That will require pragmatism and compassion,
planning with vision and sequencing the steps to
get us out of this mess and into a new paradigm,
yes a workable framework that can sustain our
existence and all of the natural biodiversity that
we need to exist together. We are not alone. All
things are interconnected. We must recognize the
economic law of the interconnectivity of everything.
Our policy makers and economists need to consider the totality of their decisions, not just the
narrow lobbying interests that are funding them.
We the New Earth Consensus need to come forward with a fresh economic paradigm that com-
bines the idealism of a vision that we want for our
children’s future, with the pragmatic steps that can
take us there in real time. Lets call it pragmatic
idealism. Rather than adhering to old mantras of
greed and self-interest – the “invisible hand” will
bring all markets to equilibrium if left alone (so
deregulate finance and let the bankers take us all
to the cleaners) -- we need a few fresh ideas that
can become principles of a new economic paradigm. Lets try:
Fusion Economics: Reject ideologically based economic theory. End debate over socialism versus
capitalism. Instead opt for pragmatism. Freely
combine planning with market to achieve result
that better people’s quality of life and utilize
resources in a more rational way to sustain our
planet.
Diversified Localization: Community revival, local businesses, cooperatives, micro-finance, and
local currency issues are all part of diversified
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a planet to live on. And we cannot get off of this
satellite and land anywhere else (all of NASA’s
space exploration research funding has been diverted to imperial folly wars). Somehow, we must
think above it all, drop differences, join hands,
and make our future work.