Jacque Fresco-Looking for Justice

Many people today are afraid of technology for one reason. Technology will put them out of their job. A friend of mine said that we were going to have to get rid of the technology so that people could have jobs. That was a new idea to me. I had always thought that humans would keep moving forward. We do move forward when it comes to the new phones, TV's, cars, computers, and other gadgets. We are not moving forward in the ways that matter like increasing the quality of life, ending hunger, homelessness, healthcare, education, and the list can go on and on. We are not moving forward with new ideas for society that would take us a step forward into the future. The way the world is going now is there going to be a future? I told my friend once that I wished I could have been born five hundred years in the future or even more so I could experience space travel (the sci-fi fan in me). How enlightened people would be in that time. She was quiet a moment and asked me a very simple question that left me speechless. "Why do think we will have moved forward? What makes you think we wouldn't have moved backward like in the movie Idiocracy (If you haven't seen this movie, you should)?" I still have no answer months later. That is a frightening thought to me.

In this video, Jacque Fresco explores job security, peace, conditioning in children, and the fallacy of justice. As usual, he is the voice of reason.

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The Venus Project-Scarcity, Justice, Transition, Resource Based Economy

{EAV_BLOG_VER:6297a0b4420eb5b9} A friend of mine brought up the price of gold the other day. People have been selling and buying gold like it was the California gold rush. I thought about it for a few minutes and I told her that I did not understand why people put so much worth into gold. It isn't a metal that is really used for anything except decorative purposes. You can't eat it or drink it. You can't make blankets or brush your teeth with it. She said that people would trade it for food. I was quiet for a moment again and asked her why someone who had food would trade it for gold. Wouldn't they trade it for blankets, clean water, shelter, or clothes? Wouldn't the people with the blankets, clean water, shelter or clothes trade for food? What would you do with gold? That's what I would do and I think I have some common sense. If I can't work on my car and the man down the street needed his clothes mended and we both were able to perform these tasks, wouldn't that make more sense than giving him my gold earrings (if I had any)? In the end, what does gold really offer?

Scarcity. Bigotry. Inequality. What do these values promote? How can we change these values? Who makes the wealthy rich? Why should they owe society anything? How does our economy create fairness and equality?How does our economy promote the health of our environment and the people who dwell on it? Jacque Fresco and Roxanne Meadows answer these questions in the next of our videos.

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The Venus Project-Research Center

When I first heard the name The Venus Project, I wondered if it was named after the planet Venus. I have come a long way from that first thought and feel fortunate that I learned about Jacque Fresco's project. Jacob and I have a goal...to visit Venus, Florida and see first hand his ideas. We live in North Carolina which isn't too far away. The only snag is how difficult it is for Jacob to travel. Hopefully, we will be able to overcome some of those obstacles and take the tour.
Here is a short video narrated by Jacque and Roxanne that not only describes but shows how Jacque's cities could look on the research center's land.

The research center of The Venus Project is the 21.5 acre design center in still pristine south-central Florida, where the future is always taking shape. The actual buildings and conference center are supplemented by models, illustrations, blueprints, posters, books and video presentations. These are the first steps that have been completed to help one see, feel, and touch the proposed future. Tour seminars are held here in Venus, Florida on scheduled Saturdays. During the tour, Jacque Fresco will speak for many hours explaining the direction of The Venus Project, walk you around the grounds, show and describe the models, present a brief video and take any questions you may have. http://thevenusproject.com/en/get-involved/tours

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The Venus Project-Space

I have to admit that I am a sci-fi fan/geek. I love Star Trek and Star Wars. I remember when Star War came out. I was six year old. My parents took us to the drive-in to see it. I was grounded and had to turn around in the seat because I wasn't allow to see it. Little did anyone realize I could see it in the back windshield. That night my love affair with space began. Even today, my son and I have a Star Wars marathon every year. Star Trek is the basic staple in my viewing diet. I read Arthur C. Clarke, Gene Roddenberry, Isaac Asimov, Ron Hubbard, and any other sci-fi writer I can get my hands on. I love the idea of a whole universe out there that defies complete explanation and our feeble attempt to explore its wonders. I am in awe of Stephen Hawking. To have those ideas in your mind would be an incredible gift. I read his book, A Brief History of Time, not to mention seeing Stephen Hawking's Universe. I must mention Michio Kaku who is another genius that must be listed here. His book Physics of the Impossible is a must read for any serious sci-fi fan.

