Not in the blame game. I believe its evolution we need not revolution. I dont want to waste this forums time with issues that are irrelevant so I wont get on my soap box.
There is some relevance though in how we choose to work. There are certain realities that are heading all our way. We cannot rely on exponential growth to feed the current model in a world that is of finite resources. The government knows this but in 5 years what can they do? They barely scratch the surface of the problem.
So yes I think coops are very relevant today as the state shrinks and people look for alternatives.
I am also in favour of open source manufacturing whereby products are made by end users and sw is developed by a community. It might mean the alternative to an iPad is the size of a encyclopedia but the community would have the fun of building it and knowing how it works. This is all part of the same story. Local growth, community, ownership.
