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Commoning
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Discussing and critiquing #Commoning as a political/economic model.
'Commoning' refers to the commons being neither privately nor state 'owned and commodified', but shared and managed by the community.
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A tea-towel with an image of pheasant farmers and some domesticated geese. The saying at the top reads: 'The law locks up the man or woman who steals the goose from off the common, but leaves the greater felon loose who steals the common from the goose. The law demands that we atone when we take the things we do not own, but leaves the lords and ladies fine who take the things that are yours or mine.'
March 11, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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The cherries are already coming out...
Late afternoon picture of a cherry tree with new blooms. It is in a park, surrounded by other trees, with a small border terrier dog underneath. Rays of light from the setting sun make the image a little over-saturated with light.
February 25, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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Tony Benn quote, saying: "I don't think people realise how the Establishment became 'established'. They simply stole land and property from the poor, surrounded themselves with weak-minded sycophants for protection, gave themselves titles, and have been wielding power ever since."
November 26, 2024 at 7:06 PM
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The 'Commons' refers to those parts of nature, along with our society, culture and technology, which we use to provide for our needs and wants.
It is what capitalists would refer to as 'resources'. This is because they see the commons as something to commodify and exploit.
Drawing of a lemniscate, (figure 8 - infinity symbol), using small silhouetted images.
November 23, 2024 at 3:10 PM