Comments for Enough http://www.enoughenough.org The Personal Politics of Resisting Capitalism Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:03:25 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 Comment on Zeph’s story by Kiki http://www.enoughenough.org/2011/02/zephs-story/comment-page-1/#comment-72922 Kiki Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:03:25 +0000 http://www.enoughenough.org/?p=569#comment-72922 and I forgot to say, you taught me so much. Your stories about your friends from lower/middle-class backgrounds who prioritize establishing a stable financial future for themselves... is inspiring and lets me prioritize that for myself. Your stories of how people in our radical/punk/outcast societies face a crux in their 30s/40s and either choose (if they can) fiscal stability or continued autonomy & independence... has allowed me to make that choice (because for me it is a choice) and feel less guilt/ambivalence about "selling out" vs. survival. Maybe that doesn't sound ideal, but it *IS* survival in the capitalist world we live in. For me, it *does* feel like a decision to tolerate the indignities of accepting capitalism and survive, or to deny them and be relegated to poverty. and I forgot to say, you taught me so much. Your stories about your friends from lower/middle-class backgrounds who prioritize establishing a stable financial future for themselves… is inspiring and lets me prioritize that for myself. Your stories of how people in our radical/punk/outcast societies face a crux in their 30s/40s and either choose (if they can) fiscal stability or continued autonomy & independence… has allowed me to make that choice (because for me it is a choice) and feel less guilt/ambivalence about “selling out” vs. survival. Maybe that doesn’t sound ideal, but it *IS* survival in the capitalist world we live in. For me, it *does* feel like a decision to tolerate the indignities of accepting capitalism and survive, or to deny them and be relegated to poverty.

]]> Comment on Zeph’s story by Kiki http://www.enoughenough.org/2011/02/zephs-story/comment-page-1/#comment-72921 Kiki Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:54:21 +0000 http://www.enoughenough.org/?p=569#comment-72921 wow Zeph. I often feel wrong about how complicated I make things in my head, that it should somehow just be a gut decision, jump or don't, but it's not. Thank you. Wish it were easier, but disentangling this fucked up cobwebs of generations of capitalism and exploitation is fucking hard. I sometimes lay back on my history being raised in trailers in the rural South, getting govt cheese, getting glasses from the Lion's Club, escaping a fundie Xtian boarding school -- but the truth is, now I'm literally in the 1%, globally. I make 2 or 3 times what most of the folks I know make, but somehow still feel impoverished. Privileged, for sure. Again, thank you. wow Zeph. I often feel wrong about how complicated I make things in my head, that it should somehow just be a gut decision, jump or don’t, but it’s not. Thank you. Wish it were easier, but disentangling this fucked up cobwebs of generations of capitalism and exploitation is fucking hard. I sometimes lay back on my history being raised in trailers in the rural South, getting govt cheese, getting glasses from the Lion’s Club, escaping a fundie Xtian boarding school — but the truth is, now I’m literally in the 1%, globally. I make 2 or 3 times what most of the folks I know make, but somehow still feel impoverished. Privileged, for sure. Again, thank you.

]]> Comment on Buy One, Get One. Free. by Loop http://www.enoughenough.org/2008/02/the-pedagogy-of-debt/comment-page-1/#comment-69128 Loop Wed, 04 Jan 2012 05:38:38 +0000 http://www.enoughenough.org/?p=8#comment-69128 Thank you. Your text is epiphanic. Thank you. Your text is epiphanic.

]]> Comment on Reflections from a Homownersexual by Lindsay Jack http://www.enoughenough.org/2008/09/reflections-from-a-homownersexual/comment-page-1/#comment-68585 Lindsay Jack Fri, 30 Dec 2011 02:18:31 +0000 http://www.enoughenough.org/article/47/reflections-from-a-homownersexual/#comment-68585 I really appreciate this article. I'm reflecting on how and why it made me uncomfortable. Partly this is because of internalized myths of wealth accumulation. Thanks for posting this! I really appreciate this article. I’m reflecting on how and why it made me uncomfortable. Partly this is because of internalized myths of wealth accumulation. Thanks for posting this!

]]> Comment on Zeph’s story by Zeph’s Story | Resource Generation Blog http://www.enoughenough.org/2011/02/zephs-story/comment-page-1/#comment-62377 Zeph’s Story | Resource Generation Blog Fri, 11 Nov 2011 14:54:21 +0000 http://www.enoughenough.org/?p=569#comment-62377 [...] was originally posted on the amazing blog Enough. If you’re not already reading it, check it [...] [...] was originally posted on the amazing blog Enough. If you’re not already reading it, check it [...]

