Utopia

[kennynah]

As Transparency is very important in Utopia, all deliberations by this "Supreme Committee" of 7 people, will always be recorded and published for all to see.

There's also an "Independent Complaints Committee" that the people can approach, to voice any complaints against any Administrator, Representative or Supreme Committee member. Again, any complaint and investigation, will have to be recorded and published.

There will also be an "Independent Audit Committee" that will audit this "Independent Complaints Committee", to ensure that they are doing their job properly. The findings of this "Independent Audit Committee" will also be recorded and published.

ad infinitum

[iam802]

you do know...that it sounds like SG.

Committee for this...committee for that.... and a committee for the committee.

Ok. Guess, I am hijacking the thread. Back to Utopia.

[winston]

In Utopia, the leaders cannot launch a war unless there's a "Clear & Present Danger".
Firstly, the "Representatives" must first debate whether there's a "Clear & Present Danger". Thereafter, they they will have to vote on whether to launch a war. If the "Representatives" have voted to launch a war, a Referendum is still needed before they can launch a war.

If war has broken out then the above process does not apply. It only aplies to a situation where they would like to launch a War. However, one can also argue that precious time could be lost and the enemies may use the opportunity to attack them. I would argue that they have Defence Forces that are supposed to be ready, for any attacks from their enemies.

Hopefully, this process would prevent the people in Utopia from launching any unneccesary wars. In addition, it would also prevent the leaders of Utopia from profiting from any wars, say through any contracts, restocking of weapons etc.

[winston]

The UDHR is a good step to establishing Utopia. We already know what is right and wrong...

The New Ten Commandments

Recently, a feature-length documentary film premiered at the Edinburgh International Film Festival in 2008 titled "The New Ten Commandments."

The film's unifying theme is human rights in Scotland with each chapter illustrating one of the "New Ten Commandments" -- 10 articles chosen from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on December 10, 1948 at the Palais de Chaillot in Paris.

The Guinness Book of Records describes the UDHR as the "Most Translated Document" in the world. The Declaration arose directly from the experience of the Second World War and represents the first global expression of rights to which all human beings are entitled.

It consists of 30 articles which have been elaborated in subsequent international treaties, regional human rights instruments, national constitutions, and laws.

The ten that were featured in the film (80% positive) include:
The right to freedom of assembly
The right not to be enslaved
The right to a fair trial
The right to freedom of expression
The right to life
The right to liberty
The right not to be tortured
The right to asylum
The right to privacy
The right to freedom of thought

Source: Life Trek Provision

[kennynah]

the right to say how a country is governed !!!

[winston]

the right to say how a country is governed !!!

Already covered under:-
The right to freedom of assembly
The right to a fair trial
The right to freedom of expression
The right to liberty
The right not to be tortured
The right to asylum
The right to privacy
The right to freedom of thought

[kennynah]

i have a different angle here...becos

The right to freedom of assembly
The right to a fair trial
The right to freedom of expression
The right to liberty
The right not to be tortured
The right to asylum
The right to privacy
The right to freedom of thought

all these above amount to nothing if there's no fair electoral system... it is like saying, let there be an imperial dynasty, but they accord us with all those above... the rein and control will remain within the imperial household, passing on from one generation to the next....

consequently, i have no say who governs my country... a right that belongs to every citizen of the country...

[grandmaster89]

One man's meat is another man's poison. Perhaps a certain individual idea of utopia is a world free of ghastly pop music but another wants a world filled with pop music. How will you reconcile their differences in your Utopia world?

[kennynah]

utopia then should be a place where one man's meat is tolerated as another's poison with no anarchy outcome

[winston]

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*** Article: How To Create A Better World - By Melissa Marcy ***
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Everywhere you look lately it seems to be more bad news. You watch the television, read a newspaper or search the web and what do you see? A floundering economy, war, murder, abuse, fear, rape, inequality, lack of cooperation, hatred, and dishonesty. What for? When will it end? What will it take for people to understand that this needs to stop or we are all going down the toilet together?

