Politics of Cultural Despair - Chris Hedges

" The most difficult existential dilemma we face is to at once acknowledge the bleakness before us and act, to refuse to succumb to cynicism and despair. And we will only do this through faith, the faith that the good draws to it the good, that all acts that nurture and protect life have an intrinsic power, even if the empirical evidence shows that things are getting worse. We will find our freedom, our autonomy, our meaning and our social bonds among those who also resist, and this will allow us to endure, and maybe even triumph." Chris Hedges

I place the person who cares, who works and who gives to her community above those who have some political or social status. They contribute to civil society, community and the economy.