily To Achieve The Ultimate Consensus That Will Unify Us All.

As Soon As We Can Agree On A Kid-Noise and Pet Policy and Organics- Versus-Affordable Common Dinners-That-Accomodate-At-Once-The-Vegan- And-The-Atkins-Diet-And-The-Kids-Who-Only-Will-Eat-Macaroni-And- Cheese-When-Served-On-Plastic-Plates-And-The-Garlic-And-Onion- Allergic-Member-In-Less-Than-Five-Hours-On-A-Budget-That-Fits-All- Including-Late-Plates-For-Those-Who-Fear-They-Will-Be-Off-Key-For-The- Singsong-Before-Common-Dinner-And-Guests-Who-Will-Be-Resented-For- Interfering-With-Our-Family-Style-Dinner-Conversations-Yet-Will-Turn- Out-To-Know-One-Of-Our-Neighbors-At-The-Table-Better-Than-They-Know- Us, We Will Be Prepared For Total World Domination!

Raines
(off to a Secret Cabal, er, no, excuse me, I've been ordered by our omnipotent overlords to say 'Facilitation Intensive training workshop' with Tree Bressen and people from many other communities around the region, to study up on whip-control techniques for keeping those recalcitrant members in line)

from the People's Republic of Berkeley's Only Cohousing Community Willing To Admit That 'UN Agenda 21' Sounds Like A Good name For A Rock Band

P.S. Can you recognize yourself and your neighbors in this excerpt? : "The lives and perks of such people are beyond what commoners can imagine. The power and the money at their disposal are, frankly, beyond our comprehension. It is, in fact, mostly impossible for commoners to believe." Hmmm, maybe I should start offering money- comprehension services for other cohousers: I'll take away enough so you can understand what you have left.

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