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Emerging entities – globalization, mass culture, the transcendence of money over meaning – have arisen in recent years to lay something of a choke hold on citizens and their ability to come together for greater purposes. Despite impressive efforts by communities and citizen groups, more of a critical mass needs to be developed that can tackle these global forces head-on and fight for our respective communities.