S2 E12 The Freedom Contract - Part 1 on Oppression

Episode discussion topics <ul><li>A recap on the car metaphor because we plan to keep using it in the discussion. </li> <li>This is a three-part series discussing freedom using a different perspective as you would expect us to. Peer through the lens of your pursuit of happiness. How empowered would you feel being free from oppression, poverty, and ignorance?</li> <li>The current state of the contract and the serious breaches by those not upholding their end of the bargain. Inequities, advantages, and entitlements, oh my! </li> <li>Playing by whose rules? Some get to stand their ground while others are run down.</li> </ul> <p>Your hosts: Michael Piscitelli and Raymond Wong Jr.</p> More info <ul><li>The planks of the Freedom Contract Platform, "In Pursuit of Happiness" (our draft working name for it). The three parts of this series align to the following: <ul><li>Freedom from oppression including equal justice for all, digital ownership rights, state surveillance, and other violence.</li> <li>Freedom from poverty including a donut style economic model with a floor to stand on and a ceiling that protects the earth from greed and excess.</li> <li>Freedom from ignorance including the development of skills for lifelong learning and adaptability, to collaborate among different groups of people and achieve a common goal, and the value of civic society and science for the sake of knowledge.</li> </ul> </li> <li>Lastly, a shout out to the "Behind the Bastards" podcast, they do their research and have fun serving it up! This episode kicks off a multi-part on the lesser-known history of the police: <a href='https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-behind-the-bastards-29236323/episode/behind-the-police-slavery-mass-murder-63913529/'>Behind the Police: Slavery, Mass Murder and the Birth of American Law Enforcement. </a></li> </ul> Learn more and reach out <ul><li>Head to <a href='https://citizendogood.com/category/citizens_prerogative/'>Citizens Prerogative</a> for additional information and log in or sign up to leave a c