Voxes approved by irishphili's blocs

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  • By mike for the
    Tuesday, March 06, 2012 Login to agree. Login to disagree.

    Ecstatic about the self-destruction playing out in the >republican-party today!

  • By mike for the
    Tuesday, March 06, 2012 Login to agree. Login to disagree.

    Kudos to the Russian people for not going down under Putin's rule without a fight. The only way Putin can hope to be re-elected (a whopping six years from now due to constitutional changes in 2008) without resorting to all out fraud, will be to incite fears of "the West". It's now in his interest to drive relations with the U.S. into the ground, which won't help our ability to militarily confront terror threats. While on the one hand that is scary, on the other hand it may hopefully force U.S. foreign policy to be more bilateral.

  • By zebrafinch for the
    Tuesday, March 06, 2012 Login to agree. Login to disagree.

    Part of the American Dream is what gave way to suburban sprawl. Building outward across land has allowed cities/towns to be developed with ridiculously winding roads and interconnecting highways that make dependency on traveling by vehicles necessary for convenience. Carbon emissions and wasted land space can be limited by educating the importance in a shift of American Dream ideals to building upward rather than out, living in smaller, shared space so that city-wide development facilitates traveling by means of public, mass, rapid transportation (e.g. subway system in NYC, bus system in Curitiba, Brazil). Ultimately, an end to suburban development and migration to existing major cities (without our vehicles) can significantly contribute in doing less harm to the environmentalists.

  • By tom-jjbt for the
    Monday, March 05, 2012 Login to agree. Login to disagree.

    For the second consecutive year China boosted their defense budget over 10%; now topping $100 billion. Buy "made in China" and we arm a soldier. Buy "made in USA" and we give our neighbor a job.

  • By liladmin for the
    Monday, March 05, 2012 Login to agree. Login to disagree.

    We should try to use "we" in our voxes and when creating blocs make sure the title used represents a group. So maybe "gossip girl fans" or "environmentalistsal activists". (Note: bloc names do not currently support spaces.)

  • By lunanoor for the
    Monday, March 05, 2012 Login to agree. Login to disagree.

    We focus all our efforts on supply-side solutions (renewable energies, electric-powered vehicles, energy-efficient appliances), but have failed to acknowledge the root of our environmental problems...over consumption. Demand-side tactics are deemed anti-capitalistic, un-American. So rather than turning off the lights when we don't need them, we install fancy solar-panels on our roofs, and rather than catching a ride-share, we buy the hybrid Highlander.

  • By lunanoor for the
    Monday, March 05, 2012 Login to agree. Login to disagree.

    blocvox encourages participation in the social construction of our world...it's problems, it's solutions, it's outlook on the future.

  • By tom-jjbt for the
    Sunday, March 04, 2012 Login to agree. Login to disagree.

    We need to invest more in renewable energy - not new drilling in the Arctic Ocean! Obama admin has gives all but final go-ahead to Shell for new drilling in the Arctic Chukchi and Beaufort seas. These are the nurseries of the world where thousands of birds feed & nest and the waters nurture food-chain building blocks for whales, walruses, seals & polar bears. New drilling sites scheduled for this year. Shell claims to be prepared for spills but their cleanup equipment cannot work in that kind of weather. Once the ice sets in boats will be unable to sail & a spill in October could not be addressed until spring. More at LATimes.com, Kim Murphy, 3/4/12

  • By bboyatwork for the
    Sunday, March 04, 2012 Login to agree. Login to disagree.

    I just noticed in the workspace for the vox, it is hinted that I use "we" instead of "I" - as Americans, we need to shed some of our individualism in this iCulture.

  • By tom-jjbt for the
    Sunday, March 04, 2012 Login to agree. Login to disagree.

    Tentatively making my way around blocvox. Will run this test up the ol' flagpole to see who salutes.

  • By liladmin for the
    Friday, March 02, 2012 Login to agree. Login to disagree.

    We love this site!!!!!!!!

  • By bboyatwork for the
    Friday, March 02, 2012 Login to agree. Login to disagree.

    Wonderful user interface design so far!

  • By bboyatwork for the
    Friday, March 02, 2012 Login to agree. Login to disagree.

    What is necessary for the American mindset to lose it's hubris is opening itself to listening to and encouraging the criticism of the rest of the world. But, this also applies to the Western mindset in general no matter where on this Earth it is established systematically. This world may be controlled by money for now, but ideas are the currency of the future. I believe that online we must seek out ways to dialogue with other world citizens in a more organized forum, and I feel like combining news and information items in a more collaborative, open and uncensored environmentalists is necessary. Without fear of reprisal or intervention of law enforcement. It's not about secrecy or privacy, but liability and freedom of expression. I enjoy watching http://stream.aljazeera.com/ for a slightly more global, but less hierarchical discussion of world events. This horizontal form of communication is necessary everywhere online and in the flesh. Work, school and inter-communally. Hopefully bloc vox can become one of those tools!

  • By mike for the
    Friday, March 02, 2012 Login to agree. Login to disagree.

    It makes sense that the Afghans are irate at us. Even in the midst of this fallout, there's very limited coverage on the news, and practically no average Americans (or college-educated ones for that matter) has a clue what's going on over there, much less feels guilt or indignation. It's time for us to get a little integrity, from the bottom up.