#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 -
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. -
Inspiration vom #SustainableEconomySummit! 🚀
Es war großartig zu sehen, wie prägend die Frauen aus unserem Netzwerk die Diskussionen in Berlin mitgestaltet haben. Mit ihrer Expertise und ihrem Blick für echte Transformation machen sie den Summit zu einem wichtigen Impulsgeber für das Gemeinwohl. 🌱✨
Ein starkes Signal für eine Wirtschaft, die Kooperation und Zukunftswert vereint.
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“We need #global #citizens with the right #commongood oriented #values compass, with the knowledge to understand the long-term and global consequences of individual and #local action and with the conceptual frameworks and #digital #tools for meaningful and rewarding #engagement,” says Dr. Miroslav Polzer in our #collabathon #interview series at #proofingfuture.
Dr. Miroslav Polzer is founder and CEO of GloCha as well as strategic director at the Climate Chain Coalition.
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Kommon Principles https://komun.org/en/blog/kommon-principles