I was fascinated by the center of gravity theory. I was considering how our own nation functions. My perception - The US is run by two driving forces: 1) the government, which is of the people and for the people. Within the democratic confines established in our constitution, the lay-person is capable of influencing political action. 2) The corporations which, according to Annie Leonard, are now bigger than the government. The government is currently in the pocket of big business.
In class, one of the students mentioned the energy crisis. I was trying to figure out where the center of gravity is in the struggle for alternative energy. Is it with the corporations? Is it with our government? The answer is with the money. Even if the power was with the government, which is supposedly controlled by the people, then the government’s power to change is still largely affected by the corporations that will be financially impacted.
If the power is with the people, it is only marginally so. Consequently, the majority of power is with the elite. If we expect change, it must be through corporate influence.
In order to have change, there must be a will to change. Are the corporations willing to make change that will not be in their best interest? Oil companies are driven by people’s dependence on their fossil fuels. I feel that the corporations pushing the fossil fuel industries will continue to make alternative energy, which is in the public’s best interest, very difficult to obtain.
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