strange things happenin' in the land

1.       Shea Stadium by Marnie Stern from This Is It and I Am It and You Are It and So Is That and He Is It And She I (2008)

2.       Jerusalem by Mark Stewart and the Maffia from Learning to Cope with Cowardice (1983)

3.       Ekkehard Ehlers:Plays John Cassavettes, Pt. 2 by DJ /rupture from Uproot (2008)

4.       Champion by Windy & Carl from Songs For The Broken Hearted (2008)

5.       Strange Things by Ekkehard Ehlers from A Life Without Fear (2006)

"The money-based system evolved centuries ago. All of the world's economic systems - socialism, communism, fascism, and even the vaunted free enterprise system - perpetuate social stratification, elitism, nationalism, and racism, primarily based on economic disparity. As long as a social system uses money or barter, people and nations will seek to maintain the economic competitive edge or, if they cannot do so by means of commerce they will by military intervention. We still utilize these same outmoded methods.

Our current monetary system is not capable of providing a high standard of living for everyone, nor can it ensure the protection of the environment because the major motive is profit. Strategies such as downsizing and toxic dumping increase the profit margin. With the advent of automation, cybernation, artificial intelligence and out sourcing, there will be an ever-increasing replacement of people by machines. As a result, fewer people will be able to purchase goods and services even though our capability to produce an abundance will continue to exist.

Earth is abundant with plentiful resources; today our practice of rationing resources through monetary methods is irrelevant and counter productive to our survival. Modern society has access to highly advanced technologies and can make available food, clothing, housing, medical care, a relevant educational system, and develop a limitless supply of renewable, non-contaminating energy such as geothermal, solar, wind, tidal, etc. It is now possible to have everyone enjoy a very high standard of living with all of the amenities that a prosperous civilization can provide. This can be accomplished through the intelligent and humane application of science and technology."

Jacque Fresco///The Venus Project

www.thevenusproject.com