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WSN needs some positve ideas by Paul Riesz 14 February 2001 00:11 UTC |
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Dear Petros: Unfortunately our communications did not continue, which is a pity, since there are many well argued criticisms of the present world system, but few ideas on what could or should be done to improve this sorry state of affairs. Richard Moore has lately tried to promote his plans for a non-hierachical, harmonizing New World Order, but in my opinion, his ideas are nothing but wishful thinking. Such a system might have worked with the Sioux tribes, because they were composed of hunter- gatherers, individuals with almost identical interests and who probably needed to cooperate for best hunting results. In almost any modern community there are groups with very different interests, that only in very rare cases might achieve his desired harmonization, As to larger entities, there are so immense differences in wealth, viewpoints etc. that chances for success would be nil. Furthermore he has not been able to explain, how decisions arrived at by consensus, could be carried out without an executive with authority to act, without even thinking of the immense tasks needed to address the grave problems of our time, such as the exponential growth of populations, the needed changeover to a sustainable management of natural resources etc.. Therefore I should like to invite you for a last time to discuss such subjects objectively, hoping we might come up with at least a starting point for a wider discussion. Regards Paul
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