| After
reading through Dancing in the Shadow of Tyranny, An Activist's
Guide to Inner Disarmament with the question in my mind,
“What key points am I making here about the specific changes
humanity must undertake now to get through this planetary crisis?”
I have outlined below the main ones I touch upon in the book.
1)
Immediate international application of all the rights defined
in “The United Nations’ Bill of Human Rights”
This is the most important step toward a world free of war,
violence, abuse, and exploitation. This is absolutely necessary
for the rest of these points, which follow, to be implemented.
a.
Our world government must consist of nation-states united
in a consensus democracy, based on a constitution that outlaws
war, sexual and child abuse, national tyrants, and environmental
pollution.
b.
Consensus democracy must replace “majority rule”
or authoritarian processes.
c.
Positions of concentrated power that can be abused must
be eliminated. Both politically and economically, this is
essential in order to cease the abuse and exploitation of
all nations.
d.
No abuse of persons. No child abuse, no spouse abuse, no
political or ethnic abuse.
e.
Historical accountability of the facts. No mental tyranny
through censure or control of information.
2)
The next most important key to begin with is that war and
violence must be universally outlawed and all preparations
for war must cease.
a.
No testing of nuclear or biological weapons,
b. no manufacture or research of new weapons,
c.
and the immediate disarmament of all existing weapons of
mass destruction.
3)
Number one priority for all life on Earth is that humanity
clean up our relationship with the planet. This means:
a.
we immediately adopt non-toxic, non-polluting, appropriate
technologies for our ecological health.
b.
All use of limited natural resources on the planet must
be collectively decided by all nations.
c.
Carbon emissions must be targeted especially.
d.
Clean energy systems must be subsidized immediately.
e.
Humans must recognize our connection and participation in
the energy of divinity, evolution, the Earth and the Sun,
our environment, as well as our attitudes and thoughts.
This is the key to the shift in perception we need to solve
our global problems.
4)
Tolerance and respect for diversity must become an essential
part of our global atttitude.
a.
It must be celebrated, encouraged, honored, and memorialized.
b.
Religious intolerance will not be tolerated.
c.
Worldwide religious tolerance at the same time “cult
awareness” techniques must be taught to balance religious
fanaticism and holy war frenzy with our modern world’s
needs to survive
5)
Worldwide elementary and secondary educational systems must
include training and classes in:
a.
Non-violent Communication
b. Listening skills?
c. Identifying and communicating feelings
d. Problem solving
e. Conflict resolution?
f.
Options and strategy developement and recognition skills
g. Consensus facilitation
h. Anger management
i. Meditation?
j. Relationship skills.
k. There must be pro-active changes in educational institutions
and media corporations that encourage non-judgmental attitudes.
6)
Free therapy and rehabilitation for all abuse victims, which
includes those who suffer from post-taumatic stress due to
war and violence. Free therapy for all military veterans
7)
Reorganization of all judicial criteria
a.
on an “only if absolutely necessary” basis of
violent crimes that have victims?
b. and that appropriately differentiates between “punishment”
and “rehabilitation” in sentencing;
c. and have most judicial proceedings aimed at dealing with
governmental and environmental criminals who are abusing
all our human rights as outlined in the UN document on rights
already mentioned.
d. Also limits of per capita percentages for prison populations,
e. as well as complete reform of all prison systems in order
to cease abusive and degrading practices.
f. Alcohol, drugs, tobacco industries must be accountable
for the media advertising they do as well as have 3rd party
watchdogs monitoring the safe use of their products (even
under doctor supervision).
8)
All people must have freedom from government and business
intrusion,
a.
both personally in the privacy of their home and mentally
from any tyranny or “chilling” affects.
b. The human body must not be used as a witness against
the person except in only the most severe of capital crimes.
i.
No use of any part of the body may be demanded by employment
or social services.
ii. No DNA, blood, or urine testing may be demanded by
govenments or busineses for the purposes of tracking rehabilitation
progress, or present and past crimes of citizens not charged
with capital crimes.
9)
International economics needs to change:
a.
No gross national production?
b. No quarterly or yearly profits neccesary
c. People without jobs can get free schooling
d. Criminals can have sentences reduced through school
and rehabilitation
e. Welfare reform should be based on the premise that
our world is better when we help our citizens heal, educate,
rehabiitate, support their children and elderly, and become
contributing members of society.
f. An international health care plan must be made available
to all people irregardless of their ability to pay. This
should include their choice as to medical treatment and
preventative health maintenance too.
g. International acceptance of hemp as the #1 natural
renewable resource. This is essential for the development
of hemp’s ability to replace wood and oil, and to
stop deforestation and petroleum pollution.?
h. US tax reform;
i.
Contributions(e.g. 10% for poor, 25% for rich) to government
projects of individual’s choice,
ii. Sovereign citizens are exempt but also get no benefits.
iii. Corporate taxes must fund environmental protection
and watchdog organizations as well as employees’
health care and retirement benefits.
10)
There must be an international freedom of information which
is:
a.
Accurate and truthful
b. Accessible to all
c. Not controlled by corporate or special interest group
monopolies
d. Based on “the right to know” not the old
“need to know” basis. (Today we all need to
know.)
e. No government or corporate media advertising surveillance
or intrusion upon citizen’s privacy
f. Complete government accountability by 3rd party recording
archivists
g. International free Internet access without political
censorship must be made available.
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