Apr 25 2009
Time for us Distributists to get Organized
While over at my usual haunt on the Distributism Yahoo Group, a link to a blog entry was made and the person had some interesting comments when the subject of Distributism came up:
I have heard of distributism. Certainly, in theory it sounds like a superior alternative to either capitalism or socialism, and a much better method for placing the proper dignity on human labor and endeavor. Were a serious distributist movement to arise in the U.S., I would gladly get behind it and support it wholeheartedly.
At present, though, such a movement does not exist in this country, or indeed anywhere in the world that I’m aware of. By this I mean that the quantity of people supporting distributism is simply far too small to establish the infrastructure and re-regulation that would be needed to give it a proper try. Until such time as a serious distributist movement arises, I continue to give Austrian economics my full support as the best of all available, viable alternatives.
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As a quick addendum, I’d be more than happy to be proven wrong about the viability of distributism in the current social environment, if evidence to that effect exists. Or alternatively, if there is a way to practice distributism even without widespread social acceptance of it, I’d be quite interested in studying that.
I agree, we distributist are very disorganized right now, but there is a growing group of us who are trying to change that. I am relatively new to the concept myself, but I am learning.
There is an incestuous relationship between Global Capitalism and Socialism where it is really now Capitalistic Socialism or Socialistic Capitalism.
What we need is multifaceted. First is a Practical Guide (or Roadmap) for the implementation of Distributism. Second, we need to get politically active with the creation of Advocacy Groups and PAC’s to further our agenda.
Right now, our government is fixated on Globalism and Socialism and that addiction must be obliterated before it obliterates civilization.
One Response to “Time for us Distributists to get Organized”
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# Felixon 26 Apr 2009 at 10:14 pm
Right now distributism seems to be just a pipe dream by a small group of imaginative thinkers. But, that’s the way these movements usually start out, then more individuals start embracing it and forming groups or political parties, and it eventually ends up being adopted by a whole nation as the norm.
