The last sentence of Post #138 is primary to what we discuss next. Considering the great disparity of wealth between the 1% and the 99% in democracies, we must also discuss the intention of wealth and the intention for democracies. They are not exclusive to each other. We have previously discussed some of the intentions for wealth. But, what was the intention for forming the democracy of the United States?
Remarkably, of the major documents that founded the democracy of the Unite States only the Declaration of Independence mentions the word “intention.” “We, therefore, the Representatives of the united States of America, in General Congress, Assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, do, in the Name, and by Authority of the good People of these Colonies, solemnly publish and declare,….”[Emphasis added.] Ironically, the intentions of the signers of the Declaration were never revealed! The most obvious historical intention was to declare independence from the British Crown.
Wealth and poverty are not separate social issues within a democracy, but conjunct the intention of democracy. Now, today, it is of immediate necessity that we, the citizens of and every democracy, devise a singular intention that supports the sustainability of democracies and their democratic societies. Doing so, the disparity between wealth and poverty must resolved within that intention. It must be holistic to include the three pillars of a functional society: Social, political-governmental and economic-financial. In a democratic society that wishes to become sustainable into the centuries ahead, no aspect of those three supports can stand apart, but must contribute equally to the sustainability of that democratic society.
The chore of designing and implementing such an intention falls upon the shoulders of every citizen because each of us, individually and collectively, is ultimately responsible for the existence, maintenance, stability and sustainability of our democracy. Where to begin? Surely the values that have sustained our species for over a quarter million years would provide the pivotal language for this intention. Such an intention must support a higher quality of life for individuals and communities that empowers them to grow into their potential — equally as those of great wealth would chose to.
Now we, today, must literally write an intention for our democracy that will sustain its people, their government and their economy into the centuries ahead; or, suffer the happenstance of unintentional social, political and economic change for not doing so.
Remarkably, of the major documents that founded the democracy of the Unite States only the Declaration of Independence mentions the word “intention.” “We, therefore, the Representatives of the united States of America, in General Congress, Assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, do, in the Name, and by Authority of the good People of these Colonies, solemnly publish and declare,….”[Emphasis added.] Ironically, the intentions of the signers of the Declaration were never revealed! The most obvious historical intention was to declare independence from the British Crown.
Wealth and poverty are not separate social issues within a democracy, but conjunct the intention of democracy. Now, today, it is of immediate necessity that we, the citizens of and every democracy, devise a singular intention that supports the sustainability of democracies and their democratic societies. Doing so, the disparity between wealth and poverty must resolved within that intention. It must be holistic to include the three pillars of a functional society: Social, political-governmental and economic-financial. In a democratic society that wishes to become sustainable into the centuries ahead, no aspect of those three supports can stand apart, but must contribute equally to the sustainability of that democratic society.
The chore of designing and implementing such an intention falls upon the shoulders of every citizen because each of us, individually and collectively, is ultimately responsible for the existence, maintenance, stability and sustainability of our democracy. Where to begin? Surely the values that have sustained our species for over a quarter million years would provide the pivotal language for this intention. Such an intention must support a higher quality of life for individuals and communities that empowers them to grow into their potential — equally as those of great wealth would chose to.
Now we, today, must literally write an intention for our democracy that will sustain its people, their government and their economy into the centuries ahead; or, suffer the happenstance of unintentional social, political and economic change for not doing so.