Can you imagine how far humans could go if money were no object? If you have seen Star Trek, you will notice that society on Earth no longer uses currency. People desire to learn, explore and study for the benefit of humankind. Everyone benefits from the advancement of science, art and literature. They can't understand the concept of a society ruled by money and greed.

With that introduction, I would like to post a short video where Jacque Fresco explains how man would explore, study and learn more about the final frontier.

Space stations provide the advantages of a gravity-free research environment. They can be entirely automated and self-contained to permit maintenance and self-repair without human intervention. These space stations would be able to monitor the earth's resources, as well as facilitate further research in the fields of meteorology and astronomy, work that is often difficult on Earth due to atmospheric interference.
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The Venus Project-Resource Based Economy

I have grown up most of my life thinking (like all good Americans) that capitalism was the only way that society could exist. Without money, the world would come crashing down, the sun would burn out, the stars would fall from the sky, the oceans would dry up. But would it? For most people, no. Their lives would be better. Not only their lives but the lives of each succeeding generation.In this video, Jacque Fresco explains a resource-based economy clearly.

The term and meaning of a Resource-Based Economy was originated by Jacque Fresco. It is a holistic social and economic system in which all goods and services are available without the use of money, credits, barter or any other system of debt or servitude. All resources become the common heritage of all of the inhabitants, not just a select few. The premise upon which this system is based is that the Earth is abundant with plentiful resource; our practice of rationing resources through monetary methods is irrelevant and counter productive to our survival.

Modern society has access to highly advanced technology and can make available food, clothing, housing and medical care; update our educational system; and develop a limitless supply of renewable, non-contaminating energy. By supplying an efficiently designed economy, everyone can enjoy a very high standard of living with all of the amenities of a high technological society.

A resource-based economy would utilize existing resources from the land and sea, physical equipment, industrial plants, etc. to enhance the lives of the total population. In an economy based on resources rather than money, we could easily produce all of the necessities of life and provide a high standard of living for all.

I Am Proud of Them!

This article is about the young people that have been protesting at Wall Street in New York. I am so glad that this next generation is angry about the legacy that has been left to them. I wish them the strength to carry on with this. I want them to know that there are those of us of the older generation that support them and are angry at what has happened because of the bad choices that we made, our parents made, our grandparents made....
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25 September 2011 Last updated at 06:06 ET

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Anti-Wall Street protesters arrested in New York

At least 80 people have been arrested during an anti-Wall Street march in New York's financial district.

Several hundred people took part in Saturday's march, which was intended to draw attention to "corporate greed and corrupt politics" in the US.

Participants carried banners supporting a range of other issues, including healthcare reform, an end to US wars and the scrapping of the death penalty.

The march came after a week of protests by the Occupy Wall Street campaign.

The loosely organised group says it is defending 99% of the US population against the wealthiest 1%, and had called for 20,000 people to "flood into lower Manhattan" on 17 September and remain there for "a few months".

Protesters, who are mostly young, initially numbered some 1,500 but their numbers had fallen to about 200 by Saturday's march.

There was a heavy security presence in the district, with police deploying nets to block off major roads including Fifth Avenue and to protect the New York Stock Exchange.

Corporate 'enemy'

One protester, 21-year-old Ryan Reed, said he joined in "because what I see - and what I feel most people in this country see - is an economy and a system that's collapsing".

"The enemy is the big business leaders of Wall Street, the big oil company leaders, the coal company leaders, the big military industrial leaders."

A number of placards also called for "justice for Troy Davies", the US man executed in Georgia last week amid widespread criticism.

Police said most of Saturday's arrests were for disorderly conduct and blocking traffic, but one person was charged with assaulting a police officer. One officer also suffered a shoulder injury, said police.

They have not commented on protest organisers' comments that there had been an "unprecedented level of police aggression" on display.

A statement on the Occupy Wall Street website said the protesters have "an interest in returning the US back into the hands of its individual citizens".

"Our nation, our species and our world are in crisis. The US has an important role to play in the solution, but we can no longer afford to let corporate greed and corrupt politics set the policies if our nation."

Inspired by urban occupations in cities including Madrid, Cairo and Tunisia, they have said they will camp out in Zuccotti Park, a private park near the financial district, until their demands are met.

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