The point of my post is that
governments at all levels are based on wrong organisational models.
They fail to take into account that the focus of everyone’s life is
actually the economy. That is to say: the production of goods and services.
If one looks around one would hard pressed to say that our infrastructure
is organised toward an economic end. In contrast, industrial parks are organised toward an economic end.
At all government levels, we are using organisational models that are
geared toward satisfying the electorate’s personal emotional needs. Satisfying personal needs varies considerably between election
cycles. So, in fact, we effectively end up with no consistent or effective
organisational models.
Furthermore, the current societal objective of “social justice” (embraced
by liberals and socialists who constitute 2/3 of the electorate) cannot even
be defined.
What I see in various societies around the world that have had their
cultures collapse is that they are concentrating their efforts toward forming new
towns and cities on the industrial park model. They seem to come in two models: Eco-parks and Gated parks.
The Eco-parks are completely self contained with their own energy and waste
disposal systems and, sometimes housing. The Gated parks have their own security systems added.
What these two styles of parks share is the focusing of their energy on economic output. Further, everyone within the system has to be productive. Obvious exceptions
duly noted (i.e. children and the handicapped).
Social behaviour is what you would expect of anyone in a conventional
workplace. If you do not work or misbehave you are out.
Cultural differences are subsumed by effective economic production
models. Societal advancements (promotions) are based on economic effectiveness (job performance).
None of the above are surprising to anyone who is employed. What may be considered radical is that what you do forms the very core of one's identity. All other considerations are peripheral.
I fear we will not even begin to modify our organisational models until we
go broke.
Among the various models of civic governance it is obvious (to me, at
least) that the western model of liberal democracy is not working very
well.
In fact, it is failing.One only has to look at San Francisco and, increasingly, Vancouver to see that there are no liberal-democratic solutions to western urban decay.
For those who can afford it, there are gated communities but I feel
that these are only stop gap measures.
But the idea of gated communities is still appealing and needs to be more comprehensively thought through.
For the last few months I have been visiting various industrial parks throughout southeast Asia.
Call me lowbrow but the architecture and overall aesthetic (not to mention the orderliness and cleanliness) I found very appealing.
So the short story is that, integrating the
industrial park model with schools and water treatment, etc. could
provide a different governance model (i.e corporate management model)
from our present political models of city, town, village democratic
governance.The picture below shows that an industrial park model can be aesthetically pleasing.
Sumitomo Industrial Park, Vietnam click on image to enlarge
The problem with democracy is that 50% of the voters (as a simple matter of fact) are of below average intelligence and that fact is reflected in who they elect. Add to that those who are immature and uneducated and you have defined the electorate.
And then you have the clever grifters who run for office and you can see the problem. The grifters bribe the rubes with their own money while skimming the public treasury through various schemes.
Together, this unholy alliance gained access to the public treasury and have looted the country. Now the whole democratic edifice is beginning to crumble.
The You Tube link is a short vid by Sumitomo. Note that most of their business in in south east Asia.Note: it has not escaped my attention that almost all of the furniture I have purchased these past few years is made in Vietnam.
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