The Unthinkable - 1

That the current world economic order has outlived it's usefulness
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Continued unlimited economic growth on all fronts as the underlying concept for the world economy is a fantasy
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For many years this idea has remained virtually unchallenged
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Even as we plunged into our latest recession brought about by greed and the desire for unthinking and unlimited growth, few mainstream commentators wanted to challenge this unsustainable model
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In fact few if any want to talk about it period
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Over time various fringe groups and some economists have challenged this idea of unlimited growth, however some of their thinking does not sound too realistic either
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One area that has some merit deals with resourced based models
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This approach drops money altogether
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What?
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Yes, ever since money came into being we have had problems
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Major issues that pull man apart
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Yes many might want to laugh at this idea
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However what else do you want to recommend?
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Carry on as we are?
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Essentially money in all it's forms has created monster global greed
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Pulling people away from each other
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This resource based model might not be what we need to adopt however the point being made is that thought about what else we can do is certainly in order
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Just as climate change has become a major issue so has greed
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Greed and lack of moral values in business and public life are serious issues
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One could go further and say that they are planet threatening
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The way we govern ourselves is also not working democracy as practised is a joke but less so than dictatorships and communism or any other ism
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Can we reform democracy?
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When it so corrupt and beholden to special interest groups
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Probably not
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So what to do?
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Think outside the box
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Do nothing and pretend or hope that the mystical magical "they" will fix things for us
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Unfortunately the "they" in question have their arms up to their elbows in the pig trough
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It is highly unlikely that those who gain the most from current policies are going to support their own demise
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Question
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If the governments, business leaders, religious leaders, media and pundits are all part of the problem then who is going to challenge the status quo?
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Funny answer
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Nature
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She already is
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Notice how no part of the planet has avoided what commentators like to call "unusual conditions"
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Nothing on this planet will be left unchallenged and this is already happening
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Everything but everything will be obliged to change or die
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However while waiting for more of this to happen might be fun for some, it is more helpful to challenge yourself
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What would make our world a better place for you?
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What do you think needs changing?
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Any ideas?
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Time you thought about it because at the end of the day "there is no them only us"
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And your choices yes they do make a difference
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So time to engage please
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What do you think we should change?
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More to the point what are you going to change in your own life?
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And when might that be?
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Make it easy on yourself start with your own thought process
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Change that now
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Why?
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Because it is literally true that to change our planet in positive ways requires that we change ourselves in positive ways
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So become part of the solution and not part of the problem