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STRATEGIES FOR
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AN ALTERNATIVE NATION
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He who denlres bur me not. breeds pesrllenoe.
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lvwlllern Bhke, Proverbs n/ l-lelll
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me head does ndr ask {or {lowers whfle me belly
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lacke flee
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llndien ymverb)
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14.1
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INTRODUCTION
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The pregrnanr and prnrneel .pprnnen rd rne mzln body
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bl rnrs wmk lnrgely ornrn rererenee ro «noee vrsrons or
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belrels dammit]: as sprrieual or rnysnral, nor beennse
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rnese in nor a nonnal pan 0! lnnnan expcriemer bur
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because llrey are anived er I: a resull ol long
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ronremplellon or lnrense rnyolyernenr wrrn lne
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rnyeredee rlrel elerrully snrronnd us. We my ”dream"
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undmmnding. bnr ll rs somellnng we ennnor demand,
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define, or reden ro mhers, rl Is [or ad. or us ro develop
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There are llnngr dul nobody else all lrelp ns wrln,
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bnl .n a book wrrreen lo nelp people make real-1e
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deerslons, lo bnrld new lendsenpes, lo regenerale
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damaged loresre, Ind in lrgnlen onr load on emn, rne
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presenr need Is lor deer-rm prnrnml appronenes
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ln rlne preeedrng rnaprers, well-med and commons
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sense reennrenee and srrelegies ol earrlr resmmmn
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have been deeenbed and llgnred, All of rlns (am lo
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nenpnr ll we, as a people, eonnnne In mm: m arrns
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and desrnrerron, m pennrr lend abuse, and ro [all |n
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raelrle lne sorrel and polureal nnpedlrnenrs In
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reelerrnrng deserlilred and abused lands. nr eyen rn
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pmvzm rne porsonlng ol land Thus, llne lollbwrng
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seeuons grve slrolegres lor enange m rlre soeral and
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eeonornrr areas or rdelery. Thaw slralegres may, .n leer,
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be ol rnere asilihllcl re real (hinge rlrdn lne skius or
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land nunegernenl, lor sonery has rar rnnre comperenr
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lenner. and engrneere llran re lrrs exnrcal bankers or
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506
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lawyers whose work relares ro enrrng or pwvellllns
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lnor ,nsr rreannglsorral and enyrronrnenrol problems.
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rlrsr we musl learn rn grow, bulld, and rnnnege
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nnnrrnl sysrenrs lor lnrrnnn and earn. needs. and men
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rearlr orners m dn so ln rnrs way, we (all build n global,
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rnrerdependenr, and ronpererrye body 0! people
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mvnlved rn erlneal land nnd resnn - use, wnose
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roeernng rs lunndcd ml researell bu also locally
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avaxhbk everywhere, and lneelly dernnnslraole rn
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nrany rlnousands ol’ small enrerprlses (overlng lne
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wnole range or human endeavours, lrorn prrnrary
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prodnelron lo quaternary sysrern rndnagerne rorn
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dnrneslre nnrrirron and «dnnrny lo e global network or
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srnell lrnaneral syslerns Such work rs rrrgenr,
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nnporranr, and neeessary, and we rannol lave ir ro llre
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wnnns ol governmenl (Alway: snnn-rerrnl or rndnslry
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as we know rr eoday
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We knuw haw ro solve every lood, elenn energy, end
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sensrble snelrer problern rn eyery ellrnare; we have
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already invented and lesred erery necessary rernnrqne
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and leennreal deyree, and have aeeees ln all me
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brnloerenl rnarenel nu! weeonld ever n2
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nre ndgre realrry L5 mar yery lew snsrrrnanlesyslerns
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are desrgned or applred by (horse whn nold power, .nd
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me reason lor rlns rs obyrous and snnple- to ler people
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arrange their own lood, energy, and slreller rs lo lose
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eeonnrnre and polrrreal eonlrol dyer llnern We should
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rease ro look (0 power Slvumn's, hlmrdllfil syslerns,
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or governmenrs re lnelp ns, and devrse wdys lo lnelp
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ourselves
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Thus, me my rnsr srraregres we need ore rlrose unar
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pnr our own noose In order and dr llne sarne nrne do
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nor grye eredrbrlrly |0 dlsranr pnwerrccnhcd or
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unellrredl sysrenu. ln nnr presenr lrseel or mnrwyAnm
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world, are pnmary responsibrlny rndl we need ro lelre
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energe or ls onr weelrlr, wnrrn is nu: prodnel nl our
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sweat and our regron, nor represenlable by yelrreless
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enneney
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nrere rs no need lo stress rlrer we are .nrperreel
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