Our future, notice I said OUR future, is the collective responsibility of every single one of us. We cannot point our fingers at another individual or toward a situation outside of ourselves and say that they are to blame for the state of things right now. Change starts inside each one of us. This is not something we can leave to our children or future generations to fix because it is affecting us right now. It hinders the way in which we live, thrive, love and enjoy life. Change begins with you.

The first change we need to make is this issue of "pride" that is plaguing our species right now. At what costs do we defend our pride? How many people must lose their lives, their well being, their children, their parents, their brothers, sisters or friends before we realize just how pointless it all is?

You may think that you have been "wronged" in some way, but is it worth losing your happiness, life or wellbeing, or that of your loved ones just to save your pride? I certainly hope not. True self confidence and respect is achieved when we learn to love ourselves. As long as we love ourselves there is no need for pride, status or anything else of that nature.

Pride for your country does not matter. Pride for your race or religion does not matter. Pride for yourself or your family does not matter. Having compassion, kindness and unconditional love for each other and for ourselves DOES matter. We need to look past our differences and begin to treat each other as family. If we can learn to forgo pride, we can greatly reduce war, murder, fear, inequality and hatred in our world, and what an improvement that would be!

The next change we need to make is forgiveness. Contrary to popular belief, forgiveness is not something you do on behalf of the person who has wronged you, it is something you do for yourself. When we harbor ill will toward another person we aren't harming them, we are harming ourselves. Hatred, anger or resentment can make you ill, it can cloud your thoughts, it can waste your energy and make it harder for you to achieve anything worthwhile.

By forgiving someone you are not surrendering, condoning their actions or handing them the victory. You do not even need to like the person or welcome them back into your heart or home. By forgiving you are simply reclaiming your life, your energy, your happiness and your wellbeing from their grasp. By forgiving you are making the choice to stop letting them hurt you and you are making the choice to stop hurting yourself.

Forgiveness is one of the most difficult things we can do in life, but as with anything that comes with great effort it also holds the greatest rewards. By learning how to forgive, we can significantly reduce war, murder, fear, abuse, and hatred in our world all while achieving inner peace for ourselves.

After forgiveness comes the need for us to have compassion for one another. True compassion should come from the heart and not through compliance to laws or from the fear of consequences. Compassion is far above compliance or civility. True compassion comes from loving and respecting another as you do yourself.

True compassion means treating others as you would like to be treated. True compassion means to do no harm and offer help when needed. Compassion means to think of how YOU would feel if the roles were reversed before acting. Compassion means to see and treat every other being as your equal. Compassion means to do your part to end pain WHEREVER you see it.

Compassion should extend beyond humans to our animal friends as well. How can we be truly compassionate if we ignore their cries and pain just because they cannot speak our language? If we turn a blind eye to the pain of anyone living being we can turn a blind eye to them all, including our fellow man. If people could ONLY be compassionate there would be no more war, no more murder, no more abuse, no more rape, no more inequality, no more lack of cooperation, no more hatred, and no more dishonesty.

Can you imagine how wonderful the world would be if everyone was compassionate and kind? If everyone was forgiving, loving, helpful and cooperative. If we accepted, included and protected one another. If people were caring, understanding and sympathetic toward one another.

If people recognized the beauty in all others and appreciated them for it. If people were thoughtful and considerate. If people were honest. If people loved themselves and each other enough to value our collective safety, happiness and wellbeing above everything else. Oh, what a world that would be!

Many people will think that I am utopian when I say this, but it IS possible to achieve. Perhaps not in this lifetime, but maybe it can be a reality for our children or grandchildren. When we make the changes within ourselves that we would like to see, we influence those who we come into contact with. Start with YOU.
Learn how to ditch your pride, work on loving and accepting yourself, practice forgiveness and develop compassion for yourself and for others. Let go of negativity such as fear, guilt, worry and sorrow. Do simple things throughout your day to lift up those around you. Give smiles and compliments to people wherever you see them.

Hold open doors for people, talk to one another, get to know each other and offer your help and understanding. Do your best and live honestly. Think positively. Focus on things you enjoy and spend quality time with the people you love. When you are happy, fulfilled and full of love, you have more to offer to the world. It is that simple. One person at a time can expand to encompass cities, then eventually countries and the entire planet, but it always begins with you.

Source: selfgrowth.com