Utopian Ideals

A Utopian Ideal


While I don’t believe in utopia, utopian goals serve an important role in motivating society and its members towards their mutual benefits. With this in mind, let me share some of my thoughts: 


An immense task lies before us. It includes:

- Limiting the damage created by the Trump administration and other crony/politicians in alignment with Oligarchs. 

- Restoring open, accurate, approachable news outlets for everyone.

- Establishing a culture and polity oriented to a common good.


Without these changes, we are unlikely to achieve our policy goals, including:

-  Protection of our planet and its livability

- Fair treatment for all 

- Minimum standards for healthcare, income, and opportunity for all.


These policy goals represent, I think, what our founders sought, but based on the world that exists now rather than the world of then. At that time, these goals only applied to a subset of citizens by virtue of the power and money they controlled. However, this limitation can no longer be supported either logically or morally.


Advocating for this environment/culture, and these policy goals, in no way imply that abilities of all are equal. It also does not imply that results for all will be equal. A baseball game where both sides always get the same number of hits, errors and runs would be uninteresting to all. But, similarly, baseball is no fun when one team can change the rules at every turn to ensure that they, and only they, win.


Accordingly, it seems that there must be minimums re. what is available to each & every one of us. And, I think this implies limits re. what any one can have or control. By so doing, we gain the fullest benfits from every member of society. This is what should be understood as societal efficiency - everyone has a fair opportunity to self-actualize & contribute to the whole.


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