permaculture

["Lawrence F. London, Jr." <lflj@bellsouth.net>]

On 9/15/2010 12:18 AM, danmk wrote:

> Personally, I am interested in generating a "political economy".   We
> have the tools to design one, and it's a lacking that is bothering me
> as I learn and work with permaculture concepts day to day.

A political economy. Maybe a permaculture economy or perhaps a political and 
economic system
that mirrors the principles and methods of the most basic teachings of 
permaculture, ever co-evolving
through synergy amongst the participants.

Hot news about Cuba!

I fear the influx of foreign corporate investment and foreign government 
influence.
I say: keep all of the above out of Cuba until the Cubans themselves 
selectively allow
certain of these to participate in their country's infrastructure.

I propose a single party system in a small country divided into political 
districts
based on the bioregion concept and bio-eco-geographic characteristics.
Everyone participates in this system of government that is of, by and for the 
citizens of Cuba.
It is a progressive democratic form of government with a constitution and 
bill of rights.
It will have a president, a presidential cabinet, departments and department 
heads and an assembly
or congress of representatives of each political district. Everyone votes for 
the national candidates
and for their own district's candidates. This is a supremely well-informed 
citizenry, knowledgeable
about, involved with and interested in how their country is run and who runs 
it.

Pull out all the stops. Start with basics. Turn Cuba into a model 
permaculture system and permacultural
stewardship of its people and its land and natural resources. Become 
independent and self-sufficient
with reduced, and in some cases, eliminated external inputs. Develop a 
sustainable food production system
to feed the people, store and export the surplus. Establish technical, cultural, academic exchange and foreign aid and 
assistance programs with foreign countries, developed and under developed. Become, as a country, a world class resource 
that other nations will look to as a model of sustainability, fairness and stewardship. Become a world leader in 
sustainable technologies and food production.

This is a one party political system that rewards its citizens with elected 
officials, who are...just other citizens,
but ones with vision and foresight, motivation and committment to serve the needs of their country, bring it into the 
twenty first century and ensure the participation, interest and involvement of every person in the functioning and 
future of their country.

Someone told me that Plato proposed a modular system similar to this for regions of limited size, one that could be 
replicated throughout a country. I would be interested in what anyone else has to say about this concept.

...:LL