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As I get ready for a trip to London, I was listening to a nice bloke on NPR talking about the shift from the "American Dream" to the "European Dream".

He defined the American version as he wild west, out for yourself, about the individual.

The european dream contrasts this with interdependence, being seperate but together. Mr. Covey has talked about this a long time in his 7 (now 8) Habits. In europe there is more thought of the environment, and social rights.

Now, this is all very black and white. There is a lot of room to aim for the european dream in America, and you can do vice versa.

I would love more of us here in the US to think a little differently. I am excited to hear about more and more communities that are modelled on real community, rather than having a big garage that you drive into, to hide for the night. Self-sufficient communities are very cool, and they are growing.

In many ways there is a chance to do the interdependent thing better than the europeans. For as much as they get together, they argue. They argue a lot. Remember how many years these nations were fighting each other :)

I don't see as many fights between Wisconsin and Minnesota, compared to France and Germany :)