THE VENUS PROJECT - "The birth of Venus: the saviour of society"

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PROJECTJACQUE FRESCO, MAN BEHIND THE SHACKLE-BREAKING IDEOLOGY KNOWN AS THE VENUSPROJECT, WAS NOT AFRAID TO SKETCH A MENTALPICTURE OF OUR YOUTHFUL PLANET RULED BYJUNGLES, FORESTS, LUSH PALMS, AND MARSHES AND THEN MIX IT UP WITH 3D ARCHITECTURE ANDSUSTAINABLE-ENERGY BACKED BY SCIENCE ANDTECHNOLOGY.

CONFUSED? READ ON AS WE GET TO KNOW THEWORLDS LATEST PHILANTHROPIST AND HIS EARTH-CHANGING IDEAS

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the saviour of society?FEW OF YOU YOUNG, LONDON-DWELLING PHILISTINES GROWING UP ONA DIET OF HARRY POTTER AND JACK WILLS WILL HAVE HEARD OF JACQUEFRESCO. BUT FOR MANY, HIS COMPELLING PROPOSALS FOR A NEW WAY OFLIFE IN A RESOURCE-BASED ECONOMY, SOUND JUST AS PROMISING AS ANY J.K.ROWLING FANTASY OR COMFY SWEAT PANT.

A FORMIDABLE POLITICAL AND SOCIAL CRITIC, JACQUE GIVES US A TANTALIZINGGLIMPSE INTO WHAT THE FUTURE OF THE WORLD COULD BE. LAISSEZ FAIRECAUGHT UP WITH HIM TO FIND OUT HOW REALISTIC HIS VISION FOR SOCIALAND ECONOMIC CHANGE IS.

Earth is abundant and has plentiful resourc-es. Today we have highly advanced technolo-gies, and could easily create a world of abun-dance for all, free of servitude and debt.

THE BIRTH OF VENU

So, Jaque, without further ado, please explain your big idea.

Well, the Venus Project is an organisation that proposes an alternative vision for a sustainableworld civilization unlike any political, economic or social system that has gone before. Areyou still with me?

So far, keep going

The project envisions a

time in the near futurewhen money, politics,self and national-interesthave been phased out.Although this vision mayseem idealistic, it is basedupon years of study andexperimental research.It spans the gamut fromeducation, transportation,clean sources of energy to total city systems.

common threats: overpopulation, energy shortages, global warming, environmental pollution,water scarcity, economic catastrophe, the spread of uncontrollable disease, and people beingreplaced in the workplace by machines.

Although many people are dedicated to alleviating those conditions, our social and

environmental problems will remain insurmountable as long as a few powerful nations and

monetary system prevails.

Hold on, so you are saying that we as a gobal population need to come together to makea change and take the power back from the few people who currently hold all of thecards?

Essentially yes, but not iviolent or aggressive wWhat I believe and Vearticulates, is that if really wish to put an endour ongoing internatio

political and so problems, we must declearth and all of its resourthe common heritage of

Earth is abundant and has plentiful resources. Today we have highly advanced technologies,and could easily create a world of abundance for all, free of servitude and debt. With theintelligent and humane application of science and technology, the people of the earth can

money to accomplish these ends but we do have more than enough resources. Our practice ofrationing resources through monetary control is no longer relevant and is counter-productive

to our survival.

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Ok back up a second, what is the difference between a money-based economy andresource-based economy?

Our current money-based system is not capable of providing a high standard of livingfor everyone, nor can it ensure the protection of the environment because the major

Simply stated, within a resource-based economy we can utilise existing resources rather than money to provide a fair method of distribution in the most humane and

To better understand a resource-based economy, consider this: if all the money inthe world disappeared overnight, as long as topsoil, factories, personnel and other

And this new economy it will solve all of the worlds problems?

Well, if we are genuinely concerned about the environment and our fellow human beings, if we really want to end territorial disputes, war, crime, poverty and hunger,we must consciously reconsider the social processes that led us to a world where these

The aim of this new social design is to encourage an incentive system no longer

At what stage can you envisage world governments even beginning to contemplateyour ideology?

