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In 2002 Rockefeller authored his autobiography “Memoirs” wherein, on page 405," Mr. Rockefeller writes: “For more than a century ideological extremists at either end of the political spectrum have seized upon well-publicized incidents such as my encounter with Castro to attack the Rockefeller family for the inordinate influence they claim we wield over American political and economic institutions. Some even believe we are part of a secret cabal working against the best interests of the United States, characterizing my family and me as "internationalists" and of conspiring with others around the world to build a more integrated global political and economic structure - one world, if you will. If that's the charge, I stand guilty, and I am proud of it."
Whoever relies on the Tao in governing men
doesn't try to force issues
or defeat enemies by force of arms.
For every force there is a counterforce.
Violence, even well intentioned,
always rebounds upon oneself.
The Master does his job
and then stops.
He understands that the universe
is forever out of control,
and that trying to dominate events
goes against the current of the Tao.
Because he believes in himself,
he doesn't try to convince others.
Because he is content with himself,
he doesn't need others' approval.
Because he accepts himself,
the whole world accepts him.
If you want to be a great leader,
you must learn to follow the Tao.
Stop trying to control.
Let go of fixed plans and concepts,
and the world will govern itself.
The more prohibitions you have,
the less virtuous people will be.
The more weapons you have,
the less secure people will be.
The more subsidies you have,
the less self-reliant people will be.
Therefore the Master says:
I let go of the law,
and people become honest.
I let go of economics,
and people become prosperous.
I let go of religion,
and people become serene.
I let go of all desire for the common good,
and the good becomes common as grass.
The supreme good is like water,
which nourishes all things without trying to.
It is content with the low places that people disdain.
Thus it is like the Tao.
In dwelling, live close to the ground.
In thinking, keep to the simple.
In conflict, be fair and generous.
In governing, don't try to control.
In work, do what you enjoy.
In family life, be completely present.
When you are content to be simply yourself
and don't compare or compete,
everybody will respect you.
When the Master governs, the people
are hardly aware that he exists.
Next best is a leader who is loved.
Next, one who is feared.
The worst is one who is despised.
If you don't trust the people,
you make them untrustworthy.
The Master doesn't talk, he acts.
When his work is done,
the people say, "Amazing:
we did it, all by ourselves!"
When the great Tao is forgotten,
goodness and piety appear.
When the body's intelligence declines,
cleverness and knowledge step forth.
When there is no peace in the family,
filial piety begins.
When the country falls into chaos,
patriotism is born.
Throw away holiness and wisdom,
and people will be a hundred times happier.
Throw away morality and justice,
and people will do the right thing.
Throw away industry and profit,
and there won't be any thieves.
If these three aren't enough,
just stay at the center of the circle
and let all things take their course.
The term and meaning of a Resource-Based Economy was originated by Jacque Fresco. It is a system in which all goods and services are available without the use of money, credits, barter or any other system of debt or servitude.
All resources become the common heritage of all of the inhabitants, not just a select few.
The premise upon which this system is based is that the Earth is abundant with plentiful resource; our practice of rationing resources through monetary methods is irrelevant and counter productive to our survival.
Modern society has access to highly advanced technology and can make available food, clothing, housing and medical care; update our educational system; and develop a limitless supply of renewable, non-contaminating energy. By supplying an efficiently designed economy, everyone can enjoy a very high standard of living with all of the amenities of a high technological society.
A resource-based economy would utilize existing resources from the land and sea, physical equipment, industrial plants, etc. to enhance the lives of the total population. In an economy based on resources rather than money, we could easily produce all of the necessities of life and provide a high standard of living for all.
In a resource-based economy all of the world's resources are held as the common heritage of all of Earth's people, thus eventually outgrowing the need for the artificial boundaries that separate people. This is the unifying imperative.
We must emphasize that this approach to global governance has nothing whatever in common with the present aims of an elite to form a world government with themselves and large corporations at the helm, and the vast majority of the world's population subservient to them. Our vision of globalization empowers each and every person on the planet to be the best they can be, not to live in abject subjugation to a corporate governing body.
