Almost, but not quite. Yes we do need more communication between the populist left and right, but traditionalism isn't as bad as you portray it, but simply a desire for a stable social framework for people to thrive within. What the right gets wrong though is that capitalism destroys that order, not serves it. A true beyond left and right social order would revive maker and merchant guilds, and put strict limits on the size of organizations. It would train all people in a meaningful career, set a fixed fair price for goods and services, and demand excellence and service from all people in the context of locally regulated non capital intensive market that has no usury lending, and easy access to the goods and education necessary to start small enterprises and voluntary cooperatives.
Believe it or not, your comment here has only just now come to my attention more than six months after you posted it. However, I wanted to let you know that I find your economic recommendations largely appealing, and that I'm now taking note of them for future reference. Thanks for your thoughts!
Almost, but not quite. Yes we do need more communication between the populist left and right, but traditionalism isn't as bad as you portray it, but simply a desire for a stable social framework for people to thrive within. What the right gets wrong though is that capitalism destroys that order, not serves it. A true beyond left and right social order would revive maker and merchant guilds, and put strict limits on the size of organizations. It would train all people in a meaningful career, set a fixed fair price for goods and services, and demand excellence and service from all people in the context of locally regulated non capital intensive market that has no usury lending, and easy access to the goods and education necessary to start small enterprises and voluntary cooperatives.
Believe it or not, your comment here has only just now come to my attention more than six months after you posted it. However, I wanted to let you know that I find your economic recommendations largely appealing, and that I'm now taking note of them for future reference. Thanks for your thoughts!
I have a couple of essays on this subject.
Start here: https://whispertrees.substack.com/p/did-we-take-a-wrong-turn-at-the-renaissance
And a kind of part II: https://substack.com/@whispertrees/p-152428937
Feel free to respond in the comments here or DM me if you have any questions.
Much obliged! I will save them now for later reading and follow up in DMs.
Cool beans, enjoy.