Cohousing-L Mailing List: The West Is the Best?

[Nicholas Sanders (living_word]

>well said, I would add that not only is it a western paridighm idea but
>that if we look at other (quickly disapering) indigionus cultures we will
>find that the individual is not experienced outside of his/her community.
>They must rely upen eachother for their liveleyhood.  The rugged
>individualist is a capitalist creation.  With the break down of community
>by the capitalist class we come to rely upon the stuff they (we?)
>produce, instead of relying on our community.  but we know all this, the
>question in my mind is how to rid ourselves and our communities of the
>operesive hands of capitalism?  More over, can a healthy community exists
>within the constraints of a system that produces for profit, instead of
>need?  Am i just looking at too larg a picture?  By the way, i am the
>worlds worst speller so dont make fum of me.

Love your spelling but I'm not sure about the apparent assumption that
Western and North American are interchangeable terms.  I maintain that the
Danish bofaellesskaber are but one manifestation of a rather different type
of society than the one you describe (cf my earlier posting on Steven
Borish's book "Land Of the Living").

Nick.

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