tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14404776.post113269466749110367..comments2024-01-30T07:22:22.675-08:00Comments on Making prices honest and sharing natural wealth will correct societal defects: Systemic flaws not reportedJohn Champagnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12991470302088404570noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14404776.post-48251247504321998282024-01-30T07:22:22.675-08:002024-01-30T07:22:22.675-08:00Thoughtful blog thanks for sharingThoughtful blog thanks for sharingKirill Shevchhttps://medium.com/@kirill_shevchnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14404776.post-53031409101729547952008-01-15T15:49:00.000-08:002008-01-15T15:49:00.000-08:00I am afraid, or I am hopeful, that the resolution ...I am afraid, or I am hopeful, that the resolution of our problems lies in a determination to live consistent with moral principle: <BR/><BR/>Because this might be as simple and straightforward as a change in human culture, I am hopeful. <BR/><BR/>Because we have been admonished from time immemorial that we should live in accord with principle, yet have not examined political action in relation to how it might conflict with the directive to 'do unto others as we would have them do to us', it is not easy to have great confidence in our ability to start doing so now. <BR/><BR/>We seem to have not recognized that, in a world of more than 6 billion people, we need to <I>refrain</I> from doing unto others, for the most part. If we want others to leave us be, we ought not, we must not, use government as an instrument with which to regulate others' private lives.<BR/><BR/>When government ceases to be directed towards those ends, we will be able to direct its resources toward regulating what is happening in the <I>public</I> sphere.<BR/><BR/>When we refuse to use the political process as an instrument of force or coercion against peaceful people, we will be living in a manner consistent with basic moral principle: <A HREF="http://civilizationethics.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">The Golden Rule</A> suggests that we should NOT use government as an instrument to regulate private behavior.<BR/><BR/>When this debilitating distraction that is also a violation is eliminated, we will have energy, attention and resources of government and political thought available to attack that which government MUST do.John Champagnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12991470302088404570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14404776.post-33865805991722008642008-01-15T10:30:00.000-08:002008-01-15T10:30:00.000-08:00hello John... it is so sad that we...the majority...hello John...<BR/> it is so sad that we...the majority of the world's population...care only about either basic needs...or material wealth. The thought of living in partnership with nature and sustaining our earth is not in the equation...except sometimes on a superficial level.<BR/> I am afraid that the only thing that will save the earth from us is if we are diminished in numbers by some event...either by nature or man made. I don't look forward to such a thing. There are many who truly care, but at this time in history their percentage is pretty small and it seems that the effort to become organized for change is larger than the resolve to do so.<BR/> It even takes more time and effort to read your thoughts and ideas than most will care to give, even though they might agree.<BR/> The best to hope for is that those who do care will do all that their personal limits will allow on an individual level.<BR/>SusanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com