To continue we will have to establish what basic conditions we are starting out with. I was thinking more of a new earth, Don, that is, one that has experienced cataclysmic continental shift, let's say a new Pangaea but now the inhabitants are remnants of the now modern world, a population of 600 with women proportionally the larger group (happy Don?), no guns, no conveniences, no houses etc, only the intelligence to carry forth a new world. We can assume a collective effort to produce food and other survival necessity. However, looking beyond that I don't see the need to establish any governmental entity or economic system which may once again spurn greed and criminality. Equality would be my aim, food for all and a tribal sense within the communal living environment. If there would be any assumption it would be the diversity in skills, trades and knowledge that will ultimately lend itself to the collaboration of minds for a collective prosperity. No need for arms Don as your group is all there is. This exercise presents the opportunity to create a culture that can avoid the pitfalls of our past history and the conditions under which we live today. It's a stretch indeed but I would give it a try nonetheless. You started out good with the helping one another, singing, dancing and picking daisies but resolved with the need to be heavily armed. I'll take that as a result of your assumption of other survivors elsewhere. Your allusion to dissidence and crushing opposition leaves me to wonder if you would be a suitable shepherd of the new fold. Let's just say the entire populace is congenial and open to equitable leadership.
On Feb 9, 1:03 am, Don Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm going to assume the realities of survival apply in your scenario. > Otherwise I'd say we'd all get along fabulously and busy ourselves > industrially helping one another and singing and dancing and picking > pansies and what not. > > My first and most pressing concern would be repopulating the earth. > Since I'm the chosen leader that must mean I'm the best example or > what 'the People' want for their future. So I guess I'd have to start > out with a bunch of wives and get busy. I'd need to exert total and > complete totalitarian control over the populace but lead with wisdom > and compassion. A delicate balance, to be sure. Deifying myself > would come in handy but might prove difficult. > > I would reward knowledge and information and encourage skills required > for survival. Education would become paramount. Responding quickly > and harshly to any dissidence would prevent costly and unnecessary > debate. Solidifying control and crushing the opposition before they > can organize is important. This will prevent civil war. I would > assume that there had to be other pockets of survivors out there in > the world and I would send emissaries out searching for them to see > how we might trade with them. I would also, of course, make sure my > group was heavily armed to protect ourselves from marauding > 'outsiders.' > > dj > > On Mon, Feb 9, 2009 at 12:08 AM, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > > > "Lets Say", the earth as we know it was destroyed by whatever device > > humanity heaped upon itself. All that survived are gathered in one > > place, and you are the chosen leader. The earth is yours to do as you > > wish. > > Surely you will want to create a new culture, purged of the calamities > > and atrocities noted in the annals of human history. > > Where do you begin? The people are waiting. > > > Do you have a master plan? > > > Do you have some idea of what you think would be the ideal culture? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Minds-Eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
