https://www.reddit.com/r/distributism/comments/197zi3a/would_distributism_cause_political_chaos/
Someone posited that 'Distributism' (which involves giving everyone
their right to land, a right which is in the Torah and which the Jewish
people are illegally neglecting) could cause political chaos, and that
it might even be a good thing that enormous companies exist which give
this society some structure. The poster wrote that Distributism might
not be realistic, "Imagine taking collective action in a country of 300
million people." (end quote).
Comment:
It is a good question, but the reverse is just as true: not implementing Distributism causes political chaos. Nevertheless, trying to implement
a somewhat different fundamental system for society is going to upset
that society. New things need to be learned, some people will oppose.
What is political chaos ? In my view the political chaos today is caused
by the system, which is tearing the people apart in a Oligarchy class and
a serfs caste. The Oligarchy has a need for the political chaos. They
literally and cold bloodily finance it, but also inadvertently cause
it by bribing politicians to serve them rather than the people. Once
the politicians are so diverted, they stop solving serious problems and
start looking for alternatives to get attention. Adding a struggle for Distributism to this chaos can also give the schisms a new focal point
of unity, because it should unite both the Capitalists (because it is a
trade system), and the Socialists (because everyone has a right to land, companies are small and hopefully as democratic as possible, while I
personally would allow small dictatorial businesses up to 10 persons).
To aid the unity of the people, I would like to start with a Council
Government also, which distributes political power the best. People form
groups of 10, 5 such groups are a voter group who elect a Delegate. 50 Delegates form a local Government, and they group for the election of
one tier higher Councils in sections of themselves.
However, reality is tough. People can be confused, selfish, chaotic, hysterical, short sighted, even criminal, and perhaps worst of all:
apathetic. For such reasons I think it is wise to not storm the Capital
(heh) on day 1. Rather to gently and carefully start building on what is
good within the current environment. A political party can be started. A
fund can be started to buy land. A propaganda group can be formed. The
Council Government can be started as a casual good cause organization far removed from claims to Sovereignty (due to its small size), to clean the streets of garbage or to run an orphanage or to save stray cats or to just
come together for a chat around a bowl of soup and some home made bread.
Then through perseverance, our lives would be slowly improving, and we
would be consistently there to provide an answer to the questions of
the economy, from century to century, while the world goes from crisis
to crisis, suffering to the chaos of its ignorance.
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