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Welcome to the state where the politics of hate
Shout loud in the crowd — watch them beat us all down.
There's a rising tide on the rivers of blood
And if the answer isn't violence, neither is your silence...
— Pop
Will Eat Itself
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is the area within Wild Ideas for political material and links that
don't relate to either environmentalism (that's located in the Forest),
or sexual politics (see the Calyx).
A wide variety of issues and ideas are dealt with here, from anarchism
to Native rights to censorship (Internet and otherwise) to the peace
movement, and much more.
So what’s with the name?
common adj [ME commun fr.
OF, fr. L. communis, common, shared, akin to munus,
gift, service. (13c) 1 a : of or relating to a community at
large: PUBLIC... 2 a : belonging to or shared by two
or more individuals or by all members of a group... 4 b
: characterized by a lack of privilege or special status (~ people)...
common(s) n (14c) 1 pl the common people...
3 a : pl but sing or pl in constr, often cap the
political group or estate comprising the commoners... 5
: a piece of land subject to common use: as a : undivided
land, used esp. for pasture b : a public open area in a municipality...
— in common : shared together.
The Commons can be viewed as a stand-alone site, but it is also part of
a larger entity called Wild Ideas,
an online celebration of the Wild in all its forms, from the familiar
sense of wilderness and wild nature, to looser interpretations in the
contexts of spirituality, sexuality, politics and consciousness. The Commons
is also still partially under construction at this point; some areas still
contain “placeholder” pages, but I will be replacing those with
real content as soon as I can.
Regarding navigation, the top menu, just beneath the title graphic, lists the
main areas of Wild Ideas. The menu at left lists the specific features of the
Commons. Enjoy!
All content copyright 1999-2006 by the
individual authors, where cited, or by
Lynna Landstreet
where not specifically credited.
Except where otherwise noted, this site is licensed under a
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs
2.5 License.
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This page last modified: January 29, 2006
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