True remorse is followed by restitution, then reconciliation. So, now yuppies need to compensate the people they exploited on the way up. However, they have no more fortunes to repay their ex-stepping stones. They are looking outside the box for a way to alleviate the guilt.

They have gone Green to repay the environment we destroyed. They are shopping responsibly to prevent extinction of more species. Suddenly, they are listening to the plight of the oppressed. It is saying, "return the things you stole."

The homes, families, careers, and other booty did come from nice people. Yuppies have to share them with the now-devastated doormats. The homeless man even looks like a doormat now. The yuppie has to let the oppressed sleep in the front yard. There is no other place. Gentrification pushed even cheap rent beyond the income of the oppressed. The yuppie has to pay for the food, clothing, health care, transportation, etc. of the oppressed. Divine justice makes yuppies pay for gentrification.

True restorative justice replaces the stolen/coerced/destroyed booty. The oppressed are restored to wholeness. The misappropriated $400 billion per year is restored to the justice system for this purpose. How can yuppies restore the lives of those they have murdered through induction or stress?

The thinkers are riding this wave of restorative justice. Social justice is a cool course in business school at Duke and Harvard. Reconcilers are classic heroes. Money has disappointed most money-worshippers. It is way cool to become a legend.

Restorative justice initiatives are being written right now. All that is needed is you. You could help rewrite the initiatives into a form voters can comprehend. You could ask a legislator to sponsor an initiative. You could mail a copy of an initiative to the folks in Sacramento who prepare petitions. You could sign the prototype petition and mail it to a senator. You could encourage a senator or representative to support it. You could help cover the costs of the research. Why wait?

The others are still chanting, "Whatever." They still don't "get it." They are still playing the oppression game. No one can win. Quitting is the only way to minimize losses. Who can lead them away from the slaughterhouse? They won't listen to the reconcilers. Are they waiting for a disaster to wake them up?

Mad Cow Disease may save the world. Eating meat causes blindness to injustice. As fewer people eat meat, more people can see beyond their hormones. We need a critical mass who can see what they are voting for. Already many are saying, "What was I thinking?"

A plant-based diet reduces cholesterol. That is one of the ways to rid the body of excess testosterone. Doing that rids the emotions of hostility. That makes it easier to clear the mind of greed. That alone can heal an entire community of injustice.

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