Sunday, 1 July 2018

The Society


Introduction

With our newfound knowledge of the true nature of God and thus all of us, and also the purpose of our existence, that is for the constant betterment of everything and for everything to be closer and closer to light, life, and freedom, we need a methodology to organize ourselves to reach and fulfill that purpose. We as humanity, by memorized choice or not, have become a large group of interconnected people, the human society. Many people have theorized on how to organize this society, though many fail to make a truly ideal system. Why is that? As they do not understand the most basic of all truths, which should be the grounds of all other truths. In this essay, I will attempt to find out the bare framework that our society should be in, and thus, this is our society.

Universal System

There are people who may have opinions that there can not be a universal system that governs the entire world. Perhaps some people are better off with liberty, and others are better off with authority. Unfortunately for those people, they have completely forgotten our true nature as God and the various expressions of God. All ideologies or ideas must have an ultimate basis, one can say it as the first premise, the base for all other ideas in that ideology. If that basis is false, then the entire system crumbles down. The idea of a subjective system implies that there is no universal basic truth, we must disagree though for the following arguments.

There exists a universal basic truth, that we have found out previously regardless. As such, while perhaps the system of politics and economy may not be completely equal in all places of all cultures, it must be based on some bound principles. These principles must apply for the entirety of the human race and beyond, why is this? As these principles will be based upon the universal basic truth. This truth is something that applies to everyone and everything, no matter what, similar to the physical laws. While the physical laws describe how the material world works, we seek how the conscious world works, the nature of consciousness, and this is the truth that should govern all of our society.

The Principles

It is best if we start out with the original deduction, that is the world truly is a single entity that is God. An entity that is nameless, formless, and shapeless. On the other hand, we are all expressions and manifestations of that same entity. As such, we can make a further deduction, that we are all equal, for the lone fact that we are part of one entity. There is no part of a system that is useless or “superior”. The only thing superior than the individual expressions is the whole manifestation, that is the absolute identity and form of God, pure energy. And thus the first principle is equality.

All systems have a purpose, we must set the purpose of a political, social, and economical system. While some have have theorized this purpose to be creating happiness for all mankind, that is not the complete truth. What kind of happiness is pursued here? Is it a mere physical happiness, created by the material world? If it is merely physical happiness, then the system has not yet been effective. We must seek a happiness that transcends the physical world, and what is the basis of this idea? It is that we are conscious beings, and consciousness transcends the physical world. How is that? It is as death does not equate termination of consciousness, that idea is ludicrous, as even eternity means nothing if we are unable to experience it.

If it is not a material pleasure that we seek, what is it that we seek that is of utmost importance? The answer is simple, there is one thing that transcends the limited world, that is the truth, and our consciousness. However, how are we to seek something that we have obtained? The answer is we seek to be the best form of that consciousness. To achieve perfection, and of course, freedom. What kind of freedom that is? The freedom of the material world and its limits, that is for us to be able to live without being attached by any prejudice and stigma. To have the perfect rational thought. As such, we establish our purpose, to find the truth and constantly better the entirety of our divine consciousness.

The Framework

We have identified the principles that should be the basis of the organization of the consciousness, that is Equality, Truth, and Perfection. As such, we now know what kind of society should the world be governed. That society should be one that recognizes all beings and everything that exist as equal. Equal here means of equal degree, down to the even the most insignificant of dust and up to the grandest of stars. These are all equal, for all are equally expressions of the divine consciousness and energy. There should be no discrimination, nor are these views of superiority or inferiority.

The society must have the truth and perfection as its main purpose. Nothing else comes before these two goals. The truth must also govern the society, and decisions are to be taken based on the truth. The society must also continously seek perfection equally, that is perfection for all members with no discrimination. No member shall be left out in the journey to perfection. It is the responsibility of the society to ensure that all members reach perfection and truth, the failure to do so is the fault of the entire society. That should be the framework of our society.

Political Foundation

This section here will discuss of the ideal political system of the society. I shall discuss what should be the basis of politics in this society. The purpose of this political system is to ensure that the society is able to reach its purpose of truth and perfection in an organized and systematic manner. As politics concern with the government of a society, then the methods of government shall be addressed in this section. It is however, important to note that the traditional form of government should not exist in the society for the following reasons.

We have established that one of the core principles of the society is equality of all members, that is equal degree, status, and position within society. There is no member that is less significant or more significant than the other. Each member has equal role within society, and must participate equally within the government of the society. As such, there can not be a traditional form of government, where the People divides themselves between the ruled and the ruler. People must rule themselves, and this is important in the quest for perfection for the following reasons.

One of the key aspects of perfection is true freedom, to have one’s autonomy over society surrendered to a bunch of representatives is a degradation of one’s freedom. Furthermore, the rules and policies of the government affects the entire populace, and thus that issue definitely matters to and influences the lives of each member. Such laws and policies are part of their lives, and each member must have the right to be autonomous over these laws and policies, for it is equivalent over autonomy over their lives. Surrendering such right to people who are considered “worthy” is a major degradation of one’s freedom, and is a step closer to death.

