Before there were cities, before there were markets, before there were nations or laws or professions, there was community. Not community as an idea, nor as an aspiration, but as a condition of existence. To be human was to belong. To belong was to survive. To survive was to participate—daily, visibly, indispensably—in the life of a small group whose members knew one another intimately.
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We Need a Grassroots Movement
The author emphasizes the need for a new social order that aligns with human nature, highlighting historical civil collapses due to unmanageable complexity. They critique existing structures like the Strong Man, Holy Man, and Man of Science for failing to adapt to evolving knowledge. A grassroots movement is proposed to enhance collective intelligence and leadership, addressing our inherent diversities effectively.
Randal Adcock 