Town Meetings are the Same Everywhere

I was invited to a meeting of the minds last night about how local community organizations should progress with the new global movement recently started. It reminded me of a lot of community meetings I've seen in the states. Personality conflicts trumping actionable steps and concrete plans. Intellectuals thinking about broadening networks, while locals are concerned about "a Japanese woman throwing trash into the river".

It looks like no matter how well unified a movement may be, it's the internal stamping and spitting that will keep the fires of progress at the level of coals...