Its part of Human nature to 'aspire'
Plenty of research out there that human nature is a product of the surrounding environment. It's neither pre-determined or unchangeable.
but want to live in a reasonable level of comfort, be able to afford to travel and see parts of the world, give our Children things we never had.
Very nice for you but doesn't help all the starving and homeless people around the world and those working 16 hours a day in sweatshops. It's a fact that the current economic model is unsustainable, so without a radical change collapse is inevitable, and then we'd be back to the middle ages in any case.
it's a radical Idea Kayla
I wonder if anyone has tried forming a society based on the premise before, and if so what level of success that had?
I wonder if anyone has tried forming a society based on the premise before, and if so what level of success that had?
[url= http://struggle.ws/ws99/ws56_spain.html ]The anarchists in the spanish civil war[/url] were the most successful I've heard of in modern times. Going further back there was some success in the paris commune and the Ukraine at the time of the Russian revolution. There are also plenty of other tribal societies which operated on collectivist principles. They failed not because they were inherently flawed, but because they weren't strong enough to resist the aggression of outside forces. You could say that's proof that these types of societies will always be unviable but they suggest that given a certain critical mass they could be successful on a larger scale and longer timeframe.
Well any rosey glow from the budget will evaporate after QT tonight. What a cheery panel! And more Peston pantomime now!!!!
