What's the plan?
As soon as possible after winning the presidential election, 99 will resign, as we end hyperconcentrated political power and begin a new paradigm based on cooperation and freedom.
Isn't this an almost impossibly long-shot campaign?
We needn't make any inflexible assumptions about what will be realistic at a given point in the future. We can always make pragmatic compromises later, but to start with, we're crafting the campaign that we would truly most like to see succeed.
Our expectations and plans and goals for the future affect our reality today. This campaign is part of the vital process of building a consensus for a new paradigm.
Is 99 qualified for this role?
With his activism -- tending to the Portland occupation day and night for months, through rain and shine -- 99 has clearly demonstrated high levels of resolve and resourcefulness. He's dedicated to real talk, and to moving forward with integrity into a more optimal future.
He's certainly done things he's sorry for. The trademark phrase for which he's perhaps best known relates precisely to that fact. He's a sinner who seeks to atone for his sins.
99 understands the problems inherent in entrusting anyone with such hyperconcentrated responsibility. He has volunteered to carry out the largely symbolic task of being the last person to perform this role as we bring newer systems into operation.
What does the name '99' signify?
What's in a name? 99's plan, and his campaign, reflect the conviction that 100% of us matter, that all of us can cooperate with and care for each other.
This is a paradigm toward which we've been incrementally progressing over the centuries. Often there's been a fierce loyalty to the small group to which one belongs, and a suspicion of, or hostility toward, everyone outside that group. Gradually, the circle of people with whom we've empathized and cooperated has widened. Mitt Romney's dismissive 2012 remarks regarding 47% of the U.S. population could be seen as reflecting a philosophy of 53%ism. Hillary Clinton in 2016 depicted maybe 20% of the population as deplorable (and some of them even irredeemable), which we could characterize as a 80%ist outlook. Both Mitt and Hillary expressed regret for their comments, but the attitudes that these famous gaffes reflected when they were made are a convenient recent illustration of the trend toward engagement with larger sections of the population. Along the way toward full 100%ism, the penultimate step, if we round to the nearest percentage point, is 99%ism, which has been adopted by some as an identity in recent years. 99%ism is a kind of culmination or end-point of our philosophies of solidarity with various subsets, various fractions, of humanity. As we adopt a philosophy of solidarity with the 100%, we must come to terms with the legacy of all of these previous divisive philosophies. So we think it's a fitting and potentially healing thing that someone who bears a name that reflects a culminating identity of the era of divisiveness may play a key role in ushering in a 100%ist paradigm.
What do you think?
Bless us with your feedback (comment section at the bottom of the home page)
As soon as possible after winning the presidential election, 99 will resign, as we end hyperconcentrated political power and begin a new paradigm based on cooperation and freedom.
Isn't this an almost impossibly long-shot campaign?
We needn't make any inflexible assumptions about what will be realistic at a given point in the future. We can always make pragmatic compromises later, but to start with, we're crafting the campaign that we would truly most like to see succeed.
Our expectations and plans and goals for the future affect our reality today. This campaign is part of the vital process of building a consensus for a new paradigm.
Is 99 qualified for this role?
With his activism -- tending to the Portland occupation day and night for months, through rain and shine -- 99 has clearly demonstrated high levels of resolve and resourcefulness. He's dedicated to real talk, and to moving forward with integrity into a more optimal future.
He's certainly done things he's sorry for. The trademark phrase for which he's perhaps best known relates precisely to that fact. He's a sinner who seeks to atone for his sins.
99 understands the problems inherent in entrusting anyone with such hyperconcentrated responsibility. He has volunteered to carry out the largely symbolic task of being the last person to perform this role as we bring newer systems into operation.
What does the name '99' signify?
What's in a name? 99's plan, and his campaign, reflect the conviction that 100% of us matter, that all of us can cooperate with and care for each other.
This is a paradigm toward which we've been incrementally progressing over the centuries. Often there's been a fierce loyalty to the small group to which one belongs, and a suspicion of, or hostility toward, everyone outside that group. Gradually, the circle of people with whom we've empathized and cooperated has widened. Mitt Romney's dismissive 2012 remarks regarding 47% of the U.S. population could be seen as reflecting a philosophy of 53%ism. Hillary Clinton in 2016 depicted maybe 20% of the population as deplorable (and some of them even irredeemable), which we could characterize as a 80%ist outlook. Both Mitt and Hillary expressed regret for their comments, but the attitudes that these famous gaffes reflected when they were made are a convenient recent illustration of the trend toward engagement with larger sections of the population. Along the way toward full 100%ism, the penultimate step, if we round to the nearest percentage point, is 99%ism, which has been adopted by some as an identity in recent years. 99%ism is a kind of culmination or end-point of our philosophies of solidarity with various subsets, various fractions, of humanity. As we adopt a philosophy of solidarity with the 100%, we must come to terms with the legacy of all of these previous divisive philosophies. So we think it's a fitting and potentially healing thing that someone who bears a name that reflects a culminating identity of the era of divisiveness may play a key role in ushering in a 100%ist paradigm.
What do you think?
Bless us with your feedback (comment section at the bottom of the home page)