What about Economic Democracy?

To  (perhaps mis-)quote Rahm Emmanuel one should “never waste a good crisis.”  Maybe he coined the phrase or maybe he heard it somewhere.  No matter.  It’s probably true.  This economic crisis we are in is too dramatic and too far-reaching to lose the moment simply trying to survive it.  Somewhere out there on the other side of this, things will look different.  Jobs, corporations, banks, education, communities, families, congregations, denominations – we are all going to have undergone some changes before we feel safe and stable again.  Safe and stable may never mean the same thing again.  One question worth asking is, “How do we deal constructively with all this upheaval?”   Oneleilove Alson, writing on the God’s Politics blog, points us to theologian Gary Dorrien.  Dorrien suggests that this is a good time to think again about  capitalism, socialism, and a third way – economic democracy – within the context of Christian ethics.  This is a 10-minute video, so grab a cup of coffee and see what you think.