]]> Comment on Find out how rich you are by Jonathan http://www.enoughenough.org/2010/07/find-out-how-rich-you-are/comment-page-1/#comment-59627 Jonathan Sat, 15 Oct 2011 14:02:23 +0000 http://www.enoughenough.org/?p=461#comment-59627 So today, I decided that my leg/knee is doing well enough that it makes sense for me to venture out, to do something besides go to work (and go to a movie for Tracie's birthday.) I'm going to try to find, and check out, and participate in the Occuply Asheville manifestation. I've been thinking about how the idea of the 99% is useful, but for folks like me who have some wealth, that it maybe obscures some reality of our responsibility and could be a way of avoiding accountability. I was thinking: where am I in the 99%. It is funny you can find lots of stuff on the web that talks about how much wealth is in what percentile, but it is harder to find real dollar amounts. Knowing that the "next 19%" owned about 50% of the financial wealth in the US is a little abstract to me. What does owning 50% of the financial wealth look like? Owing a jet, owning a house, owning $100,000 in stock, owning a small business? I found the following link kinda of funny because it is from the Wall Street Journal and it is from 2007 before the financial meltdown, but it at least had some dollar amounts. http://blogs.wsj.com/wealth/2007/02/01/rich-o-meter-20/ I know that there are some working groups w/n Occupy Asheville, will I be brave enough to join or help start a people with some wealth working group? I guess we'll find out. So today, I decided that my leg/knee is doing well enough that it makes sense for me to venture out, to do something besides go to work (and go to a movie for Tracie’s birthday.) I’m going to try to find, and check out, and participate in the Occuply Asheville manifestation. I’ve been thinking about how the idea of the 99% is useful, but for folks like me who have some wealth, that it maybe obscures some reality of our responsibility and could be a way of avoiding accountability. I was thinking: where am I in the 99%. It is funny you can find lots of stuff on the web that talks about how much wealth is in what percentile, but it is harder to find real dollar amounts. Knowing that the “next 19%” owned about 50% of the financial wealth in the US is a little abstract to me. What does owning 50% of the financial wealth look like? Owing a jet, owning a house, owning $100,000 in stock, owning a small business? I found the following link kinda of funny because it is from the Wall Street Journal and it is from 2007 before the financial meltdown, but it at least had some dollar amounts. http://blogs.wsj.com/wealth/2007/02/01/rich-o-meter-20/
I know that there are some working groups w/n Occupy Asheville, will I be brave enough to join or help start a people with some wealth working group? I guess we’ll find out.

]]> Comment on Enough: The Book! (call for submissions) by priscilla hung http://www.enoughenough.org/2011/07/enough-the-book-call-for-submissions/comment-page-1/#comment-55382 priscilla hung Thu, 01 Sep 2011 23:43:31 +0000 http://www.enoughenough.org/?p=602#comment-55382 Hi Tyrone - I just wanted to say that I'm really excited that you're making this into a book and love the topics you've mentioned. Hope your move to Maine is going well. I'm not sure you know, but I left GIFT in June and moved to Southern California, also to be closer to my family. :) Hi Tyrone – I just wanted to say that I’m really excited that you’re making this into a book and love the topics you’ve mentioned. Hope your move to Maine is going well. I’m not sure you know, but I left GIFT in June and moved to Southern California, also to be closer to my family. :)

]]> Comment on Can You Hear Me Now? by Matarij http://www.enoughenough.org/2008/08/can-you-hear-me-now/comment-page-1/#comment-51791 Matarij Tue, 02 Aug 2011 09:41:41 +0000 http://www.enoughenough.org/article/34/can-you-hear-me-now/#comment-51791 Good thoughtful article - and I agree that cell phones have crept up on us without ethical considerations being considered. But, and I am with two of the women who have commented on this thread, having a cell phone means that you can contact people if you are attacked (this is a major possibly for women all the time); also for me it was a lifeline between myself - as a single parent - and my son when i was working - he knew he could contact me at any time, and I could contact him. Therefore, there seems to be a gender issue here that was not dealt with in the original article. Perhaps you could include a woman (or two) as part of your team? Good thoughtful article – and I agree that cell phones have crept up on us without ethical considerations being considered. But, and I am with two of the women who have commented on this thread, having a cell phone means that you can contact people if you are attacked (this is a major possibly for women all the time); also for me it was a lifeline between myself – as a single parent – and my son when i was working – he knew he could contact me at any time, and I could contact him. Therefore, there seems to be a gender issue here that was not dealt with in the original article. Perhaps you could include a woman (or two) as part of your team?

]]> Comment on Enough: The Book! (call for submissions) by What We Missed http://www.enoughenough.org/2011/07/enough-the-book-call-for-submissions/comment-page-1/#comment-51751 What We Missed Mon, 01 Aug 2011 20:52:48 +0000 http://www.enoughenough.org/?p=602#comment-51751 [...] Submit to this awesome anthology in-the-works, Enough: The Personal Politics of Resisting Capitalism. [...] [...] Submit to this awesome anthology in-the-works, Enough: The Personal Politics of Resisting Capitalism. [...]

]]> Comment on Can You Hear Me Now? by Zainab A http://www.enoughenough.org/2008/08/can-you-hear-me-now/comment-page-1/#comment-50330 Zainab A Fri, 22 Jul 2011 13:24:00 +0000 http://www.enoughenough.org/article/34/can-you-hear-me-now/#comment-50330 While I can relate to most of the above concerns about cell phones I wonder if they might have made some women's lives a bit safer. About the only time I use mine (purchased at 6 years ago now) is on long, lonely road trips. Also, the disposability of cells is an unnecessary choice of manufacturers, retailers & consumers. There are design options allowing people to swap out or insert or change phone components that would cut back on a lot of the waste but they aren't being marketed. Why sell a mere component when you can make more money selling a whole new phone + contract? While I can relate to most of the above concerns about cell phones I wonder if they might have made some women’s lives a bit safer. About the only time I use mine (purchased at 6 years ago now) is on long, lonely road trips.

Also, the disposability of cells is an unnecessary choice of manufacturers, retailers & consumers. There are design options allowing people to swap out or insert or change phone components that would cut back on a lot of the waste but they aren’t being marketed. Why sell a mere component when you can make more money selling a whole new phone + contract?

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