Progressive Values Stories: Norman Solomon on We're All in it Together

[courtesy of Blog for America]

I interviewed Norman Solomon at the 2008 Democratic Party Convention in San Jose, California. Norman  is a columnist and his book "War Made Easy"  was  recently made into a movie with Sean Penn narrating it. In this second part of the interview, he  talks about the progressive value of responsibility for each other.  This responsibility is the basis of the popular progressive phrase,  'We're All in it Together' which stands in contrast to the more conservative view of  'Every Man for Himself'.

 Progressive Values Stories: Norman Solomon on We're  All in it Together

My name is Norman Solomon.  I’m an activist, writer, author, and columnist.  I’m a delegate to the State Democratic Party Convention in 2008, because I was elected as a representative to the Central Committee of the Democratic Party.

The overall value to me that is crucial to progressive movements and progressive sensibilities and beliefs is all about the conviction, the deep-held belief that we’re all in this together.  That we all have a responsibility to each other.  That we all should as human beings strive to be the antithesis of the crabs in the tank trying to crawl over each other to get on top of each other and step on others in the process.