As such, the most effective term for this system of government is a direct democracy. In which all decisions that affects the society should be taken by the People and none other. Decisions should be based on the truth, and not personal, subjective feelings. As such, to reach the truth, decisions should be taken through rational discussion of the People and logical examination of all ideas present. Each member must contribute to any form of decision making that is present. Laws and policies should be made to further progress the society towards truth and perfection.

One can not judge a society to be truely perfect as long as flaws exist. As a result, each member has the obligation and right to continously better the society with their contributions, materially or mentally. As such, each member must have the right to criticize the society and its systems if it is found to be faulty, flawed, or having strayed from its original purpose. As such, the right of speech is an important aspect of society, all laws and policies are to be deliberated and questioned until it is flawless. The continous process of criticizing and reviewing will inevitably bring the society closer towards the truth and perfection.

We now reach a conclusion on the ideal political foundation, it is a society where the peoples themselves govern how they are to live, and it is their right to change, better, or criticize what they see fit within their society. The society must strive in constant self questioning and self criticism, so all flaws can be seen and thus be fixed. Furthermore, each member has an obligation to contribute to the betterment of the society itself, to better the divine consciousness as a whole. And lastly, each decision should be taken by logical discussion, so all ideas are brought to light, and can be critically examined in the most logical manner as so it is the most rational and logical decision that is taken, unaffected by subjectivity and emotional bias.

Political Specialization

The society must be organized into the specialties and talents of each member of the society. As such, the political society must too be organized and specialized, to maintain efficiency and prevent chaotic disorder. In this section, such specialization shall be explained thoroughly. For the record, the specialization of the political society will be based on the standard model of government, though modified for our purpose. Before we get into the heart of the matter, there are some topics that must be addressed first in the following paragraph.

In decision making, there are various forms of decisions that are being taken. Such as a decision of law or decisions of justice. There could be a local decision or a universal decision. It is thus appropriate to identify such decisions. Based on the standard model of government, there are three main powers of the government, the legislative powers, the executive powers, and the judicial powers. The legislative powers create laws, the executive powers create policies and programs similar to laws, and the judicial powers maintain the upholding of the law. With this information, we can begin to identify the decisions made in the political society.

The first type of decision here is a set of rules and guidelines that serves as the society’s basic principles on what to do. These rules and guidelines are permanent in nature and binding to all members, of course until the case where it is changed or refuted. These rules and guidelines can be described as the law. The law can also be called a legal decision, it is to be built on primarily on the essential objective truths. As such, the law transcends the material world and applies regardless of the material world. This is because it is built upon the truth that transcends everything else. As the objective truths, if followed, then the law should improve the society consciousness wise and guide it further to perfection. Every law should also be based upon a basic transcendent truth.

The second type of decision here concerns itself with the material world, in the standard model of government, it would economic decisions. While the legal decision has the purpose of improving the society from a mental standpoint, the economic decision has the purpose of improving the society from a material standpoint. As such, it is not permanent, unlike the legal decision which is permanent until changed or otherwise. Nevertheless, the economic decision must still be built upon what is true, and must follow the legal decision as well. An important example is, there is a legal decision that states the human life must be preserved, then any economic decision must strive to fulfill it, a building code for example. The economic decision helps fulfill the needs of the society materially, and thus also help in the quest for perfection.

The decision of justice is a special type of decision made within society. If the law is violated, then the violator must be judged for what they have done. However, the decision that is whether the violator was truly guilty or not as well what must be done to them or by them to repair the situation can not be described as purely legal or economic. As it is a combination of both decisions, a hybrid decision one might say, it is caused by the violation of a legal decision, but results in an economic decision that is what must be done for that specific member. We can call this decision, the rehabilitative decision, and though is not as major as the two main decisions, is still an important decision.

Since we have been able to identify the main decisions created in the ideal political system, we can now specialize the roles in politics according to the decisions that we have identified. The two basic powers would be the legislative and the economic powers. The legislative power within society has the power, obligation, and right to create laws that are based upon the truth that ensure the well being of all members of the society and guides the society towards perfection from a conscious standpoint. The economic powers has the responsibility of creating sensible economic decisions that would benefit the material aspect of the society and thus guide the society towards perfection. The third power would be the judiciary powers, which is responsible for rehabilitating those who stray away from the path to perfection. As such, we can now move on towards the specific details of such powers.

Legislative Powers

The legislative powers of the political society is the part of society that is responsible for the creation of laws that is binding for all members no matter what. The members of this legislative powers would involve every member of the society that has the capacity to make rational decisions. This is because the law affects all members of society and thus will affect the life of all members. Each member has the right and obligation of self autonomy, as such they too must have the right and control over the laws of the society. Every member is responsible for the laws of the society, and they must participate in all forms of law making process.

