Originally Posted by
juroara
utopia in my opinion
1. does not have to be 'perfect'
2. but is a perfect place to express yourself as an individual
3. would be a place that centers around the human being, and the needs of the human being.
that may seem obvious, but its not
human beings have a need to rest. our modern life ruins our natural biorhythms.
human beings have a need to eat healthy food. all food should be organic. there is no reason why we should have to read the label. all food should be healthy. does this mean getting rid of a good deal of sugary foods? coming from a sugar addict, yes. our over induced sugary sweets are now directly linked to the mental development of children (idiocracy anyone?)
in utopia need comes before want
our needs aren't just limited to sleeping and eating. we have a real need for our minds to be stimulated. humans don't like boring. the sad truth is many video games are more stimulating than many boring and meaningless jobs out there.
so in utopia, no job would be meaningless or boring. this would mean that the artisan can once again have a place in society. artisans who create useful things for us, and they enjoy doing so.
humans have a need to live in balanced with nature
humans have a need to be social. we are a society. therefore, society must be looked after. we can't turn our eyes on those who are suffering. which is the purpose of being a society, to look after one another in our times of need. no one who is ill would be turned away. no one would be homeless, no one would be starving.
the need for society to take care of itself is like the need to talk. it should be learned from an early age. that caring for other humans is something all humans need to do. that this is what is expected of you as a human being. society depends on humans extending their hands to others.
we will never do away with our society problems if we expect money - or taxes to magically fix them. the inability do away with poverty stems from our denial that we are a people. Instead we have believed that we are individuals who have no responsibility to other people. Which then translates, by way of job owners, that our jobs can pay us less than we deserve. Because we have just told those job owners that they have no responsibility to the quality of our lives.
call it socialism and grind your teeth
but society will never evolve from this point on if it denies that we need to change our self image from an individual.......... to an individual a part of a whole.
we also have a need to be individuals. because we are individuals as much as we are a society. society is composed of individuals, so individuality can not be trampled over.
this is the problem that people have with utopia, they can't imagine a place where no one is starving, where no one is harmless without individual liberty being trampled over
the solution is to stop assuming that there is a magical system of government that will magically create utopia. there is no magical government that creates utopia.
utopia is utopia because of individuals
individuals who aren't afraid to be themselves, and who know at the core of their being their responsibility to the rest of the world. which is why utopia is a society, not a government or nation.