Barbienomics highlighting the consolidation of power. Good how you span the positive at the end Barry, as a lowland Englishman living in East Africa, I am aware the lifting of people from poverty has stalled. To bring in a bit of French thinking, the rise of Precariat anthropological thinking means we are still living by numbers rather than doing what you advocate in terms of seeking family and thence social justice. Social justice where we balance obligations to our self, our family thence how we ensure societal balance where dreams are to be aspired to and the nightmares now being visited on us by popularist (marketing) politics are condemned to the bin. Long may Barbie and Ken be friends knowing they can count on those around them.

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Paul James Crook
Paul James Crook

Written by Paul James Crook

Possibilities in mind, body & spirit opened by being in Fragile States: countries & inside my own head. Exploring one’s self & community Challenging boundaries

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