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Ours is a nation formed under the decree of imperfect white men, with a broad understanding of their own history, and the foresight to let legacy guide action. As the forefathers collaborated in the drafting of a new form of governance, they found the strength in their well educated minds to find compromise among an invasive populous hindered by their own overwhelming sense of superiority. A nation would be born, free from the influence of bloated monarchs and religious institutions corrupted greed and intruding power. We would be a people legislated and ruled for and by the people. A living example of society for all others to strive for.
The document that would serve as a backbone to this new social experiment would need to be a living one, fluid and evolving to fit the passing time. Inclusion would become its true strength, a philosophy that would broaden in scope of acceptance as populous would mature with the eventual recognition of women, the remnants of the indigenous population, and former slaves to be within the term “people”, as I am sure at least a few of the framers intended.
Measures are woven into the text in an attempt to detour corruption of these expanding liberties, so that freedom not be inhibited as it would flourish and grow. The voice of the citizen electorate holds the reigns of progress, and thus the final check against an increasingly more intrenched structure of power, held by those less and less deserving, as each generation passes. A misdirection well overdue a massive correction, requiring an extreme shift in heading would be led by those who know the way best, “people”.
It is our turn to take charge. Our turn to meet the occasion. Our turn to prove we can keep this republic and prove the vision of those imperfect white men was just. As “people” we can hold America to its word, act in the strength of inclusion rather than paralyze ourselves with division, and equalize accountability restructuring the current systems of justice and modernize the mechanisms of control and allocation of resources to feed the needs of today’s “people”.
Ours is a nation, made more perfect through diverse concept and rampant innovation. We are today’s people in preparation for the welcoming of tomorrow’s. Our power is in ourselves and our trust should be the same. Our voice is the fuel for the action of promises kept. If we wrote the verses of America’s song, perhaps the value of indigenous cultures would have been appreciated rather than squandered, perhaps the will of the many would be the foundation for community rather than elite enrichment, and perhaps we could face today’s tragedies with leveled logic rather than reckless abandon masqueraded in smokescreens and propaganda to maintain an oppressive system of suppression through cultural division, where most of us settle for indentured servitude at the hands of corporate media masters fueled by alternative facts and underlying betrayal.
Or we rise. We take what is ours. We empower those forgotten as we once were. And we create the movement of our more perfect union.
When I was young, I believed the only cure for the human condition was something drastically devastating like a zombie apocalypse or an alien invasion. Since that time, I have found reality and become more optimistic, realizing we are capable of unleashing far greater evil and despair on ourselves without the help of distant entities or mythical pandemics. I have also realized that such destruction is not necessary to rid our specie of ignorance and supremacy. Periods of enlightenment and progress have blanketed and reformed our cultures throughout history.
Most of these periods were brought about by trends of mass populations gaining greater access to collective information, which inspires new ways of organizing ourselves around the considerations of a greater portion of that society. The improved process of education, and the broadening of its reach gives birth to innovations in political philosophies, scientific understanding, technological advancement and overall standards of living. Thus, the path of civilization toward what it will eventually become tends to be travelled at an accelerated rate during these times.
I believe this progress is enabled by a greater portion of society being charged with forming and participating at every level in the very structures within that society of which they are a part. With responsibility comes enhanced understanding, leading to an expanding base of knowledge from which to pull from in the pursuit of the next step of society’s evolution. This concept is proven by the utter stagnance of societies ruled by narrow margins of themselves. As fewer people are engaged at the level of concept generation, so narrows the outcome’s potential.
We exist in narrow times, but that must change. Profiteering banksters have polluted our shores, bound our lands to speculation, sickened our waters and robbed us of our truthful media. Systems of allocation have tightened their grip on our resources, becoming a system of suppression and control. Our trusts have been plundered, our livelihoods suffocated, and our voices gaged.
We have become our own solution. Our power is our numbers, our equity is our sweat, and our faith must be in ourselves. Believe not in wealth kept out of reach, or bootstraps that never were, or the perpetual growth of free markets that will at no point tip into our cups, if even a trickle. Believe in you, trust in us, and stand for our more perfect union.
Then what is our next step?
If corporations have been given control of the fate of our futures, then we become the corporation. We incorporate as an alternative to the ones controlling the innovation and markets of today. We form a corporate structure superior to that of the oligarchs, creating better products, more efficiently, and with less negative environmental impact. We run our corporation to the benefit of all parties involved, from labor force to consumer. We structure the ownership and leadership of our corporation around a concept of inclusion, run as a coopted workforce focused on the wellbeing of all members, and beholden to every member.
