Impeccable Activism - Architects of a New Dawn2024-03-29T14:16:23Zhttps://architectsofanewdawn.ning.com/forum/topics/impeccable-activism?commentId=2227378%3AComment%3A281730&feed=yes&xn_auth=nousing actual infrastructure w…tag:architectsofanewdawn.ning.com,2011-11-21:2227378:Comment:3163832011-11-21T21:16:55.326ZLorenzo Abbiatihttps://architectsofanewdawn.ning.com/profile/LorenzoAbbiati
<p>using actual infrastructure we should come back to our origins.......innocence honesty goodness pride make good values of the family for example ruling on money and profit</p>
<p>using actual infrastructure we should come back to our origins.......innocence honesty goodness pride make good values of the family for example ruling on money and profit</p>
..." ... if it doesn't meet…tag:architectsofanewdawn.ning.com,2011-07-28:2227378:Comment:2830362011-07-28T12:27:24.943Zgiovanna marinohttps://architectsofanewdawn.ning.com/profile/giovannamarino
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<p>..." ... if it doesn't meet the criteria for "right" then you don't buy it!!..."</p>
<p>I think this is a good example to follow. I usually do this.</p>
<p>I'm also applying this "rule" to everything and anybody.</p>
<p>Too many are exploiting humans, the earth, energies, etc. without valueing the consequences of their behaviors.</p>
<p>So I don't buy nuts at 7Euros for half a kilo because it is just a theft.</p>
<p>Who does use laws against what is "clearly and unambiguously…</p>
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<p>..." ... if it doesn't meet the criteria for "right" then you don't buy it!!..."</p>
<p>I think this is a good example to follow. I usually do this.</p>
<p>I'm also applying this "rule" to everything and anybody.</p>
<p>Too many are exploiting humans, the earth, energies, etc. without valueing the consequences of their behaviors.</p>
<p>So I don't buy nuts at 7Euros for half a kilo because it is just a theft.</p>
<p>Who does use laws against what is "clearly and unambiguously <em>Right</em>" is stealing our dignity.</p>
<p> </p> This is, in great portion, th…tag:architectsofanewdawn.ning.com,2011-07-28:2227378:Comment:2830202011-07-28T11:49:30.802ZJohn Strohlhttps://architectsofanewdawn.ning.com/profile/JohnStrohl
<p>This is, in great portion, the same principle that I am working on introducing or, in some cases, re-introducing into business, at least as far as focusing on what's "right" rather than what "there's nothing wrong with" and defining impeccability in the context of the outcome. The term I have used is Outcome Based Business, wherein we recognize that business is invariably a process of accomplishing something, or creating an outcome, in a context of exchanges of value, and that the ultimate…</p>
<p>This is, in great portion, the same principle that I am working on introducing or, in some cases, re-introducing into business, at least as far as focusing on what's "right" rather than what "there's nothing wrong with" and defining impeccability in the context of the outcome. The term I have used is Outcome Based Business, wherein we recognize that business is invariably a process of accomplishing something, or creating an outcome, in a context of exchanges of value, and that the ultimate and final basis for meaningful business is the outcomes, NOT the exchange of value. Impeccability exists in the accomplishment of all the optimal or desired outcomes (there are always more than one because there are always more than one effected constituency) as the measure of the effectiveness of the business activity, NOT in terms only of the accomplishment of the transaction(s). Thus, in a macro-economic sense, the measure of Gross National Product is fundamentally wrong because it is a measure of dollar value generated only rather than a combination of dollar value, human, value, natural value, environmental value, etc. I believe that this is where we have "gone off the rails" in a good deal of our socio-economic structure in that we measure, and thus value, only the dollar function, which means we have become obsessed with the transactions but NOT the outcomes. A textbook example of this that is easy for anyone to see is the state of affairs in the Niger delta.</p>