However, people have differing ideas on what should be the law, furthermore there are approximately 7 billion human beings on earth. As such, there must be a method of organization to the legislative powers. While there is no specific grounding from the truth, we must seek out the most efficient and effective method of organizing the legislative power. That method is to divide the world geographically into several hierarchy of areas. Say the society contains separate nations, and each nation contains separate provinces, each province contains separate districts until to the smallest unit of organization possible, the individual member.

For every law making process, each member is to rationalize their decision, and create the best choice according to the truth. The individual will then gather with others of their area, set by the society. Say it is a neighborhood, they will gather and discuss what is the best decision to made. After they all have reached the decision, they will choose one person to represent their thoughts to discuss it with other representatives from other neighborhoods in say, their district, this too is done by rational discussion and not voting. This goes on until representatives of all nations gather in the Central Legislature to officialize the law. This method ensures all members have say in the law making process of their society. Once all representatives have agreed upon a decision within the Central Legislature, then the law is made official.

The law that is agreed upon by the Central Legislature shall not be taken in as the absolute law and absolute truth. As such, all members of the society that has the capacity to make rational decisions has the right to scrutinize and criticize any laws that they deem to be unfit. However, if one wishes to change a law as they see it as unfit, then they can appeal to their fellow people, and to make it fair, they will do it the same way law making is performed, from the smallest divisions of society, until the Central Legislature. If the person succeeds in convincing the Central Legislature, then an examination would be performed on the law, and of course, all other members must also be involved, by answering to the challenges of the person. That is how the law can be changed.

Being a representative does not limit oneself from working in another professional sector. As the duty of law is the duty of all members, and being a representative simply means that one has the duty to represent their area’s decision. As such, it is no excuse to not work in another specialized economic sector. Even if one finds themself to be in the Central Legislature, it is impossible that the Legislature is always in session. There must be times where the representative is free of their duty of law making, and able to perform other duties for society. As such, being a regional representative is not a primary profession, it is rather a mark of excellence as it means your fellow people trust you to represent their choices, and they see you as a competent person.

Judicial Powers

The judicial powers of the political society is responsible for the surveillance of the law, that is to ensure that the law is obeyed and upheld, and to create important decisions in the event of a violation. Unlike the legislative powers, the judicial powers are incredibly specialized as upholding the law can manifest in various forms, unlike the duty of law making which manifests in a single strict manner. Regardless, all members of the society are involved within the upholding of the law, as the law affects all members and by the right of autonomy, they have an obligation to ensure the upholding of the law so they and their fellow people do not fall astray.

Regardless of everyone being involved in the judicial powers, their involvement within the judicial powers is different for each individual. As each member is unique in of themselves, one can not expect them to do the same task as all other members. This is where the specialization of the judicial powers come in to play. While all members are involved, it is how they are involved that matters. It is to be understood that all members play equal role in the upholding and observance of the law. There is no role that is superior to the other, only which role is more active than the other role. As such, we must seek to understand the most efficient form of specialization for the judicial powers.

Judicial Specialization

The judicial powers can be specialized into two main forces, the passive force and the active force. The active force has the duty to actively uphold the law and maintain the law, to ensure that all members of society follows the law and is not led astray. The active force is also responsible for combative measures, that is making decisions upon violations of the law, and how to lead astray members back into the right path of truth and perfection. On the other hand, the passive force are those who do not devote their lives in complete servitude to the law, the common people. They assist the active force by reporting any violations, or surrendering themselves if they violated the law towards the active force. They may also assist the active force through other methods.

The active force is further specialized into the Combative Force and the Reparative Force. The combative force is otherwise known as the police force in the standard model of the State, and the reparative force is known as the court of law. Both forces devotes themselves to ensure that the society and all its members stay on the right path of truth and perfection, and if needed, to guide those who went astray to walk back to the right path. As a result of this devotion, the members of the active force are those who are incredibly competent and truly do have a desire of participating in the active judicial powers. However, both forces are still incredibly complex and requires further description that is sufficiently long enough that it requires their own section to describe it fully. As such, we shall move on to the description of the combative force and the reparative force.

Combative Force

The combative force, otherwise known as the police, is the section of the active force of the judicial powers responsible for the prevention of the violation of the law. They are also responsible to protect the freedom of the members of society. The law has a purpose to ensure that not only all members are on the path of truth and perfection, it also ensures that each member has their freedom protected. However, the combative force still answers to the law and the people, and if the people feels that the police has in actuality infringed upon their freedoms, they have a right to protest and retaliate. The police also has a secondary duty of assisting members of society in problems in regarding to the law, as such the police is specialized as well.

As the police answers to the people and the law, they are divided between these two authorities, that is the Legal Affairs and the Civil Affairs. The legal affairs are responsible for the upholding of the law and prevention of violation of the law. The manifestation of that duty is quite various. Most notably, the legal affairs has the duty to watch over the society in order to ensure that the members of the society do not fall astray. However, they too have the duty of protecting the freedom of members of the society, most important being the freedom and right of life. As such, the legal affairs must cooperate to ensure that the prevention of the violation of the law does not infringe on the heart of the law itself, the freedom and perfection of society. Finally, the legal affairs has the duty to secure violators, so they do not cause anymore violations, and to investigate violations so that a false accusation is avoided.

