Democracy

OSE Proposal

OSE is pursuing a solution based on individuals developing towards Radical Man as derived from the seminal work of Kurt Lewin on humanistic psychology. The practical solutions derive from the completion of the GVCS, ie a complete kernel allowing for the creation of modern society from abundant, local resources. As long as critical infrastructure is provided effectively via open source hardware in the framework of Open Source Microfactories, such as terraforming, housing, cars, food, and technology - then a foundation is set for cultural and scientific advancement. OSE's framework for achieving this is via a village-scale (200 people) unit of infrastructure as embodied in the GVCS, which can be scaled up as needed.

Opportunity and access, as afforded in the OSE Specifications for the GVCS - enable the solution for democratic society. To date, such a solution has eluded civilization, and this is especially poignant in 2022 as autocratic regimes are on an upswing since 2006. We propose a solution that embodies productivity training and holistic thinking - through education programs such as the Core Enterprise Module on the Seed Eco-Home 2. This addresses housing, and terraforming, and extends to energy/transportation, and open source microfactories. We envision a square mile parcel, populated by a sufficient number of people to guarantee prosperity - still delivering the initial promise of Factor e Farm - 2 hours of work to provide prosperity up to semiconductor production. Nominally 1000 acres and $1M in land, the total startup cost is $10M. Such can be funded via the Core Enterprise Module in its second year of operation (240 workers). Nominally - village scale is the right population - but the population may rise to about a 1000 or so. This may be necessary to address

The critical design features surround transformative scalability of such an endeavor.

Relevant Statistics

• About 750k professors and faculty in the USA [1]

Fukuyama

• It appears Fukuyama forgot that the tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants in his book, The End of History. He's got a sequel. [2]. See Critique of Liberalism.

Links

• Autocracy and Democracy - seminal book by Kurt Lewin
• Americans Fearing for Democracy
• Flawed Democracy