>
><< BUT I also keep in mind that my ultimate goal is
> to see the end of capitalism. >>
>
>BUT: what do you visualize in its place?
>
>Joan
>
Joan, this is the question that I ask myself a lot. I, along with
everyone else are so mired in our current system that it is very difficult
to see past it.
One of the reasons why I joined this list is, that I had never before
taken into account the reality of the crash. I of course had been aware of
the vast ecological damage we are doing to this planet, but somehow did not
integrate it into any long term thinking I may have done. I just assumed we
would be living in a world with more or less the same infrastructure and
same energy capabilities as we have today. I still do not know if the crash
changes any thing that much, because for me, any society that I would
envision, deals with the values that the society would promote, and those
values would apply crash or no crash.
What I do know is that capitalism thrives on humanities worst
characteristics, the 7 deadly sins comes to mind, and striving to make
society work in such a way that peoples better qualities are rewarded is
what I support.
As to exactly what that would look like I don't know. There are some
things I think are important, such as, people having as much say in an issue
as to which they are affected by it, Splitting up work in such a way that
everyone does as much rewarding work and drudge work as another. And of
course no way to make a profit off of property ownership. This of course
deals only with the economic sphere and are not my ideas, they are from the
work of Robin Hahnel and Michael Albert. There are so many other things to
consider, so much so that it is overwhelming, and subject to where future
events lead us. I am hardly qualified to know, in any detail, what is truly
workable and what is not. All I can do is support movements that espouse
values in which I agree. And also learn as much as possible from others
along the way.
I wish I could be more clear but I cannot.
Sincerely, Aaron.
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