If there were not something very wrong with the
world, there would be no need for a publication such as this one.
The narratives of the dominant culture are
inadequate for identifying our problems and assessing their causes, which is
why they repeatedly fail to provide resolutions. These narratives generally
serve to obfuscate the causes of problems, as their overriding interest lies in
protecting and propagandizing the dominant culture to perpetuate the status
quo.
The dominant cultural narrative repels closer
examination by insisting that all of the problems we face are exceptions to its
rules or come from outside of its wholesome goodness. In essence, it says, “We didn’t plant this
corn that grew.”
I begin with a perspective that places the responsibility
for the system’s failures where it belongs, with the system itself. We will be looking at cultural issues from a
critical perspective.
The idea is to challenge the dominant narratives, identify
problems, examine their causes, and grapple with potential solutions.