Originally posted by Thermo Klein
reply to post by bsbray11
I find it really interesting that you and I both posted a thread on one-world-government and similar at the same time! (Not to derail but here's my No peace without planet-wide-government in case people are interested in both.
Originally posted by ISHAMAGI
That is a bueatiful quote....its essence is "Let go, and let God"
But people on so many levels fail to understand how love works true unconditional will cannot be controlled. Life is not about proving anything to anyone except yourself.
This is the ideal for government, it is as far from the TPTB vision as possible yet oddly similar.
I have always felt unity, ascension, telepathy would all be possible in this type situation. People could do what they loved and be loved for it, change at will as the direction of the wind blows.
It is sadly this checkcpoint, wire tapped, i-net spying, ID checking, pension stealing, black ops spending, illusionary debt having hollow shell of a corpse of world controlled government were experiencing.
Originally posted by Jazzyguy
Let go of the tao te ching, you'll be happier.
I like thermo klein's thread better, planetary-wide government is the way to go, but I don't think it'll be like what people think it is.
Originally posted by Thermo Klein
I find it really interesting that you and I both posted a thread on one-world-government and similar at the same time! (Not to derail but here's my No peace without planet-wide-government in case people are interested in both.
I think that although history repeats itself there are a few reasons things will be utterly different today than before: alien contact, the internet, and advancement of quantum electro dynamics.
Originally posted by chrisrand
My favorite proposed solution is the Venus Project
Originally posted by bsbray11
Originally posted by Jazzyguy
Let go of the tao te ching, you'll be happier.
I don't see it. I'm not holding it in the first place really. Are you?
What I am suggesting is a form of planetary-wide government, but it has no central authority to which all the participating communities must adhere to, and all power naturally resides in the residents of each community.
Throw away holiness and wisdom,
and people will be a hundred times happier.
Throw away morality and justice,
and people will do the right thing.
Throw away industry and profit,
and there won't be any thieves.
If these three aren't enough,
just stay at the center of the circle
and let all things take their course
Do you think there is a perfect way to "run" the whole world, that will not result in conflicts?
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"Now the whole earth had one language and few words. And as men migrated from the east, they found a plain in the land of Shinar and settled there. And they said to one another, 'Come, let us make bricks, and burn them thoroughly.' And they had brick for stone, and bitumen for mortar. Then they said, 'Come, let us build ourselves a city, and a tower with its top in the heavens, and let us make a name for ourselves, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.' And the LORD came down to see the city and the tower, which the sons of men had built. And the LORD said, 'Behold, they are one people, and they have all one language; and this is only the beginning of what they will do; and nothing that they propose to do will now be impossible for them. Come, let us go down, and there confuse their language, that they may not understand one another's speech.' So the LORD scattered them abroad from there over the face of all the earth, and they left off building the city.' Therefore its name was called Babel, because there the LORD confused the language of all the earth; and from there the LORD scattered them abroad over the face of all the earth." (Genesis 11:1-9)
"Babel" is composed of two words, "bab" meaning "gate" and "el," "god." Hence, "the gate of god." A related word in Hebrew, "balal" means "confusion."
Originally posted by autowrench
In astral travel I have been to many places not of this world, as some of you have. There is a civilization that I know of where Telepathy is common, and everyone is "connected," or "plugged in" to the collective thought. It is, in effect, a one world government, but not like here at all.
Originally posted by Jazzyguy
Besides, according to the quote, it doesn't seem the tao te ching believe in armies... or law, or desire for common good.
Originally posted by bsbray11
You're right, and you can sit back and do nothing through all of this, and there is nothing wrong with that. I'll be doing a lot of that myself, during the roughest times.
I am pointing you to it as an easy reference and guide to my general thoughts here.
Originally posted by Jazzyguy
Regarding your idea, I believe it will render earth very weak because everthing will be so fragmented. Hence I'm still going with autowrench's solution. I believe it's the best right now.
Originally posted by unityemissions
I got a question for you. How is it that you equate service to the individual as being good and service to humanity as being evil
Don't we need to hold service to both the individual and collective in order to have a balanced view?