Earth belongs to humans and is ours to consume as suits our fancy. | or | Earth is our sacred home and it is our responsibility to be respectful partners. |
Humans are by nature incapable of responsible self-governance. | Our nature embodies many possibilities, including the potential for responsible self-governance and democratic citizenship. | |
Those who differ from us pose a threat to our security and way of life | All persons are born of the same sacred spirit with an equal right to respect and the pursuit of happiness and that cultural and racial diversity is a source of learning and creative potential. | |
Those who align with us are the champions of good and those who oppose us are evil enemies. | We are all both victims and perpetrators of the violence inherent in the structures of Empire. |
The effects of the dominator society – “The maintenance of a dominator system depends on violence or the threat of violence to maintain the extreme class division. No ruling class in five thousand years has delivered on a promise to eliminate either poverty or slavery and its equivalent, because to do so would mean the elimination of elite privilege. There is no elite class without a servant class.”
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