Gender and racial discrimination, exploitation and so forth are only effects. The real problem is that it is possible to suppress the people with false Science or false descriptions of the world; that supports Might Is Right. Or like this. We are not genuine citizens.

21 April 2014

Listen to Cody Wilson – Even if you do not agree

But you must get behind the attention grabbing 3D printed gun.

Cody Wilson
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cody_Wilson


Stephen Sackur, Hardtalk, BBC speaks to Cody Wilson:
'The real utopia is right now'

Podcast, 12 March 2014 (right click & "save as")
http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/worldservice/ht/ht_20140314-1000a.mp3

Presentation with short video:
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-26551434




Presentation, ReasonTV, April 18, 2014
http://reason.com/reasontv/2014/04/18/cody-wilson-happiness-is-a-3-d-printed-g

13 April 2014

Video: Open Source Movement

Video: A look inside a 'Cybersquat', BBC, 13 April 2014, "Major software innovations do not all come from big companies like Apple or Google. ... "
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-26996936

Amir Taaki
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amir_Taaki



31 March 2014

Antidote

My earlier post was a bit horrible. So, here are some antidotes.

Peter Day's World of Business, BBC : All Together Now. 12 Jan 2012

“In these tough times, are there better ways of doing business: worker cooperatives, for example? In crisis-battered Spain, Peter Day visits the world's biggest worker coop in Mondragon, to find out what makes it different. ...”

Podcast, Duration: 29 min.
(Download: Right click, Save as)
http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio/worldbiz/worldbiz_20120112-2030a.mp3

Mondragon Corporation, Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mondragon_Corporation

Mondragon Corporation
http://www.mondragon-corporation.com/eng/


Michael Moore tells the story (almost) very good in his Capitalism: A Love Story (2009). Watch it – it is still meaningful.



Capitalism: A Love Story
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitalism:_A_Love_Story

Michael Moore
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Moore


And by the way. The concept “social” like in social business is usually misunderstood. They what you to believe it is about to follow their rules.

“Origin of SOCIAL, Middle English, from Latin socialis, from socius companion, ally, associate; ... First Known Use: 14th century.”
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/social

Social business
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_business

30 March 2014

Market TerrorCracy

Cheap Thrills explains the Western perspective of life.


Cheap Thrills (film)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheap_Thrills_(film)

And compare to:

Why America's poisonous politics makes 'Market Leninism' an attractive alternative, John Avlon, The Telegraph 29 Mar 2014
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/10731390/Why-Americas-poisonous-politics-makes-Market-Leninism-an-attractive-alternative.html

John Avlon
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Avlon

Avlon refer to:
What’s gone wrong with democracy, The Economist
http://www.economist.com/news/essays/21596796-democracy-was-most-successful-political-idea-20th-century-why-has-it-run-trouble-and-what-can-be-do

Regarding the concept 'Market-Leninism':
China Sees 'Market-Leninism' as Way to Future, Nicholas D. Kristof, September 6, 1993
http://www.nytimes.com/1993/09/06/world/china-sees-market-leninism-as-way-to-future.html?pagewanted=all