<p>Social entrepreneurism is a move in the right direction . Your points above are also vital, given that a good deal of law is, in fact, created to protect so called business interests. If we, as a society start to apply the principles of outcome based business to our routine dealings we can literally cause this change to occur as a grassroots movement. It DOES take more work. A good example is literally asking the man (or woman) behind the counter EVERY TIME YOU GO TO ANY STORE THAT HAS THIS - "What is the carbon footprint of this fish?" or "Is this fish sustainably fished? or anything else that creates an awareness in the seller of the outcomes, and then be willing to pay the outcome based price - meaning that if it doesn't meet the criteria for "right" then you don't buy it!! The same thing can be applied to a HUGE range of products. To be aware of what is right in regards to your food sources TAKES MORE WORK but it is exactly that deliberate and conscious level of engagement that is required for us to make these changes and it rests as a responsibility with US first and foremost, because in our 1st world, market driven, transaction focused economies we will change the paradigm when we deny the transaction until the outcome criteria are met. Civil disobedience, as you suggest, accomplishes that same engagement where the law is concerned, again centered around what is "right" from an ethical perspective, rather than what "there is nothing wrong with" in a purely legal context. Thanks very much for this post!!</p> Who? No, it wasn't me! I was…tag:architectsofanewdawn.ning.com,2011-07-24:2227378:Comment:2818462011-07-24T08:32:59.496Zgiovanna marinohttps://architectsofanewdawn.ning.com/profile/giovannamarino
<p><br></br> Who? No, it wasn't me! I wasn't there! Jefferson said it!</p>
<p>eh? what? ..... er... oh! Ciao Joan! (how's-a goin'?)</p>
<p>Here if you grow a few leaves on your window you go to jail</p>
<p>and, for the following 7 to 10 years, your a.. is in "their" hands</p>
<p>while outside the rest of the world uses cocaine everyday. Yes, of course! this too is prohibited</p>
<p>but it <em>seems</em> that half of the paliament's members use it, soooo........</p>
<p>You know, Italy, maf... …</p>
<p><br/> Who? No, it wasn't me! I wasn't there! Jefferson said it!</p>
<p>eh? what? ..... er... oh! Ciao Joan! (how's-a goin'?)</p>
<p>Here if you grow a few leaves on your window you go to jail</p>
<p>and, for the following 7 to 10 years, your a.. is in "their" hands</p>
<p>while outside the rest of the world uses cocaine everyday. Yes, of course! this too is prohibited</p>
<p>but it <em>seems</em> that half of the paliament's members use it, soooo........</p>
<p>You know, Italy, maf... uhmm..... where was I ?</p>
<p>But this is the <em>law</em>! No matter if this is <em>right</em> or <em>wrong</em>.</p>
<p>No, I'm not suggesting you use cocaine, but grow your nice plants in the meedle of the public gardens:o)</p>
<p>Ciao ciao!</p>
<p> </p> Good to hear from you, Joni.…tag:architectsofanewdawn.ning.com,2011-07-24:2227378:Comment:2818102011-07-24T00:04:34.178ZRon Tocknellhttps://architectsofanewdawn.ning.com/profile/RonTocknell
<p>Good to hear from you, Joni. Not so good to hear about your predicament though. Things are getting worse, particularly in the US. But, as usual, the UK will be close on its heels. I was hoping for a nice peaceful retirement but there y'go. Hang in there, girl. There are folks challenging the system in the US. You may well find a group that would take up your cause. I'll see what I can find. Anybody else out there have any ideas, message Joni.</p>
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<p>Take care.</p>
<p>Good to hear from you, Joni. Not so good to hear about your predicament though. Things are getting worse, particularly in the US. But, as usual, the UK will be close on its heels. I was hoping for a nice peaceful retirement but there y'go. Hang in there, girl. There are folks challenging the system in the US. You may well find a group that would take up your cause. I'll see what I can find. Anybody else out there have any ideas, message Joni.</p>
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<p>Take care.</p> We have to take responsibilit…tag:architectsofanewdawn.ning.com,2011-07-23:2227378:Comment:2817302011-07-23T08:35:44.034ZRon Tocknellhttps://architectsofanewdawn.ning.com/profile/RonTocknell
<p>We have to take responsibility for bringing about the necessary changes ourselves. We tend to assume that everything has to conform to an established order and, of course, law is used as a way of ensuring that the established order is in the interests of those in power. There are two major factors that are required to maintain a law: <em>enforcement</em> on the part of those who make the law and <em>acceptance</em> on the part of those who abide by it. Society needs laws of course. Laws…</p>
<p>We have to take responsibility for bringing about the necessary changes ourselves. We tend to assume that everything has to conform to an established order and, of course, law is used as a way of ensuring that the established order is in the interests of those in power. There are two major factors that are required to maintain a law: <em>enforcement</em> on the part of those who make the law and <em>acceptance</em> on the part of those who abide by it. Society needs laws of course. Laws maintain order but must do so within the context of upholding what is Right. The duty of the lawmakers is to ensure that the laws remain within that context. We have a duty to abide by those laws but it is also our duty to ensure that we abide only by those laws that are within the context of upholding what is Right.</p>