The civil affairs is the branch of police responsible for listening to the desires and complaints of the people, notably problems with the law. If members of society need advice on legal situations, they can ask help from the civil affairs, which shall provide assistance towards the troubled individual. If someone who is accused of a violation feels that it is a false accusation, they have the right to report to the civil affairs, and thus the civil affairs will assist them in the court of law. This assistance manifests in the form of the defense attorney. The attorney has the right of investigation, and has the duty of examining the case from another perspective. Also, if a member feels that the legal affairs abused their power, then it is the duty of the civil affairs to investigate the legal affairs and carry the issue to the court of law.

Regardless of position, any member of the police force also has an obligation to assist members of the society in any other issue if they are asked help for. This is especially true in the case of an emergency, any member of the police force is tasked with protecting the members of the society and eliminate all threats towards the freedom of the society. However, assistance might be given even in non emergency situations. Say, a cat owner requests a patrolling officer to retrieve her cat from a tree, the officer is then to help the poor cat down from the tree. Surveillance is also the duty of all police force members, as such both the legal affairs and the civil affairs can have patrolmen. These patrolmen are to be the first responders to any situation in the event that police assistance are to be required. As such, it is possible for the civil affairs patrol to apprehend a criminal before they are taken by the legal affairs. Likewise, a legal affairs patrol may assist a member of society with legal issues before handing it to the civil affairs.

Reparative Force

The reparative force, otherwise known as the court of law, is responsible for the reparation and rehabilitation of any violations of the law. Their primary duty is to hold trials in order to determine whether an accused person has violated the law or not. Of course, it is possible for the defendant to confess to the crime before the trial started, regardless of that event, a trial with a defense is still compulsory, as until all perspectives are exposed and explored, we can not be sure of what is true. In the event that the defendant is found guilty, the court will send the defendant to rehabilitation, so they can fix their mistakes, and be in the right path again. As such the reparative force is divided into two parts, the Ruling and the Rehabilitation.

The ruling part of the court is the trial of law. In the case of a violation of law, the accused will be put to trial in the local court, regardless of the degree of their crime. The trial consists of the judge, the jury, the prosecution, and the defense. The jury is a selection of neutral members of society, and they have a duty to  judge the case based on their sense of justice. The judge oversees the trial and judges the case based on the law. The prosecution comes from the court itself, and examines the case from the perspective of the law. While the defense comes from the civil affairs of the police force and examines the case from the perspective of the defendant, that they are innocent.

A trial is in essence, an argument between the defense and the prosecution, however both sides must remember, that they fight for the truth, and not their personal verdicts. While they seemingly argue in competition, they truly are cooperating to find the truth. Of course, in the event that it is found the evidence is insufficient, the trial can be suspended and continued until sufficient evidence is gathered to find out the truth. Any witness of the crime will also be summoned to the trial, and their testimony can be examined by the defense. In this case, if the witness is found to be lying, they will later be apprehended without trial, unless they have reason to lie. And if the witnesses prove to be insufficient, this too will continue the trial until only decisive testimony and evidence remains.

Once the time for a verdict arrives, the jury will gather with the judge to discuss their judgement. However, it is possible for there to be a faulty verdict, that is a verdict that either the jury or the defendant disagrees with. There are two possible reasons for a faulty verdict, that is the law is faulty, or the evidence and testimony is faulty. In that case, the trial can continue with an examination of said law, which may result in the changing of that law or no changes at all. In the case that the law is changed, the verdict will be automatically not guilty, and if the law is held, the verdict will be guilty. The other option is to appeal the verdict.

The courts are arranged similarly to the legislature, the first trial is held on the local court, which takes trials for its own locality. However, upon an appeal, the trial will be held on a higher court, which addresses a larger area, until the Supreme Court is reached. Where a final decision is to be taken in the case of a continued appeal. The supreme court is where all trials are finally decided if an appeal was made, and no more appeals once a verdict is declared. As a result, whatever verdict is declared on the Supreme Court, it has to be infallible, no matter what. Once a guilty verdict is delivered and the defendant makes no appeals, or any party for that matter, the case undergoes the rehabilitative section of the reparative force.

As in the standard model of the State, there are consequences for violations of the law. However, unlike the standard model, the consequences are not in the form of punishments. The reason for this is people who are led astray are supposed to be led back to the right path, and not beaten up and abandoned on that false path. Of course, some people can make it back to the right path, however who are we to assume that every member is capable of turning to the light by their own? Especially after having their freedoms infringed upon and their morale shattered by their own people. The point is, punishing someone for wrongdoing causes more damage than the wrongdoing itself, let alone removing the life of one, even imprisonment is damaging enough, if one’s mentality is not strong enough.

