Tangibly, education about the connection between sustaining the system in it's present form and where the "white middle class" is placing it's money in purchasing power, banking institutions, investments is a component that I am thinking could be a "window" of understanding in a time when people are feeling less secure in a system that they had thought was at least not broke enough to need to be fixed from their perspective. Debt is the method whereby the "white middle class" has any "ownership" of their so-called "property" to begin with. In reality, they are enslaved to the financier class. However, the issue of one's own complicity is challenging to address in the face of a "privilege distorted human psyche." This privilege, is the area where the white (lower than wealthy classes) do have "ownership" of the society. It is in this place that the corporate funded right wing gets the puppets to dance as the populist face to their oligarchical whims - as a fight for dying privileges. Witness your observations about the "health care debates." I have observed some of those who are of my age group, who have not had any serious health issues and have not waded into the nightmare that is being denied health services not comprehending the issues of health care reform and easily swayed by arguments they remember from history class about "socialism = bad". My observations beyond that, in general, are of peers more concerned with their own ego gratification and status than of the willingness to educate themselves and/or put in efforts to better things beyond the options that are easily presented to them.

However, I have observed and engaged others who do have the willingness and this is where I place my "wonder."

Perhaps I am putting on a false hope. But at the same time - I feel that when information is presented in a way that is tangible for folks to understand and clear steps can be laid out - it is then that the consciousness of personal responsibility has the ability to shine forth if a heart is in the right place - even if the indoctrination is strong. Maybe something along the lines of - if you build it, they will come. I am not convinced(yet) as to the effects of a changing economy on the hearts and minds of my peers. It doesn't look good from some angles, but I am putting in efforts in the areas that I do see some opportunity.

Reading Nkrumah for myself per your posting of him in another thread, he seems to have been interested in a real independence for Africa in a way that it could stand on its own and took steps to be more self-sufficient. The quotes I posted rang very true and close to things that I have been thinking lately.