From PERMA@edv1.boku.ac.at Tue Oct 1 11:53:57 1996 Received: from mx3.u.washington.edu by lists.u.washington.edu (5.65+UW96.06/UW-NDC Revision: 2.33 ) id AA41184; Tue, 1 Oct 96 11:53:49 -0700 Received: from mail.boku.ac.at (mail.boku.ac.at [141.244.7.11]) by mx3.u.washington.edu (8.7.5+UW96.09/8.7.3+UW96.09) with ESMTP id LAA23780 for ; Tue, 1 Oct 1996 11:52:38 -0700 From: PERMA@edv1.boku.ac.at Received: from edv1.boku.ac.at by mail.boku.ac.at with ESMTP (1.37.109.11/16.2) id AA032304942; Tue, 1 Oct 1996 19:35:42 +0100 Received: from EDV1/MAILQUEUE by edv1.boku.ac.at (Mercury 1.21); 1 Oct 96 20:38:22 MET-1MEST Received: from MAILQUEUE by EDV1 (Mercury 1.21); 1 Oct 96 20:36:38 MET-1MEST To: perma@mail.boku.ac.at Date: Tue, 1 Oct 1996 20:36:34 MET-1MEST Subject: Fwd: NOW IS THE TIME Reply-To: lav@magnet.at X-Mailer: Pegasus Mail/Mac (v2.1.2) Message-Id: <1EF128C5EBA@edv1.boku.ac.at> Mime-Version: 1.0 Mime-Version: 1.0 Mime-Version: 1.0 Mime-Version: 1.0 Mime-Version: 1.0 Mime-Version: 1.0 Mime-Version: 1.0 Mime-Version: 1.0 Subject: Forwarded: NOW IS THE TIME Date: 1 Oct 1996 18:09:23 From: lav@magnet.at (Leben Art und Vielfalt) Reply-to: lav@magnet.at To: perma@mail.boku.ac.at Subject: NOW IS THE TIME Date: 01 Oct 1996 15:53:06 GMT Now Is The Time ***************** Peace, healthy environs, safety and prosperity for everyone, a rich culture and sustainability of life are goals that are dear to all of us. At the same time we know in more or less detail about the state our world is in. Many concerned and courageous people work for nature, peace and human rights. We invest money, time and skill to improve things. But all these sincere attempts can only for a while relieve symptoms. Persistant changes for the better will only be accomplished when we start dealing with the real causes.These causes lie with the economic framework. A few thousand years ago a tiny minority set up rules. Up to this day they are governing the monetary system and the (re-)distribution of the riches of the world (nature's gifts). And they do this in a way that leads the biosphere right to the verge of destruction. It is about time to talk about these deeply internalized rules, and then let us decide together on new, better rules. We need a global framework that makes sustainable economy and sustainable peace possible. Many people know about these complex problems. Most of us do not want to think about it, because they do not know what to do about it. The Bible, the Koran, marxism and the blood terror of the nazis have not succeeded in overcoming this age-old tradition of redistribution from poor to rich. We are going for it once again, because we love Mother Earth. Now we have 1. the possibility of global networking, 2. good understanding of the mechanisms at work, 3. an improved model for the monetary system, 4. a step by step plan for implementation, and 5. love as our motivation. Below we will shortly explain these points. In detail you con find it an the WWW-pages at: http://www.comlink.apc.org/lav/now/ 1. Networking: ============== This is a global problem. Thus we have to start talking about the connection between the monetary system and the global crisis in the whole world stimultaneously. The WWW offers us the possibility to concert this decentralized process and inform ourselves even in case of a media boycott. Chances are that we start to develop the collective sense of being ONE humanity. 2. The existing monetary system and the consequences: ============================================ Because of the structure of the financial system it cannot help but lead to reoccuring cycles of booming economy (along with exploitation of nature) alternating with ecomonic breakdown, depression and wars. Why? Well, we can look upon our monetary system as a closed system. Any technician knows, that in any closed system no single parameter can grow indefinetly without leading to selfdestruction of the system.Any person with some ecological common sense knows that natural systems can only exist in dynamic balance. Unchecked growth of any part will destabilize any system until it collapses. Now, in the existing monetary system there is a parameter that is constantly and with increasing speed growing: the money credits. This is caused by interest. It is strange, but most economists cannot accept the fact, that continuous growth of credit HAS to destabilize our whole economy again and again right through to breakdown. Since the the division in economic, ecologic and social realms is not realy existant, the consquences are farreaching: Worldwide 95% of humanity work for the interest gains of 2%. More than half of this flow of interest gaoes to only a small part of the superrich: a few families and organisations controll about half of all money credits in this world. The problem is this: due to interest these already unimaginably rich have to accumulate more and more. PLEASE NOTE: not only he who is personally in debt is paying interest, but IN ALL PRICES ARE ABOUT 30% INTEREST. We pay this with every purchase. And the interest part of the prices grows over proportion. Thus everyone has to continuously work more or become poorer and poorer, or some of both. Naturally this affects the economicly weak in this world the most. Because of lacking understanding of the true connections potentially violent political tendencies are growing. In reality nobody is "guilty" for this situation, neither the wellfare-suckers, nor the immigrants, nor todays rich. But we are all responsible for it if we do not change such a system. And change we can only accomplish if we all work together. Then the environment: in order to earn and pay the evergrowing laod of interest the economy has to constantly grow, with growing turnovers by all means, burning up resources and polluting the environment.If growth slows down (because we are approaching the natural limitations) it is artificially enhanced. Enterprises do this with massive manipulation (commercial advertisement), to induce a demand for the unnessesary. Governments do it by increasing the cash amount and throu artificial demand for things that nobody needs: armament, space project, nuclear industry and many other huge project that always go along with pressure on the environment. This is acepted because zero-growth of the economy threatens the functioning of the monetary system. In the current form of specialized society this could have really serious consequences. Depression and wars are announcing themselves if we try to avoid ecologic breakdown. So we can see that some major changes of the system are on historys agenda, one way or the other. 