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It appears that only one other individual here has read and understood
the article forwarded to M. G. by Anjana Basu on "*Change or Die*" from
/Triumph of Content/. Rehashing of old ideas does not offer adequate or
important change and as stated small changes may be easier to swallow
but they will likely not be long lasting 'fixes' and most likely will
fail to achieve what is truly necessary for continuation. That article
(in a round about way), to me, speaks to the idea of governments
offering basic income (as Sally has done for so long). As the 'elite' in
society increases the stress of the 'lower mass consciousness' less and
less productivity will occur. If the idea that B.I. will decrease the
'need to work for one's living' is a major stumbling block, then I must
ask for the blinkers to be removed. Essentially no one likes to have to
'work' for one's living, but as others here have often pointed out, most
people are always 'busy doing' something. The idea is to help people
find what they enjoy doing and are therefore good at, and through
positive encouragement, social and emotional help and community support
allow local markets to grow and flourish.
Yes, this may mean that most large and international corporations may
die. That is change. But local trade will increase. Will that mean a
'reduced lifestyle'? What will we reduce, the consumerism that large
corp's need to exist?. Most of these things are not necessary to life.
Advertising may wish us to assume so, but it is not so. Will that mean a
redistribution of wealth? As I have been reading, much of that wealth is
in printed paper -- a pipe dream. It may be better, in the long run, for
the system here (and in business worldwide) to collapse, but only if a
'new' support system or 'local structure economic model' can be put in
place reasonably fast. And this cannot be based upon that which has
caused, and will cause again, another collapse through unmanageable greed.
To carry the 'negativity of fear' constantly through a society because
one does not wish to upset the 'status quo' or one wishes to conserve
the 'elitist power' can only lead to eventual disaster (the current
banking and soon to be discovered 'stock exchange' fiascoes) that is
only continuing because of bail-outs /(the quick pill)/.
Change it appears, as always, must come from the bottom. And that means
revolution and the collapse of all that was with the unfortunate
consequence of no 'newness' to the system. Just a repeat of rise,
suppression, oppression and overthrow.
On 1/5/2011 5:49 AM, Arthur Cordell wrote:
We seem to be going back to an earlier era. We can see the problems
but there is no ideological road map to guide us out of the
"miserity" So we see the problems, write about them, but at a loss
to know what to do.
Maybe universality and the middle class were really blips in the long
road of history.
Arthur
*From:*[email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Keith Hudson
*Sent:* Wednesday, January 05, 2011 7:28 AM
*To:* RE-DESIGNING WORK, INCOME DISTRIBUTION, , EDUCATION
*Subject:* [Futurework] The rise of miserity
We're now living in a quantum world of superimposed states -- of
Shrodinger's Paradox in which the cat is alive and not alive at the
same time. Of inflation and deflation going on simultaneously. Of
fabulous incomes for some but declining wages in real terms for most.
Of enormous enhancements in efficiency but lower welfare for the
needy. Of higher skills than ever before in history for some but of
mass literacy and numeracy skills lower than a century ago. Of highly
profitable multinational corporations but bankrupt governments. A new
word needs to be coined -- "miserity".
Keith
Keith Hudson, Saltford, England http://allisstatus.wordpress.com/
<http://allisstatus.wordpress.com/2010/12/>2011/01/
<http://allisstatus.wordpress.com/2010/12/>
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