The Promised Land Project: L.A. Times Commentary on the Communal Aspects of the Free Market

Turning Vision into Action....at least hypothetically

Strike up the music of the band
We're blazing a trail for the promised land
Heaven on earth is within you.

Through the writing of stories, poetry, essays, and a novel, I’ve creatively contended with the consumer culture and the problem of the ideal in the modern era. This preoccupation in time would lead to a vision of cultural transformation and where I believe our democratic society needs to go to truly progress beyond the modern era. Conceding my limited credibility, this blog provides a synthesis of recognized visionaries, poets, and writers with the objective of making a credible argument. Ultimately, it is a certain feeling the project strives to inspire and sustain on a certain level, making more vital use of poetry and the arts; consequently whether one agrees or not is less important than whether one senses it and feels it over time.

Wednesday, September 8, 2010

L.A. Times Commentary on the Communal Aspects of the Free Market

As related to the previous blog, the above link to a commentary by Jonah Goldberg describes the communal aspects of the free market. Yet workers may not feel as part of a communal enterprise, often for legitimate reasons. The arts can help enable the worker to see and feel as a collective by way of the promotion of the human spirit. Walt Whitman's poem, "I Hear America Singing" is an example of art that strives to enable the worker to see and feel as part of something greater than the self.