Jun 18 2009
Reviving the “Old Local Order”
Everyone talks about the “New World Order” and, in a way, which is a good thing. It brings in to the light the incestuous relationship between two prominent the Socio-Economic models known as Socialism and Capitalism. It also focuses that light on the complete failures of both models (along with the associated disorders of Materialism, Relativism and Liberalism) and how these failures are being amplified by the combination of both. Instead of looking outwards towards a global socio-economic model, we should look inward to local socio-economic models for the solution.
Why am I saying to focus on the local instead of the global? It was a thread over on the Distributist Yahoo Group titled “Mapping Your Local Financial Ecosystems” that got me thinking about this. Since you need to be a registered member to see the thread, here is the Original Post:
Bob Woldrop was mentioned on Catherine Austin Fitts’s blog today
I am working on a segment for The Solari Report about how to map your local financial ecosystems. I am getting more and more questions about how to do so, including a great group from The Leadership Summit last weekend in Cleveland. Read their report here. Click here to view Catherine’s slide show presentation given during her speech at the Summit.
Also see Thinking About Local Food Systems in Lewis County, Tennessee by Bob Waldrop.
Although I have not been able to do as much research as I would like to due to other commitment (and why my postings have been fewer than I would like), I think by focusing on the local community, one is able to form a strong and coherent socio-economic system that would be, for the most part, immune to the disease that is being wrought by the global community’s failures. In essence, go back to a time where the global forces have little or no influence. Hence, my naming it the “Old Local Order”
Although it is not talked about in the solari link, I believe that the distributive economic model combined with the societal model set forth by the moral and social teachings of the Catholic Church can set a good foundation for this new socio-economic model. Even then, we need information to make sure that the community(ies) we need to set up can be viable.
This is where these types of reports could be used as references for setting up these socio-economic communities. With them we would know what would be the resource requirements for a population of a certain size. With that, the land and usage estimates could be calculated for not only the beginning of the model, but to allow for calculations for expansion of the model outwards.
Yes, I know it sounds like central planning, but it will allow for people to know where the needs are and/or will be so they can fill in the gaps if they are willing and able. There should not be and must not be any forcing of people to produce what they do not want to. If need, these shortfalls can be obtained from outside the community if possible and fiscally responsible. There may, and will, be times when it is preferable to go with out or use alternatives.
This planning is not socialism, but setting up for survival in a climate of total social-economic implosion.
