Hope to see you Monday 7:30 am at Wildflyer

[Brooke Dierkhising]

Hello!

I hope you are enjoying this sunny spring day. 

A small group meets Mondays from 7:30-8:30 am at Wildflyer Coffee in Minneapolis. We talk about the wacky goings on while enjoying a cup of coffee. 

I recently came across the newspaper, Slingshot, at Seward Cafe. Maybe we could discuss Monday.  

Here is an excerpt:

Capitalism is more than just an economic model: it is an all-encompassing socio-political system fueled by the exploitation of human labor and natural resources, and enforced by violence. The logic of capital is the prioritization of profit above all else, which dictates nearly every detail of our personal lives — our relationship to work, community, relationships, even our perception of ourselves. If we start to unveil this logic, we can see how insidious it is to our mental and emotional health. 

What is considered “rational” according to the logic of capitalism is often ethically indefensible. Ecological devastation, unspeakable human exploitation, and the violence of war are all permissible under this logic, so long as the profits rise in the upcoming fiscal quarter. A society that worships opulence while it normalizes millions of people sleeping in the streets is deeply sick. What does it do to a person to be entrapped in this framework?

More here: https://slingshotcollective.org/a11-gone-mad-when-capitalism-defines-sanity-what-does-it-mean-to-fall-outside-the-bounds/

Take care.  

Brooke