If politicians have been corrupted, remove and replace them with candidates worthy of our trust and admiration. This means we may be the ones called on to hold these offices. We must not fear our ability to self-govern. With morality as our guide our leadership will be true. Even if we act with pure intention and are ill-equipped, it is far better than the leadership of those who are equipped but act with ill-intention.
If media sows propaganda and confusion, we change our sources of information. We seek out news with substance rather than flashy logos and waxed foreheads. Or better yet, we must investigate and research, and become the media ourselves. Share our voices amongst ourselves and the truth shall set us free.
Once we truly possess and increasing level of control over our future, we must act with humility and remain uncorrupted by the fear of a loss of superiority, or we become that which we rise against today. We collaborate and form the next steps of our society to enable and inspire further progress through inclusion and empowerment, as we willingly concede control to the next wave of able thinkers, knowing it was our purpose all along. This will be our greatest strength, as inclusion becomes more candidates to bare the burdens of leadership while broadening its scope and potential.
There will beno more tenured administrators more focused on halting progress in an attempt to sustain their own heydays, a time when they were actually effective in their post. The influence of capitalists will be localized, becoming just another voice in the diverse choir of voices setting the agenda for future business. Figurehead nitwits will become obsolete and be replaced by forward thinking pioneers, rewriting normalcy with every stroke.
Some will fear this progress, and their perspective will act as a rutter, lending sound direction as we bound forward down our path. Opposition is to be celebrated as it sharpens our collaboration to create lasting progress. This again is our strength as divided mind fold into the coalition of us, further strengthening and broadening our perspective.
Should our coalition stray, we will place within its framework measures to counter corruption, humble superiority, as well as maintain and embolden an empowered and engaged electorate acting as the true drivers of their own fates. As the bank of collective information expands and evolves, it will inspire the ascension of the demos further strengthening the whole of our coalition, allowing for even greater opportunity on an individual level.
Our companies will thrive in an environment of sustainable and stable markets, while being more adequately prepared to face unforeseen circumstance’s call for a swift redirection or evolution in business practices. Our communities will flourish with the backing and leadership of a more capable and self-reliant citizenry, matched by the rise in fluency of representation. Our collective base of knowledge will expand well beyond expectation, utilizing opensource collaboration between diverse circles of concept development. Our media will become a tool to keep the community informed and up to date rather than to narrow opinion, driven by an audience increasingly in search of actual substance over distracting taglines and hyped outrage.
Or we stick with the current status quo. The choice is ours. The responsibility is ours. The blame will be ours. We are the solution.
The purpose of a round table is no individual focal point. Each seat at the table is of equal merit and contribution. The center of the table then represents a joining of many inputs to achieve maximum output. Currently there is only one filled seat at this table, though I have a few candidates to fill the next couple seats to be occupied. Once our efforts amount to something worth mentioning, this will serve as the showcase for those efforts. Until that day I will be using this section to showcase the efforts of others that I/we might find particularly remarkable. There is a lot going on out there, some of which I have only the slightest grasp of the how, but I understand the why. Because it must be done, and together it will be. So until such a day as our network is many, this will serve as a tool of inspiration. A place to see what can, and is being done to further our goals.
So some times I get to rambling, even a little philosophical at times, maybe a tiny bit preachy. I understand there are those all-business types that do not want any part of it, and I am unwilling to silence even one of my word vomiting demons, so the solution was this other thread.
Not going to lie, I think this other thread will quickly become my favorite. I am one of those people who pretty much has eight streams of thought running through my head at every moment of the day, accept when I am driving. When I am driving the only thought in my head is how much I hate the car in front of me and how much they need to learn to drive. I like driving, it calms my brain and helps me focus.
With that said, the farm is for productivity, the soap box is for chatter, and there will be a third thread, but you will have to read about that in whatever I call the introductory post for it. I think I’m calling it the round table, or something similar, which probably gives you a pretty good idea of its purpose.
I got this idea for a business model, and it is a fairly good idea. It has the potential to solve some social needs, while serving as a strategic steppingstone for a launching of a wide range of greater ideas. From the initial phase it will be highly profitable in current and near-future markets, but is designed around the purpose of adapting in anticipation in order to flourish in evolving markets and economic structures as well.
As this idea takes root, and grows, and flowers, my plan is to chronicle that path on this thread. There will be discovery, and failure, and research, and progress, and hopefully a little success. The goal is not only to take record but also to provide an element of transparency, and an opening for a sharing of knowledge.
I am not an expert, but I am very curious. My hope is the lessons I learn can be helpful or entertaining to someone else, maybe enough someone elses that a few of us get to growing our idea. And that’s the secret to this idea, other than this first step everything else is up to us. I’ve got an idea for that too, but what do I know, I’m just a big ol’ douche with an idea.