The crisis is an opportunity. And 'theory of Bob Thurman, successful writer, considered by Time magazine one of the ten most Americans influential.
According to Thurman, "it is good that the collective consciousness of Americans has awakened. They shout a little?" If people stop to listen to certain elite and forces who caused this disaster to take its responsibilities this can be positive, "whereas before consciousness was dormant" because selfishness prevailed. Many were aware of abuses of a small group of people, very powerful lobbies such as those of banks, but as long as you could go on saying what can I fix it myself? And since everyone thought so, nothing really changed. Moreover, just turn on the TV for distraction: the speaker of the real problems? No, everything was turned into a show, even the information. "
This crisis is an opportunity "because the system could not function as well: stavamo correndo verso il disastro. Tutto a credito, tutto esasperato, centinaia di milioni di persone strappate alla campagne. Il governo americano e le grandi istituzioni dicevano ai Paesi piccoli: non potete proteggere i piccoli coltivatori. Così tutta la produzione finiva nelle mani dei grandi gruppi. E gli agricoltori senza più lavoro che cosa fanno? Vanno nelle città dove vivono nelle baraccopoli. È progresso questo? Ora c’è la possibilità di creare sistema più equilibrato. Era un’economia guidata dall’avidità, che ignorava i limiti delle risorse naturali e il rispetto della natura. Ora c’è la possibilità di creare un sistema più saggio, basato sui valori positivi dell’uomo».
Thurman said that "after every great tragedy, people you find best. In the aftermath of September New Yorkers were sympathetic, they tried, they helped, "Interpret them as signs of a transformation of collective consciousness and sensitivity.
(from http://sviluppo-sostenibile-italiano.blogspot.com/2009/04/dallintervista-per-il-giornale.html )
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