Comments on: The Post-Capitalist Strategy of the P2P Foundation

By: Thomas H. Greco, Jr.

Thomas H. Greco, Jr. — Sun, 17 Jul 2016 13:47:01 +0000

Michel,
The conceptual framework that you provide here is helpful in beginning to envision how we might transcend the present reality of dominance by what you call the “transnational financial class,” and work towards creating structures that advance inclusion, equity and the common good. The first two aspects of your “trinity,” capital and state, are clear enough, but I need to see a more precise definition of what you mean by “nation” in this context.

Considering how we turn the vision into reality, I fully agree that we must “create translocal and transnational civic and economic entities [and structures] that can eventually rebalance and counter the power of the transnational capitalist class.” You mention “trans-local productive communities,” but even more importantly than that, we especially need to create “trans-local exchange communities” to liberate us from the grip of those who control the allocation and availability of credit through their control of the global interest-based debt-money system which is the cornerstone of the global power structure in today’s world. As we achieve that the way will open up before us to move forward in creating the myriad structures that will comprise the new economy and convivial society.

By: carlos

carlos — Wed, 13 Jul 2016 16:16:33 +0000

#faircoin

By: Øyvind Holmstad

Øyvind Holmstad — Wed, 13 Jul 2016 07:18:38 +0000

Here’s a clarifying essay by Pål Steigan about the counter powers we are facing.

– Big business’ long-term strive towards a European super-state: http://steigan.no/2016/07/13/big-business-long-term-strive-towards-a-european-super-state/

By: Strypey

Strypey — Wed, 13 Jul 2016 03:10:56 +0000

This is a fantastic vision. In a situation where all actors were willing to allow the common good to be pursued, we could just get on with it. However, the responses of the Republican and Democrat elites to the Trump and Sanders campaigns make it clear that there are plenty of actors who would rather let the planet burn than allow global citizens to cooperate in ways that are out of their control. What would a defensive strategy for the commons movement look like, and how do we organise it in parallel with the proactive building process you describe to articulately above?

By: Simon Grant

Simon Grant — Tue, 12 Jul 2016 09:04:40 +0000

So to the point, would love to reply / take forward at length. Hope to. For now, I register here as well my deep engagement with the question of building the tools for an economy that allows people to thrive as they withdraw their labour, capital (intellectual and financial) and consumption from exploitative capitalism