<p>The Nuremberg trials set this as president. When Hitler came to power, he decreed that the persecution and mass slaughter of Jews became <em>law</em>. It was <em>law</em> that Jews were sent to the concentration camps and it was <em>law</em> that they were all but exterminated. Yet the declaration that Nazi officials were "just obeying orders" was not accepted as defense in the Nuremberg trials because it was established that it is the duty of every individual to defy laws that are clearly wrong and unjust.</p>
<p>Police officers... <em>take note of this</em>.</p>
<p>It is a natural inclination for people to serve their own interests. This is instinctive. However, society imposes a duty to serve the interests of the common good. This does not mean that we should <em>not</em> serve our own interests of course, because it is in our own interests to serve the common good. But to serve our own interests <em>beyond</em> the interests of the common good is effectively a crime against society.</p>
<p>Those with the power to make laws have a natural inclination to make laws that serve the interests of those in power. They have a duty to confine their powers to serving the common good but the position they hold protects them from any redress if they exceed those boundaries. We have a duty to abide only by the laws that best serve society but the position we hold exposes us to consequences for failing to abide by laws that do not serve the common good.</p>
<p>This sets us on a predictable path on which laws become progressively unjust and we become progressively compliant. One of the major factors in this relationship has to change. The lawmakers benefit from unjust laws and do not face established consequences for the injustice of their laws so they have no incentive to change. Although the consequences of not abiding by unjust laws may be an incentive not to change, the consequences of allowing the trend to continue on a downward spiral provide a powerful incentive to bring about change... even if, by so doing, we are acting against our own immediate interests. The lawmakers' duty is canceled out by the benefits of not adhering to that duty. But our duty to bring about change becomes an added incentive for doing so.</p>
<p>Revolution of some kind is always inevitable because of the complex nature of humans. However, it is not inevitable that revolution should take the form of bloody and violent uprisings. Mankind is now in adolescence. It's time to leave the tantrums of childhood behind. Tell a small child to go to its room and it may scream and shout and throw itself on the floor but, eventually, the child will go to its room. Give the same command to an adolescent and the adolescent will simply decide whether or not to comply... and there's precious little you can do about it.</p>
<p>We have had our bloody revolutions but, eventually, we have always gone to our room compliantly. Such revolutions rarely result in a better society and usually result either in defeat and increased tyranny or a false victory in which the leaders of the revolution become the new tyrants. Russia and China are classic examples but there are many more worldwide.</p>
<p>Effective and positive change does not come from war or bloody revolution. It comes from simply moving toward a new direction and defying anything that stands in the way. We are growing up. The time of stamping our feet in outrage is passed. Now is the time of saying: "Yeah yeah... <em>whatever</em>...." and disregarding the dictates of our parents. Like all adolescents, we will go our own way and make our own mistakes. And, like all adolescents, we shall learn from them and become adults.</p>
As you have already remin…tag:architectsofanewdawn.ning.com,2011-07-23:2227378:Comment:2817262011-07-23T06:06:54.423Zgiovanna marinohttps://architectsofanewdawn.ning.com/profile/giovannamarino
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<p>As you have already reminded...</p>
<p>Jefferson said: "When <em>injustice</em> becomes law, <em>resistance</em> becomes duty"</p>
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<p>I think you are perfectly right, Ron. This is a very good point.</p>
<p>It is time to stop applying absurd laws when it is obvious that these go against the mankind.</p>
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<p>As you have already reminded...</p>
<p>Jefferson said: "When <em>injustice</em> becomes law, <em>resistance</em> becomes duty"</p>
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<p>I think you are perfectly right, Ron. This is a very good point.</p>
<p>It is time to stop applying absurd laws when it is obvious that these go against the mankind.</p>
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