#commongood — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #commongood, aggregated by home.social.
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The disintegration of liberalism and 'postliberal disillusionment'
* "That sound you hear is not the world ending – it’s liberalism being monstered liberalism. Liberalism defines almost our entire social and political order in the west."
"Broad, deep, relentless. And what matters most is the compounding effect: a near-constant sense of crisis in almost every sphere of life."
“... It is the vehicle for this fury that is directed towards the major parties because of this very long sense of neglect and social economic disempowerment that has become so profound."
"It turns out most of us no longer believe in progress...When people stop believing in progress, it quickly becomes a crisis for societies like ours. Our political order was built on the promise of expanding wealth and greater control over our lives. It said we could dream big, then pursue those dreams, and that if we didn’t achieve them, maybe our children would."
"As disillusionment sets in, there is no shortage of culprits. One possibility is to tell a story about capitalism, which generates gaping inequalities and destroys the planet." >>
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/07/waleed-aly-time-of-monsters-future-liberalism-essay* The medicalisation of social problems is the sociological process by which everyday human experiences, behaviors, and societal challenges come to be defined, labeled, and treated as medical conditions or disorders
* "Post-traumatic embitterment disorder
is a pathological response to a single adverse life event perceived by the affected individual as a serious insult, humiliation, or injustice."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-traumatic_embitterment_disorder
#liberalism #progress #CoreValues #inequality #injustice #experiences #disintegration #disillusionment #failure #democracy #erosion #CommonGood #decline #ressentiment #fury #medicalisation #PostliberalDisillusionment #retrograde #PostLiberalism #polycrisis -
‘Make people dream’: how to build an economy for the #CommonGood
Economist Prof Mariana Mazzucato says governments must ‘get back their mojo’ and believe they can change the world
Fiona Harvey Environment editor
Fri 26 Jun 2026"But while Mazzucato is horrified at what Starmer’s government has become, her aim is global. In her new book, The Common Good Economy: A New Compass, she wants nothing less than a remaking of economic theory and government practice, around a new set of purposes that would tackle the global scourge of inequality and the existential threat of the climate and nature crises. Current economic models have failed us. She argues that the world needs to rediscover the idea of the common good, our shared fate that depends on equitably nurturing the bounty of our only planet."
#SolarPunkSunday #Earth4All #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #NatureCrisis #SharingEconomy #PlanetAndPeople
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If Acts Happened Today, Would We Call It Communism?
For many, "communism" has become less a political philosophy and more a conversation stopper. But is every effort to use our shared resources to care for the poor, the sick, and the vulnerable really communism? This article examines the difference between political labels and biblical principles, comparing the teachings of the early Church with today's political rhetoric. -
I'm going to try sharing this from IG because the poster has great examples of how adaptations to disability end up benefiting everyone.
#disabled #DisabledMastodon #accommodations #commongood
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