What can I say you blow my mind. Thrilled I came across your site tonight.

I am doing some research for a Christian ethics class, trying to wrangle down a topic for a paper. I’ve been circling around Liberation Theology as a call to arms for Christian action in the face of the dehumanizing effects of capitalism and globalization—in 10-12 pages no less:)

Needless to say your articles are right up my alley.

I have often thought it would take a profound change in the hearts of the American people to wrangle in the beast that is unbridled capitalism. By using the power of the vote and our purchasing dollars we could force the conversation that needs to take place on the political arena. We could question legitimacy of a system that gives corporations more rights than human beings. Could question the intelligence of following the present path of endless consumerism.

Up to date I have been taking refuge in the urban liberal camp and since reading the Liberationist theologians think I may have found some fellow compatriots there as well. Its pretty thought provoking stuff. I particularly dig your insight that dominant cultures, saturated by dominant culture-created information is in no position to ‘judge the value’ of the worlds progress. I personally know how hard it is to rummage through mountain of mass media garbage to dig out a nugget of truth. How hard it is to not let it into my head, my eyes, my ears.

I am currently getting my master’s in Teaching English as a Second Language and am coming up against the oppression of dominant cultural monolingual/monocultural education against immigrant children. Currently their language and culture is seen as a deficiency to be remedied as quickly as possible often leading the loss of their native language. Needless to say I am pissed and eager to get into the classroom and show these kids that their heritage is an asset, a precious part of themselves they need to nurture. Being bilingual is not an upper class privilege. I hope to help them fight the pressure to assimilate and while teaching them the language of power and their new home.

2/3 world, love it!

Thanks for the food for thought. You’ve got my mind reeling.

Good night,

M

PS.(I am a American, privileged, white, educated, decent-looking 30 year-old woman. A member of one of the most privileged groups on earth I suspect. For some reason I felt a need to put that out there.)