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Many people believe that government leaders bring about change with a deep concernfor the wellbeing of their citizens. I think that nothing could be further from the truth.

Nor did past shifts in society come about as the results of changes in the schools orthe home. All established government systems tend to preserve and uphold their owninterests and power base.

The real forces responsible for change have more to do with unforeseen, externalevents or biosocial pressures that physically alter our environment and establishedsocial arrangements. For example, the infusion of machines and processes that replace

people and remove their means of making a living, adverse natural conditions of

some outside threat of hostile nations.

Your conception of The Venus Project has been criticised as being akin to aCommunist regime. How would you respond to that?

Communism differs considerably from the direction we advocate. While Marx offereda bold new direction in his time, it falls far short of what can be accomplished withtodays technology applied with human and environmental concern. The VenusProject offers science and technology in the service of humankind on a global scale

We would surpass the need for human participation in the production of goods and services.There is no taxation or obligation of any kind. We advocate no government by human

be applied to the social system and must comply with the carrying capacity of our globalresources. When people have access to resources, most crimes will disappear. The need for

police, military, and prisons will eventually vanish with it. Of course this will coincide withthe necessary changes in education.

How will you pick a leader?

The Venus project gets rid of the need for a leader, president, or prime minister. There aremerely people who are solving problems and teaching others who have less experience. Whenone examines this more closely what have these so-called leaders ever given us? Do they knowhow to produce more food per acre without depleting the soil? Do they know how to bridgethe difference between nations and eliminate wars? Have they ever brought us inventions suchas electricity, automobiles, energy systems or a washing machine?

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All countries have resource shortages and we feel they will see the advantages. Nothing isforced upon anyone.

Isnt it human nature to have greed and desire? This is probably the wall between yourideology and that of the war mongering oil tycoons and elite bankers no?

There is no such thing as human nature in the conventional sense of being a set of predetermined,

preprogrammed behaviors and values to which all human beings are predisposed. What weare concerned with is human behavior and values, which can certainly be changed. If theycould not, we would still be living in caves.

The question we should be concerned with is, What are the factors that shape human behavior? We feel that human behavior is just as lawful as any natural phenomenon. Ourcustoms, behaviors, and values are by-products of our culture. If the environment is unaltered,similar problems and behaviors will reoccur. The Venus Project proposes to provide anenvironment that will bring out the best in human behavior and to extend maximum courtesyto all nations.

I leave you with this: The New Utopians by Robert Boguslaw: As Norman R. F. Maier (andothers) point out years ago, the term Human Nature is characteristically used as a screen tohide our ignorance about man in general. And one of the more elementary oversights made indiscussions of human behavior consists of ignoring the fact that the actions of men are set inmotion by external as well as internal forces.

Thank you Jacque, you have clearly given us a lot to think about. Just one google searchwill tell you this new ideology has received criticism and support in equal measure. Weleave you to make up your own mind.

Not trying to play devils advocate, but we are free-thinkers here at Laissez Faire and wehave to challenge your ideas.

Of course, I wouldnt expect anything less it is important to discuss and debate.

Oh good, didnt want you to think we were just argumentative. So, you are calling fora global change. Yet with so much distrust amongst nations and cultures, where do youbegin to breakdown these barriers? Its taken years to even initiate peach talks betweenIsrael and Palestine.

Its an important point that youve raised. We must start with what we have in common. Allsocial systems, regardless of political philosophy, religious beliefs, or customs, ultimatelydepend upon natural resources like clean air and water, arable land, and the technologyand personnel to maintain a high standard of living. This can be accomplished through thentelligent and humane application of science and technology using a global approach. When

money and self-interest are outgrown, interaction between nations will become based on

In a resource there is material gain for everyone if their country participates in a project calledcommon heritage, which will advance all nations. Those that refuse to participate will missthe advantages gained.

Venus will not interfere with religious beliefs, social customs of traditions. These can not beforced out, you can only educate out beliefs that are irrelevant. We prefer to use that approachrather than a military one. Although it may take longer, we feel they will eventually see theadvantages of this point of view of joining together and sharing resources, just as all of the


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