Why The Language of the Commons Matters

http://bollier.org/blog/why-language-commons-matters
Date Written:  2012-09-28
Publisher:  David Bollier
Year Published:  2012
Resource Type:  Article
Cx Number:  CX14558

Our very language for identifying problems and imagining solutions has been compromised. We may have many unattractive human traits fueled by individual fears and ego, but we are also creatures entirely capable of self-organization, cooperation, a concern for fairness and social justice, and sacrifice for the larger good and future generations.

Subject Headings

• Commons, The
• Economic Alternatives
• Sharing