3. An improved System: ================== Basic requirements in order to accomplish sustainable peace, healthy environs, prosperity, a rich culture and stable continuation of life are a new money system and a new way of dealing with real estate. Following is a brief explanation, details through our Homepage: Possibilities to controll the money supply do exist. With this it can be regulated in a way that the inflation is a stable 0%. Money circulation can be ensured through a royalty rather than by interest. With a credit fee we can disconnect the debit interest and the credit interest. Thus the debit interest (the price of money) can regulate itself through supply and demand, while the credit interest is kept at zero. The difference as well as the royalty are public income and can substitute for other taxes and be used for the healing of the environmental destruction, better social structures, health in the world or whatever. A new real estate law will take account of the fact, that land is as necessary for survival as air or water. Thus it has to be within the responsibility of the public (This does not affect the quarteracre for privat use). If this will be state, bio-regional council or local community is less important and will certainly vary. The utilization of the land has to remain private with longterm agreements, and with it the profit of personal input (sensible landmanagement provided). IMPORTANT NOTICE: we are not intending to get our way with this suggestion. The point we want to make is this: there are other, better ways to do this money thing, and there is a way to REALLY get there. Once we are there, everyone will profit: NATURE: becuse economy is release from the obligation to grow and more emphasis will be put on quality rather than quantity. WOMEN AND CHILDREN: because being the last link in the chain they suffer the most. THE POOR: this is obvious. THE RICH: most of them would choose the cessation of further growth of their mony assets when they realize that this garantees a stable social system and prevents full loss due to hyperinflation or other social crisis. POLITICIANS: because they will no longer be held responsible for problems that are beyond their power (inflation, unimployment, ecological problems). CHURCHES AND SPIRITUAL GROUPS: in the sense of justice. WORKERS: by less fear of loosing their jobs due to a stable worker market. ENTERPRISES: mainly the small businesses and the housing- and agricultural sector, being indebted the most. Big enterprises will profit from an increase of longterm investment in the stock market. ARTISTS: by increasing demands for their works. The least seems to be in it for the superrich and the multinational corporations. But mos of the superrich are very capable people and in the top floors of the multis there are also people with understanding and families. In order to avoid any enemy images in case of them opposing the transition (in the beginning), we should keep in mind the following: it they in the beginning do resist the changes, they are not doing this because they are friends of the devil and want to see us all doomed. But they have a lot to loose and they are full of fear that things get only worse. But hopefully they realize that we are neither after their life nor after their money. All we ask is their cooperation to stop this automatic process of destruction of society and Mother Earth by workfree income. 4. Step by Step Plan for Implementation ============================= STEP 1: this letter spreads throughout the world like a wildfire (please help!) STEP 2 (parallel to 1): numerous concerned people take the issue into the publc, urging media and politicians to get going (participate!) STEP 3: after firts results of step 2 will we go looking for financially potent allies for step 4 STEP 4: according to success of step 3 will we start a professional but honest and non-manipulative marketing campaign to inform everyone about the threatening connections, requirements of the times and possible solutions STEP 5: the dynamics of a bottom-up democratic process 5. Motivation: ============ Love is the answer while enemy images lead to destruction. Only global solidarity including the apparent beneficiaries of the current state of affairs will qualify us for the future. A global peaceful process for the restructuring of our economic system (so that it serves ALL people and nature) can open up a new dimension of being truly human.This is a historical moment. 3000 years from now people will still look back onto these days as the beginning of the new times. No longer are we allowing fear, hypnotic obligations and outdated master-slave strucutres to guide us to global self-destruction. We can choose. Maybe we are triggering the quantum leap of collective consciousness. Let us be ready for the next step of evolution: to experience and surrender ourselves consciously as executing parts of a greater acting oneness without losing our individuality, freedom of decision or ethical responsibility. Next steps ========= Let us get going NOW. What could be the next steps? ** Copy this message and forward it to as many concerned people as possible. ** Information/networking: on our WWW pageis a lot of information and links concerning the subject waiting for you. URL: http://www.comlink.apc.org/lav/ ** Inform youself, copy it, distribute it in byte and paper. Any feedback appreciated. Let us urge politicians and media to take on this issue because: ---> the existing monetary system destroys peace and future ---> the existing monetary system abuses human rights ---> the existing monetary system demands exploitation of nature ---> the existing monetary system destroys quality of life ---> we do not want to continue like this! ---> now is the time for sincerety. We have to be clear about the fact that now the basic structures of the governing world economic order are about to change. The necessary worldwide decentralized but concerted action requires a lot of responsible people. We need you. Please participate. "To take from those that are in need and give to those that have plenty, this is the way of the suppressing man. The way of heaven takes from those that have more than enough and gives to those that need." (Tao Teh Ching, vers 77) Viva la Evolution! georg parlow *************************** Projekt Leben, Art und Vielfalt lav@magnet.at http://www.comlink.apc.org/lav/ *************************** .