My own little community……

"A map of the world that does not include Utopia is not worth even glancing at"
- Ocsar Wilde

I had started a post a few weeks ago about this but lost my train of thought for some reason. I still think about it though. I wonder sometimes what if? What if I had the power and the position to start my own community and watch it grow into something for better or for worse? It’s just for fun and makes me think.

First things first, we would be self sustaining. We would not be dependent upon an outside source for our well being. Each person would have a role and a job that benefited the community as a whole and everyone gained from it. We would go back to an old school model and take away the corporate bloat. Each person would have a trade such as fish monger, butcher, shoe cobbler, hunter, farmer, etc.

There would be a renewed emphasis on the community. Porches would become common place again and people would congregate to sit and talk upon them. Neighbors would be friends and look out for the best interest of their communities and the person who lived in their back yard. They would play an important role in your life.

Money. Now this is a touchy subject for most but something that I have always had an ability to step back and look at objectively. I think that the way we are raised directly affects our views on this subject. Children would be raised to believe that money is just an end to a means and not the primary focus in their lives. Barter would become ever more present as one person’s productive labors are traded for someone else’s with a different set of needed skills.

There would be no corporations. Wealth would be distributed equally between all members and with great thought. Work would take less precedence over family time and the more important pursuits in life. Businesses would be altruistic and supporting of the community and would think constantly of providing a better working environment. Businesses would realize that the greater good of the institution is in the hands and through the productive labor of its employees.

Entertainment would be by the community, for the community. You would not find cookie cutter corporate entertainment stars. The community could not support such outrageous salaries as that whole media centric business model is based on numbers. 100,000 people cannot pay $8,000 to see a movie but 200 million could pay $8 bucks though. You can see how the numbers greatly affect this scenario.

Government would be greatly downsized. Average citizens would be urged to keep very keen and to have at least served in public office once or twice in their lifetimes. Legislative bodies would only meet if the need arose to pass new laws. A legislative body would not sit year around and just think up new laws due to inactivity or out of a feeling of duty. There would also be no income tax. A flat rate national sales tax that would be fair to all would be instituted.

Well I could go on all day on this subject and this line of thinking will mature as I learn more and gather more knowledge. If you would like to learn more on Utopias then check out the following link…..

American Communal Utopias and the Koreshan Unity: A Bibliography