viral winds of change

Do I feel a much needed wind of change blowing through the globalised planet? The last four books that I have read suggest it; as does much of the traffic on the internet.

In essence it includes a move away from neo-liberal, freemarket fundamentalism towards a brand of green, social democracy.

The grass roots are swelling and replacing representative democracy with a more participatory variety. ICT allows the cream to rise and meritocracy to flourish amongst freelance philosophers and social activists of many persuasions and sizes.

The phenomenon of the crowd going viral with ideas and funding is now common place and often quite effective at changing minds, policies and activities.

The four recent books are available at low cost through Kindle:

• Chang, Ha-Joon (2010). 23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism . Penguin Books Ltd.
• David Cromwell (2012) “Why Are We The Good Guys?: Reclaiming Your Mind From The Delusions Of Propaganda”. John Hunt Publishing.
• Jones, Owen (2014). The Establishment: And how they get away with it. Penguin Books Ltd.
• Klein, Naomi (2014). This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate. Penguin Books Ltd