The correct solution is to help the person correct themselves, and of course repair any damages caused by the crime, and prevent the person from straying into the dark even further. If the crime is harmful for others, then prevent further harm from being inflicted upon the society. How is this to be done though? It is done by creating a rehabilitation center where convicts stay so they can reflect on what they have done, and also so they can repair the damages of what they have done. It is also a known fact that one’s behavior is motivated by their psychology, as such convicts will also be treated psychologically, and so that all of their problems are solved. There is no one person that would commit crime if they do not have any problems with themselves. As such, we must seek to help solve their problems, and so they can rejoin society and go on the right path towards truth and perfection.

Unlike prisons, convicts still have most of their freedoms intact, only that they are separated from their families and they can not leave the area without any permission. Furthermore, their actions would be heavily monitored by the police force, specifically the legal affairs division. Regardless, they are still able to participate in any decision making process if they are mentally sound, or if their problems are not too severe, though they are still being monitored by the police. Of course, family can visit them, and if the family disowns the convict, the reparative forces will attempt a reconciliation for the convict and their family, or perhaps the convict and their victim, or the victim’s family if it caused the loss of life for the victim. Once the convict’s problems are all solved, and all relations have been restored, they can go back into society and do what they wish to do. Of course, different crimes warrant different times of rehabilitation, simpler crimes committed by more vulnerable people, such as children or old people receive more care and usually stay there for a short period of time. Regardless, convicts will stay until their rehabilitation is completed.

Economic Powers

The economic powers are the sector of society responsible for the management and fulfillment of the material needs of the society. They are also responsible to guide the material aspect of society towards perfection as well, which includes preserving the environment and preventing unnecessary death of any form of life. The economic powers, involves the most participation from the entire society, after all, it is the one that manages the economy of the society, that is how the society’s needs are fulfilled in the material perspective. It requires more practical action from each member of the society, that is action that manifests materially, and not only in theory or the mind.

Yet again, all members of the society are involved within the economic powers as well, with perhaps the exception of those in servitude of the law, the active force of the judicial powers. However, the way the members of society are involved are strikingly different from the two other powers. As there is no division between members who are passive forces or active forces, neither are there need for representatives. All members have the obligation to use their talents and specialties to contribute to the society’s material aspect in the form of labor. While there are different types of labor, that is to be discussed further in the economy section.

Of course, for the economy to be efficient and effective, there requires to be a form of management and organization within the society’s economy. This management and organization manifests itself in the form of the Economic Departments. As we know, the economy has various sectors in order to make sure that the material needs of the society is fulfilled efficiently and effectively. As such, each department has the duty of overseeing all economic activity of the sector the department is created for. For example, the agriculture department would thus oversee and manage the economic activity in relation to agriculture, that is the crop fields, the tea gardens, vegetable plantations, and so on.

The departments are arranged similarly towards the legislature, that is they are held in a hierarchical manner according to the regional division. Say, farm syndicates or individual farmers of a certain area would gather to discuss their work, i.e. how to produce crops efficiently and so on. They also make decisions to implement their thoughts, and to actually be more efficient in crop production. They would then elect a competent member to join the regional department. As such, all departments are filled with people who are involved within the certain economic sector.

The regional department would have certain duties that is special to the members of that department. The first duty is to of course, oversee all economic producers within their region of control, that is to ensure all laborers working in that sector are working efficiently, of course preferably in the form of syndicates. If the syndicates are not working efficiently enough, they may be given advice by the department itself, or perhaps intervened by the department, more on that in the economic section. They do this by collecting reports from each syndicate to ensure that all action is efficient and effective.

The second duty of the regional department is to regulate the membership of the workers of that specific department within their region of control. Of course, while professional education that prepares the individual for the professional practice itself is done in the university level, and a degree certifying their passing of the education, another examination to prove that they are indeed worthy of professional work is needed. This examination would be held by the department, and is usually a practical examination with one of the syndicates. If they pass, and most likely should, they would then be officially certified to do work in that sector, and can start work by joining a syndicate or doing it themselves individually.

The third duty of the regional department is to create plans to further progress the production within that specific sector of economy which manifests in perhaps revision of law, innovative scientific methods to increase the efficiency of production, basically progress. This is done by gathering the representatives of the syndicates within that department and discuss the best course of action based on their ideas. Once a decision is taken, the next action depends on the area of influence of that decision. If it only affects the regional area, then the decision will be committed. If it affects a wider area, then the opinion will be taken onto the next department until sufficient.

The highest level of the Economic Department, is the Central Economic Department. The central department has some other special duties related to them other than simply managing the economy of the entire society. While the primary difference is only that they control a wider area and thus collects the reports of each regional department, they also have the duty of to suggest new laws regarding their field of work towards the legislature if it is needed. Any change in methodology that is global in influence and is unrelated to the law must be approved by the central departments as well. Regardless, the central department is the highest of each sector, but there is still another special force that encompasses all of the departments, known as the Board of Ministry.

