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Old 09-24-2008, 07:26 PM   #35
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Default Re: Capitalism, Sustainability, and the Possibility of Global Collapse

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Good post P and G,

Will these communities really need a unifying ideology? Or will the pragmatic necessities of reproducing society amid the theorized impending calamities be enough? I would hate emergent "radiant zones" to not be an option for the needy simply because they don't buy into a particular philosophy.

Permit me a second thought: Pre-capitalist (exchange), capitalist and socialist modes of production require a centralized form of resource management, but of the three, pre-capitalist modes of production require the least amount of centralization for efficient and fair resource use. Since centralization is the road to corruption - at least historically - should we be creating economic models for the future based on exchange economics? Should that be our focus, in terms of economy, in our plans to feed and clothe the "radiant zones?"
I have mentioned this in anorther thread - Unity amidst diversity is of utmost importance, in my opinion. There must be a shared value system or worldview, while diversity and different philosophies must not only be accepted, but actually honoured and celebrated.

Cutting edge technology (with the matching consciousness) will be an integral part of a new economy. Thinking more in terms of Free Energy and Anti-gravity as opposed to petroleum …that will be a momentous leap torwards a new economic model...
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