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SOLIDARITY
Wild capitalism, characterized by private property
ownership, egocentric competition and utilitarism for own economic
gain, blind free market forces determining the prices of goods and
services, and minimal state intervention, is an engine of poverty and
ecological catastrophes.
Modern capitalism, being a money & power-based expansion of instrumental
(not communicational) rationalism, brings liberty, material well-being,
the disenchantment of the world, constant dissatisfaction & the iron
cage of alienation (Weber).
As an operational system, capitalism is based on the premise of
separating the state and business. Capitalists believe markets to be
omni-efficient (the Invisible Hand). Markets should function without interference. The role of
the state is to regulate and protect only.
Neo-capitalism, coping with social and ecological injustice, has
assimilated solidarity in its definition. This is a major step forward !
It is understood that wild, "free" capitalism is only "profitable" in the
short term (take & run), with huge future costs. For it nearly always causes the demise of
Nature and social
fragmentation. If survival is deemed profitable enough, eventually, a long time strategy
will be necessary !
Today, we are beyond the national and continental discourses. A global
political system, giving body to a just and efficient planetary
participationism, is the ideal, not wild economic globalization and
short term cost-cut strategies. Meanwhile, gross local differences
between rich and poor need to be levelled. In this, the role of the
state remains crucial.
Too greedy individual actors need to be restricted and if
necessary forced by law to contribute more money to a fair distribution
of goods and services in our towns, states, provinces, nations and
eventually in the whole world.
The first goal to achieve today, is the radical and irreversible
eradication of the horrible poverty striking a billion of our fellow
humans all around the planet. To help to alleviate this, is a direct,
spiritual and moral choice touching every individual human being living
in the rich countries, in particular the captains of industry and the
political elite. Apparently, the Gates family and Mr.Buffett, crowning
the list of the most wealthy people on this planet, have heard the call
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Poverty (co-relative with the ecological situation) can and must be
eliminated from the face of the Earth before 2050. This is done by
immediately and irreversibly investing 10% of the combined GNP of the G8
nations in an ongoing planetary participationistic initiative initiated
by the United Nations.
A humungous sum of money is to be immediately liberated to the effect of
a Global Help Project. This would be a century-plan, desolving when the
various ecological, humanitarian, economical, social, political, intellectual and spiritual goals are achieved. As
their number, definition, function and solution are known, the
operational means can, must and will be forthcoming. Good will
achieves what is best for Nature and humanity.
Surely, a moral intellectual never settles for less than a global
paradise ? Less is but sheer babble. |