The Board of Ministry is a method to ensure that one sector and the other cooperates fully to ensure a smooth running economy. As we know, the economy has multiple sectors and each requires all other sectors to work. A mining syndicate needs industrial machines from the industry syndicate. It also needs the transportation syndicate to transport the goods. And then there is the food syndicates which provide food for the laborers of the mining syndicate. As such,  a way to make sure all sectors cooperate efficiently is needed, and this manifests in the ministers.

Ministers are representatives of each department that gather and discuss the general progress of economy as it is. They receive reports from their respective departments and in general meetings, discuss it with other ministers to form an objective and wise judgement on the economy. By the end of each meeting, the ministers may create a decision to progress the economy, even if the decision is to continue as usual, it is still a decision regardless. And the ministers shall create a decision that most benefits the economy of the society, thus increasing prosperity for all. The ministry is also arranged in a regional to central hierarchy manner, that is there are also regional boards within the region, tied with the economic departments.

Economical Foundations

Regardless of how the economy was described within the economic powers section, it only served to explain how the economy was politically managed. This means only the management of the economy has been described, that is how the economy is governed and organized to fulfill the purpose of economy efficiently and effectively in accordance to the law. However, economics itself is more than just management of resources, as the economy is the greatest contribution any individual would make towards the society. As such, it is required to create a section specific for the ideal economics of the society.

While one may wish to discuss the existing systems of economy in this world, such will not be discussed here. As our purpose here is to discover the true economic system, and not find faults within the other economic systems. The first principle we must establish is what is the purpose of an economy? In relation to the three core principles, it is simple. The economic system must help the society move towards perfection in its material aspect. The material aspect includes everything that manifests materially within the society, from the human being to the mountains of high. Perfection in this sense means the preservation of the natural environment, as well as the quality of the human body and their surroundings.

Of course, in relation to the principle of equality, the economic system must strive for perfection in the material aspect equally, in the case for human beings, that is ensure their prosperity equally. As a result, the survival and welfare of every individual must be the ultimate priority of the economy, and not the collection of one’s personal profits. While capitalists may call this economy unfree, it is they who have infringed the freedom of those who have no power, and put the blame unto them. And since there is no need for a common unit of exchange, as everything is distributed fairly, there is no form of money. This type of economy is what is known as socialist economy.

Unlike in capitalist systems, the most important factor of the economy is not capital or profit motive or any of those materialistic aspects, it is the labor force of the society. It is important that we define the labor force of society. Labor is by definition the work done by the human individual to create products from existing resources that seek to fulfill their needs or desires. The products may involve material products, services, or even information. The labor force of course, consists all members of the society, unless they are too young to work or too old. However, if a scientific breakthrough is done, then senility may not hinder people from continuing to commit to their labor. On the other hand, young children require the education and preparation so they are truly ready to face the future situation, as a result they can not be employed within official labor, though it should not limit them from making contributions to the society.

As such, we can conclude how the economic system should be. The ultimate goal of the economic society is to bring perfection towards society in the material aspect, which includes the preservation of the environment aside from humanity, and the fulfillment of needs of all members of society. Those needs are of course, fulfilled by human labor, in which resources of nature are turned into useable products for humanity. The goods and services are then to be distributed fairly and justly to all human beings according to their needs. Every human being must of course contribute their fair share of labor towards society, and they will have access to their fair share of goods and services. However, if they have a severe problem that inhibits them from committing labor, their needs would still be fulfilled regardless, and the society will help solve their problems until the individual can be independent again and contribute to labor.

Cooperative Labor

The human being is a social creature, in which they need others to survive and to function properly, this is logical as indeed all human beings are merely reiterations and magnifications of specific parts of the same entity of God. As a result, even in labor humans need to cooperate with others with similar talent so they can work efficiently. This problem is addressed by the law, and in economic production, people have the right of organization to be more efficient in production, and so production can actually happen. The organization that is formed would be legally recognized and registered under the overseeing department, such organization shall be called the Syndicate.

A syndicate is similar to a company in capitalist systems, though the closest equivalent they have to a capitalist entity is the cooperative, as both are worker managed and have less hierarchy than the regular for profit company. However, unlike any capitalist entity, the syndicate’s purpose is never for self gain. The purpose of every syndicate is simple, to produce goods and services that are beneficial for the society, which in the end includes the workers of the syndicate itself. The difference that makes one syndicate different from the other is what kind of goods and services are produced, and even for similar products, assuredly there is something that makes each syndicate unique.

A syndicate is generally composed of workers that has a similar idea and specialty in the creation of goods and services for the benefit of the society. Similar to a cooperative, the syndicate contains no hierarchy, as a result all workers there, regardless of their role have equal position and degree there. The workers of the syndicate are responsible for managing their own production, and of course to coordinate with other syndicates to help fulfill the necessary needs for production. Of course, other than the obvious duty of producing goods and services, all syndicates have some other special features and responsibilities.

