#TechnocracySeries –Episode 5
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THE MEANING OF FREEDOM
The text argues that freedom of thought is a cherished idea in the US, but most Americans do not exercise it.
Instead, they prefer to have their thinking done for them and accept pre-prepared ideas on faith, like a salad.
This leads them to affiliate with organized groups (churches, business clubs, political parties) where the thinking has already been done, thus placing little strain on the individual's brain cells.
The text asserts that very few Americans have the:
-Desire
-Capacity
-Integrity...to think things out clearly for themselves based on facts.
It notes that Science provides this kind of training, but only to a few people in limited fields.
The Technocracy concept is centered on the promise of achieving maximum social freedom by replacing the limiting restrictions of the Price System.
The text asserts that genuine freedom for Americans to plan for the future requires the elimination of business and politics from the Continent's social operations.
The existing Price System is criticized for its wasteful operations, which are rapidly depleting vital resources (including oil, copper, lead, zinc, and high-grade iron ore), thereby endangering the high-energy civilization.
Excerpts from the article “The Meaning of Freedom” published in The Technocrat - Vol. 14 - November 1946 by Technocracy Inc.
https://archive.org/details/TheTechnocrat-November1946/mode/2up
The text argues that freedom of thought is a cherished idea in the US, but most Americans do not exercise it.
Instead, they prefer to have their thinking done for them and accept pre-prepared ideas on faith, like a salad.
This leads them to affiliate with organized groups (churches, business clubs, political parties) where the thinking has already been done, thus placing little strain on the individual's brain cells.
The text asserts that very few Americans have the:
-Desire
-Capacity
-Integrity...to think things out clearly for themselves based on facts.
It notes that Science provides this kind of training, but only to a few people in limited fields.
The Technocracy concept is centered on the promise of achieving maximum social freedom by replacing the limiting restrictions of the Price System.
The text asserts that genuine freedom for Americans to plan for the future requires the elimination of business and politics from the Continent's social operations.
The existing Price System is criticized for its wasteful operations, which are rapidly depleting vital resources (including oil, copper, lead, zinc, and high-grade iron ore), thereby endangering the high-energy civilization.
Excerpts from the article “The Meaning of Freedom” published in The Technocrat - Vol. 14 - November 1946 by Technocracy Inc.
https://archive.org/details/TheTechnocrat-November1946/mode/2up