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| The Future Must Be Decentralized and Localized |
| 2020-04-21 |
| [Liberty Blitzkrieg] We find ourselves at a moment where the financial and political systems that have dominated for decades are failing in a spectacular and irredeemable fashion. Those who pull the levers are (as usual) attempting to take advantage of the situation by rapaciously snatching and consolidating more wealth and power, while leaving the general public to rot. When faced with such a historic moment, one should assume a certain degree of responsibility to make sure the next paradigm ends up better than the one we’re leaving. If we fail to think deeply about an improved vision and framework for the future, someone else will do it for us. From my perspective, humanity remains stuck within antiquated paradigms that generally function via predatory and authoritarian structures. We’ve been taught — and have largely accepted — that the really important decisions must be handled in a centralized manner by small groups of technocrats and oligarchs. As a result, we basically live within feudal constructs cleverly surrounded by entrenched myths of democracy and self-government. We’d prefer to be lazy rather than take any responsibility for the state of the world. We’re now at a point where simply recognizing current structures as predatory and authoritarian isn’t good enough. We require a distinct and superior political philosophy that can appeal to others likewise extremely dissatisfied with the status quo. My belief is humanity’s next paradigm should swing heavily in the direction of decentralization and localism. Decentralization and localism aren’t exactly the same, but can play well together and offer a new path forward. The simplest way to describe decentralization to Americans is to look at the political framework laid out in the U.S. Constitution. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #9 So this guy instead of world socialism wants local socialism... |
| Posted by: Thorong Grundy1520 2020-04-21 21:51 |
| #8 Didn't we learn that central planning and such doesn't work? I guess not. |
| Posted by: Clem 2020-04-21 15:31 |
| #7 LaGrange 'islands' Comet Riders |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2020-04-21 14:57 |
| #6 Autonomous Moonbase. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2020-04-21 14:56 |
| #5 Bet Hillary and Obama are both up at night thinking what they could have done to transform America if this had all happened on their watch. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2020-04-21 13:54 |
| #4 this is a good time to disperse the fed gov. keep the attractions in DC but disperse the agencies among the states. this will disperse the bureaucrats and favor seekers. most inter-agency work can be accomplished electronically over dedicated land lines. |
| Posted by: Zebulon Hatfield1153 2020-04-21 12:37 |
| #3 <50 ... contiguous? |
| Posted by: Zebulon Hatfield1153 2020-04-21 12:27 |
| #2 Sadly, I suppose, but maybe it took something like this for people to wake up. I don't know. It's easy to say it boils down to education, but is there a thing called Civics taught in school any more? Anything about the U.S. Constitution? I can go on and on like any of us could. I think there will be less than 50 stars on Old Glory within the next 20-30 years. |
| Posted by: Clem 2020-04-21 11:49 |
| #1 It does appear that things are heading in that direction. With the Coronavirus pandemic, Trump has put it in the hands of State governments to make decisions about their needs and when to open things up again; thus strengthening the 10th Amendment and States' rights. Power needs to be taken from Deepstate Washington, D.C. after watching the $hitshow coup for three years. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2020-04-21 11:44 |