As stated in the previous section that is the economic powers, the economic departments are responsible for overseeing the syndicates that works under the department. As such, each syndicate has the responsibility to elect one of their workers to be a member of the department. Regardless, that member is still a worker and still has the obligation to work in the syndicate. The syndicate representative has the responsibility of representing their syndicate by submitting reports of the syndicate, and present the opinions of the syndicate. Furthermore, a new syndicate member can join right from the registration in the department. As such, if the individual wishes to join a certain syndicate, then their examination will be held in that syndicate, as such the syndicate members too know that the applicant is worthy in agreement with the department.

In one specific sector of economy, all of the syndicates there are all unique in of themselves. Perhaps one syndicate produces specifically tomatoes, while the other syndicate produces rice grains, and another syndicate again produces various vegetables. However, it is not unlikely that there are two syndicates that produce the same product. What will happen then? Will there be fierce competition? No, competition perhaps, but it is different from capitalist competition. While capitalist competition is harmful in of itself, as the end goal has nothing to do with prosperity, syndicate competition is actually beneficial for both syndicates regardless, as “losing” the competition does not result in bankruptcy, but merely less efficient usage of resources.

The benefit of the syndicate competition is that it motivates each syndicate to be better, and also cooperate by sharing ideas to increase each other’s productive efficiency. As such, perhaps one syndicate has a certain quality while the other has another quality, they can cooperate and then both syndicates has both qualities and are more efficient than ever. Sometimes, there wouldn’t even be competition, as if the population is numerous, than there may be a need for more than one syndicate for that region alone. Furthermore, every human is unique, as such two syndicates with the same product, but variants of it can still be efficient. As the uniqueness of the human being is effectively limitless that there would be demand for both syndicate products. Even if a syndicate fails to distribute its products as no demand appears, the department and fellow syndicates are always there to help, so there is nothing to lose from this apparent “competition”.

Distribution of Resources

Every member has the right of gaining the products of economy, the fruit of labor. In order to do so, there is no need for exchange, the only thing needed is contribution of one’s labor towards society. Though even if one did not participate in labor for a multitude of reasons, their needs are still needed to be sustained, and regardless of the reason for the absence of their labor, they still have a right over the fruits of labor. The only consequence being the inefficient usage of resources and the stagnation of that individual, though it is hoped that proper education would eliminate to nigh zero of that possibility.

Many socialist systems advocate the system of rationing, or essentially dividing the resources of equal amount. However, every human being is unique, as a result each person has different needs, some may need more than the other, and some products may be needed by particular groups of people, but not needed by other groups of people. As such, the goods and services are to be held at a market style fashion, though it’s more of a distribution center, something like a supermarket. Members of society can go to the store and take the goods as they need. Some goods that require more care and costs more resources may need to be ordered beforehand, but in the end, everyone has the right to obtain the goods and services that they wish. The only responsibility they have being to contribute their own labor.

What if the demand exceeds the supply? That is a possibility to be considered by all syndicates and all members of the society. As such, calculated decisions with precise risks must be made by syndicates in their planning of production. It is well for the supply to more or less match the demand, though it does not spell the end the of the world if an analysis finds that the demand has exceeded the supply. There are two options that can be taken, to increase the efficiency of production by any means, or a much more reliable action is to gain it from the surplus product of other syndicates. The same is done if the supply exceeds the demand, but whatever is done, any syndicate must make sure that no resource is gone to waste, so the options are recycling it, or send it to other parts of the society that may need those resources.

Labor Specialization

Every human being is unique and has their own specialties, this matches up with the varying needs of human beings in the economic society. As a result, the economy as well is specialized into various sectors. However, this section only wishes to address the three most important divisions of economy, based on the purpose of the labor being done. Before that, labor can be divided into two other ways, that is based on the product of their labor and the resource of their labor. Based on the product, labor can be differentiated into goods and services, simply put, there are labor that produces material goods, while there are labor that provides services to the society, something like the servants of the law. Based on the resource, it can be material, or intellectual. Farming would be considered material labor, while education is intellectual labor. All three divisions of labor contain all those.

The three divisions of labor are Sustainment Labor, Progressive Labor, and Aesthetic Labor. Each division has a different purpose in regards to how to better the society as a whole. Regardless, each division is equal by position, and no division is superior or inferior to the other. As the names suggest, sustainment labor concerns itself with the sustainment of society, progressive labor concerns itself with the progress of the society such as innovation and education, while aesthetic labor concerns itself with the mental wellbeing of the human society. All of the above labor sectors will be described further into the essay. Regardless, all divisions, no matter how insignificant they seem, all cooperate to further the society in their own ways.

The sustainment labor, as stated, are all labor activities that has the purpose of sustaining the current operation of the society as it is. This means that their actions are based on the present knowledge, methodology, and regulations of labor. Regulations here being the law set by the legislature. As such, the sustainment labor is to follow the current law until change of law, even if a protest or disagreement from within the sustainment labor is submitted, the old regulations will still be followed until changed. By sustaining the society, it means fulfilling the needs of society that needs to be constantly fulfilled so that members of the society can continue operate and function properly as a member of economy. It also includes the sustainment of the environment, and preventing any unnecessary damages to the environment.

