“There will never be a really free and enlightened State until the State comes to recognize the individual as a higher and independent power, from which all its own power and authority are derived, and treats him accordingly.” – Henry David Thoreau “Civil Disobedience”
It’s time to create an Open Source State.
To do this you need a lot of people, educated people, to move into a state and filibusterer legislation.
What untapped demographic in the U.S. could provide such a large number of creative and well educated people?
Those with outstanding student loans of course.
What better resource full of diverse, talented and dedicated people are there in the U.S., but a whole lot of educated folks in endless education debt.
Offer them sanctuary. If need be give them refugee status. Use their talents to develop a more just and fair society. We have all the models, it’s only a matter of using these models for the benefit of people, rather than corporations.
Over the course of the next few weeks I will be working to develop this idea. Perhaps someone else has already stared working in this direction, or you had the notion yourself, or may be you think it’s just a good idea whose time has come. Please, use the comment box below to share your thoughts, links and ideas so that we can actively move towards solutions to the ills that we currently face in our society. It’s Time.
Light this candle!