Comments on: Belated ‘A Bowl Of Good’ post http://hburgnews.com/2009/09/11/belated-a-bowl-of-good-post/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=belated-a-bowl-of-good-post Harrisonburg's Community News Network Sat, 03 Dec 2011 18:10:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: clyde http://hburgnews.com/2009/09/11/belated-a-bowl-of-good-post/comment-page-1/#comment-81769 clyde Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:50:14 +0000 http://hburgnews.com/?p=3747#comment-81769 self governing public spaces, range from the commons and communal lands of pre-modern rural Europe, to the town halls of new england. more recent examples include the squatters movement in west germany in the eighties, and the popular assemblies in Argentina after the 2001 economic crisis. i think the current economic and ecological crisis, highlights the need for a move beyond the capitalist model, towards local self determination. but this is getting well beyond the confines of the snarky comment, i made with reference to the issue at hand. self governing public spaces, range from the commons and communal lands of pre-modern rural Europe, to the town halls of new england.
more recent examples include the squatters movement in west germany in the eighties, and the popular assemblies in Argentina after the 2001 economic crisis.
i think the current economic and ecological crisis, highlights the need for a move beyond the capitalist model, towards local self determination.
but this is getting well beyond the confines of the snarky comment, i made with reference to the issue at hand.

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]]> By: Josh http://hburgnews.com/2009/09/11/belated-a-bowl-of-good-post/comment-page-1/#comment-81767 Josh Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:43:04 +0000 http://hburgnews.com/?p=3747#comment-81767 Whatever happened to the Rocktown Infoshop? Maybe that's the sort of space Clyde is thinking of. http://www.myspace.com/rocktowninfoshop http://www.rocktownweekly.com/rocktown/search_rockdetails.php?AID=555&key=rocktown%20infoshop&title=&author=&date1=&date2= http://www.schuminweb.com/schumin-web/journal/permalink.php?id=674 http://www.schuminweb.com/schumin-web/journal/permalink.php?id=689 I thought they were no longer around but then I read: http://www.dnronline.com/details.php?AID=3138&CHID=2 Whatever happened to the Rocktown Infoshop? Maybe that’s the sort of space Clyde is thinking of.

http://www.myspace.com/rocktowninfoshop
http://www.rocktownweekly.com/rocktown/search_rockdetails.php?AID=555&key=rocktown%20infoshop&title=&author=&date1=&date2=
http://www.schuminweb.com/schumin-web/journal/permalink.php?id=674
http://www.schuminweb.com/schumin-web/journal/permalink.php?id=689

I thought they were no longer around but then I read:

http://www.dnronline.com/details.php?AID=3138&CHID=2

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]]> By: Scott Rogers http://hburgnews.com/2009/09/11/belated-a-bowl-of-good-post/comment-page-1/#comment-81754 Scott Rogers Wed, 16 Sep 2009 12:10:37 +0000 http://hburgnews.com/?p=3747#comment-81754 Can you provide some examples of self-governing public spaces? Can you provide some examples of self-governing public spaces?

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]]> By: clyde http://hburgnews.com/2009/09/11/belated-a-bowl-of-good-post/comment-page-1/#comment-81692 clyde Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:35:30 +0000 http://hburgnews.com/?p=3747#comment-81692 As you have most likely noticed, i am not in love with capitalism. but i think, the facts that commercial transactions alone, do not make for a strong community, and that self-governing public spaces are a positive asset, are base lines that we can agree upon. As you have most likely noticed, i am not in love with capitalism.
but i think, the facts that commercial transactions alone, do not make for a strong community, and that self-governing public spaces are a positive asset, are base lines that we can agree upon.

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]]> By: Brent Finnegan http://hburgnews.com/2009/09/11/belated-a-bowl-of-good-post/comment-page-1/#comment-81690 Brent Finnegan Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:24:48 +0000 http://hburgnews.com/?p=3747#comment-81690 In that case, welcome to America. Why don't you start one of these anti-capitalist stores, so I can write a post about it. In that case, welcome to America.

Why don’t you start one of these anti-capitalist stores, so I can write a post about it.

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]]> By: clyde http://hburgnews.com/2009/09/11/belated-a-bowl-of-good-post/comment-page-1/#comment-81689 clyde Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:18:28 +0000 http://hburgnews.com/?p=3747#comment-81689 by "commercial", i mean another capitalist enterprise, oriented towards, the accumulation of capital through the exploitation of human labor and the circulation of commodities. what we need in Harrisonburg, ( and elsewhere for that matter), is the creation of spaces outside the destructive logic of economic relations, which provide for the needs of the community, and are under the directly democratic control of the people as a whole. as for "indy rock", well what can i say, i think its boring. by “commercial”, i mean another capitalist enterprise, oriented towards, the accumulation of capital through the exploitation of human labor and the circulation of commodities.
what we need in Harrisonburg, ( and elsewhere for that matter), is the creation of spaces outside the destructive logic of economic relations, which provide for the needs of the community, and are under the directly democratic control of the people as a whole.
as for “indy rock”, well what can i say, i think its boring.

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]]> By: Brent Finnegan http://hburgnews.com/2009/09/11/belated-a-bowl-of-good-post/comment-page-1/#comment-81684 Brent Finnegan Tue, 15 Sep 2009 23:25:45 +0000 http://hburgnews.com/?p=3747#comment-81684 Explain what you mean by "commercial," clyde. Harrisonburg already has an indy [sic] rock club. It's called the Blue Nile downstairs. Welcome to Harrisonburg. Explain what you mean by “commercial,” clyde.

Harrisonburg already has an indy [sic] rock club. It’s called the Blue Nile downstairs. Welcome to Harrisonburg.

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]]> By: clyde http://hburgnews.com/2009/09/11/belated-a-bowl-of-good-post/comment-page-1/#comment-81667 clyde Tue, 15 Sep 2009 21:08:47 +0000 http://hburgnews.com/?p=3747#comment-81667 wow, another boring commercial hang out spot. i just can't wait to go. what next: an indy rock club? wow, another boring commercial hang out spot.
i just can’t wait to go.
what next: an indy rock club?

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]]> By: Jeremy Aldrich http://hburgnews.com/2009/09/11/belated-a-bowl-of-good-post/comment-page-1/#comment-81384 Jeremy Aldrich Sat, 12 Sep 2009 01:09:34 +0000 http://hburgnews.com/?p=3747#comment-81384 Josh nailed it. I totally agree. As someone who lives in the EMU area, I am thrilled about the recent appearance of not only Bowl of Good but several other quality restaurants with quick-not-fast food. Organic Grounds and Artiles Cuban Restaurant probably deserve posts of their own, but for now suffice it to say they are definitely worth checking out! Josh nailed it. I totally agree. As someone who lives in the EMU area, I am thrilled about the recent appearance of not only Bowl of Good but several other quality restaurants with quick-not-fast food. Organic Grounds and Artiles Cuban Restaurant probably deserve posts of their own, but for now suffice it to say they are definitely worth checking out!

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