The sustainment labor usually involves the most people, or at least more than those within the progressive labor and aesthetic labor. As syndicates within this division is responsible for making sure that every one on the planet can eat, drink, and have basic needs fulfilled. Their work is also the most prominent, as there is always demand for their products and thus production within this division must be extremely efficient. While it seems that it is mostly food products, or biological sustenance products, it also sustains other things. For example, electricity is a form of sustaining product, along with fuel. Residential products, such as houses or apartments are also sustaining products. In essence, this division sustains any material needs needed to keep the society from grinding to a screeching halt.

Progressive labor is the division of labor responsible for creating new innovations for the society. Innovations here are unrelated to the law, as the law is the truth, and is the responsibility of the entire society. Innovation here refers to new knowledge regarding the mechanics of our material world, i.e. scientific advancement. While this division does not seem as significant as the sustaining labor, we must remember that to fully maximize the efficiency of production, updates to current knowledge of the mechanics of this world is needed. As such, most of the time, scientific advancements produced here are usually to increase the efficiency of the sustainment labor. The jobs related to this division is straightforward, that is scientists and economists and so on. However, education is technically also progressive labor, as it prepares children so they in the future can create innovation as well. Though education is special as it is both progressive and sustaining.

Aesthetic labor may be the most unique form of labor, as it is stated that it concerns itself with the mental wellbeing of the society. What it means is that the products of this labor are usually related to art, appreciation of beauty, and of course, entertainment. The reasoning for the existence of this labor is because the human consciousness is much more than simply looking for the truth or being moral and so on. As in fact, happiness is also needed for a person to continue function properly. Art is of course something that contains deep meaning for humanity, and directs people to appreciate the beauty of this world, to slow down and to let go. Entertainment on the other hand, is a broader expression of art in this world. Things such as games and TV shows, they all have a certain degree of beauty within, that is to be appreciated. This is the reasoning behind the aesthetic labor, and I believe I do not need to give examples on what kind of jobs are related to this division.

Individual and Society

While the society may seem very collective based, it is not a purely collectivist sytem. As a collectivist system does not recognize nor does it appreciate the individual. The society on the other hand, gives support and respect for every individual without discrimination. Of course, the individual is the building block of society, while it is true that all exists as a collective, we must not forget that every individual matters, which is why the participation of every individual is necessary. They are not mere cogs in a machine that is expendable, they are valuable members of society that without anyone of them, society would be much different. Of course, this is only possible if the individual has the desire to be more than what they simply are. As such, this section will detail the relationship between the individual and the society.

The recognition and appreciation of the individual is highly esteemed in the society. It is for that reason, that the rights and freedom of every individual is held sacrosanct. From the early age, individuals are required to join in compulsory formal education, also known as school. School lasts for roughly twelve years of one’s life, and prepares the individual with the various skills needed for their future. The most important thing for the individual to have is a clear rational mind, so they can think from themselves, as we highly esteem self autonomy and independence. Regardless, for an individual to be truly successful, they must cooperate with other individuals to fulfill their ultimate goals.

Recognizing the individual does not equate abandoning the society, as no matter what, one human can not survive alone, as a result, if they wish for their needs to be fulfilled, then they too must help fulfill the needs of others. As such, selfishness and egoism is truly damning to the self, and that is the trait that we wish to avoid within the individual. As a result, individuals have an obligation to contribute to society, to achieve excellence in their lives. Of course, every individual has their own talents and potential, one must not feel inferior when they see others that is seemingly better. After all, each individual are to contribute to the society in their own way, and to achieve their own excellence, as the goal is not to be perfect among others, but to be perfect for yourself. That is the individual must strive for their own perfection by their own standards, and that is where true pride can satisfaction can be gained.

As stated, the individual is highly esteemed by the society, as a result, every member of the society obtains rights and freedoms any human should have. Foremost, they have the right of life, and that is to be maintained and recognized by every other member of society. They have the right of thought and speech, whatever idea and thought they have, ought to be heard by the society. Their right of knowledge and information, every individual has the right towards education and free flow of information. The point is, the individual is to be supported by all of society, if they are led astray, then we shall lead them back towards the right path. If they are sick, then they shall be healed. If they are homeless, they shall be given residence. If they are despaired, they shall be given hope. In the end, the individual shall give according to their ability, and receive according to their needs.

Conclusion

The conclusion is that we have finally discussed the basic frameworks of a true society. A society that is guided towards the truth and perfection. I can discuss more aspects, such as education and so on, however, this essay is not the place for details. This essay serves to explore what basic guidelines should the ideal society be based on. And I believe that purpose has been accomplished, and while we have not discussed morality, that is something for another day. The purpose of this society is to illustrate the management of the society according to the truth, again it is more of the politics of the society. After all, system of governance is the first thing needed in a society, so order and organization can be seen, as such everything runs as smooth and efficient as ever. Regardless, I believe that is all I have to say, have a nice day and see you another day.

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