I'm 35, live in California. Grew up in New Jersey, but all different parts, moved around a lot. Also lived in Florida and Vermont. I've got a bunch of brothers and a sister. My parents were born in Cuba and left very young because of the revolution. I saw the movie Z when I was 16, I still remember it. I didn't know until recently that it was based on something real. Some people find the things I laugh at offensive. I laugh a lot.
I heard about Z because of a Noam Chomsky talk, and the ideas I found here on Parecon were very close to some ideas and opinions I was starting to form for myself. They rang more than true, but also close. My favorite thing about Parecon is that in dreaming and perfecting that dream, the glaring weaknesses of our reality are obvious, and more importantly, so is the direction out.
I think people on this site really have the analysis down and are really on top of what is happening. I'm going to focus a little more here on things I see in society - mannerisms, books, movies, art, the news - that gets me going.
Also, I really, really hate corporations. I hate the entire idea, I hate the Corporate Charter, I hate that it was created by the courts. I hate that they have more rights than people do. I hate corporate television and I don't ever watch it.
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