I am not quite sure what to say about this one other than that we should all probably know about it. I think I tried asking some people recently where all the money comes from and who controls its flow and creation. I am shown again that if you start asking questions you start getting answers. Which is why I have always advised people to be very careful about the questions you ask. For it is the answers that can lead you to believe that ignorance is bliss. And in the short term it is bliss. But what if you are floating in a bubble and that bubble is bliss full, but then the bloody thing bursts. That tends not to be as much fun. Of course we don’t usually notice cause it usually bursts on the next generation.
Anyway, if you dare to ask the money question. This might just be the answer:
Money as Debt
For a longer an more detailed story check out:
http://video.google.ca/videoplay?docid=-515319560256183936&q=money masters&total=568&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=0
It is an amazing phenomenon created by greed. But it will soon be a thing of the past. Take a look at one initiative operating in West End : http://www.lets.org.au/brislets/overview.html
I’ve also been very annoyed by our need to buy everything required for small tasks around the home, like tools. My lawn mower, cordless drill, ladders, carpenters horses, hammers, spanners, screw drivers all sit around collecting dust for most of their long lives. I think a tool library in each community would be an excellent way of having to spend huge amounts of money on things we only need to use once or twice. Anyone got a spare garage?
Check out Currumbin Ecovillage – they are on track to create just that sort of village. A village that could very easily survive peak oil.
Yes Daniel, they’ve got a great model but we need to start thinking about relocalisation strategies in our existing suburbs. Unfortunately, we don’t have the luxury anymore of just opening a new village in a new green space – we need to start ‘retro-fitting’ our cities to meet our future challenges with climate change and peak oil. Roberto Perez from Cuba will be coming to Brisbane in April to speak about how they dealt with their oil crisis in the ’90′s. For a preview, check out “The Power of Community” a documentary about their whole experience – it’s very inspirational.
I’d love to see Roberto speak. Do you have details, or details of where I can find details?
BTW – I agree.