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neoliberalism that further imposed its values and gradually chipped away at=
 the
achievements of past social struggles thus resulting also in the weakening =
of
social organizations (trade unions in particular).<span>=C2=A0 </span></spa=
n></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:14pt">=C2=A0</span></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:14pt">15. H</span><span sty=
le=3D"font-size:14pt">istory teaches us
that capitalism is fierce and vicious when it can, and =E2=80=98civilized=
=E2=80=99 when it
must.</span><span style=3D"font-size:14pt"> </span><span style=3D"font-size=
:14pt">The economic logic of the system requires
it to adapt whenever the accumulation process is affected. This is why, in =
the
second decade of the 2000s, global capitalism is trying to go &#39;green&#3=
9;. Before
that, ecological aspects were simply considered externalities, i.e., they d=
id
not enter in the calculations the market made. Consequently, damage to natu=
re
was not paid by capital, but by the people and nations. The same applies to=
 the
severe social damage that has been done.<span>=C2=A0
</span></span></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:14pt">=C2=A0</span></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:14pt">16.
It is not enough to only regulate capitalism; we must impose a new paradigm=
 of
collective organization of humanity on this planet. This is neither an easy
process, nor is it short term.<span>=C2=A0 </span></span></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:14pt">=C2=A0</span></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:14pt">17.
HR ethics and politics, in the sense of being social constructs, do not fal=
l
from the sky, but must be built from the bottom. It is about establishing r=
ules
that allow the construction, production, reproduction and the improvement o=
f
life on the planet with dignity, justice and social responsibility. </span>=
<span style=3D"font-size:14pt"><span>=C2=A0</span></span></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:14pt">=C2=A0</span></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:14pt">18.
Introducing the ethical and political dimensions in the organization of the
economy is also a requirement of the processes of change needed, starting a=
s
early as during the period of transition towards the new paradigm.</span></=
p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:14pt">=C2=A0</span></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:14pt">19.
Social structures do not change by themselves. It is social actors who buil=
d
permanent social structures clearly influencing what existed before. It is =
us
humans who build our societies, and this is why we speak of a =E2=80=98new =
wo/man=E2=80=99, of
the need to transform human consciousness to be able to build new social
relationships firmly anchored in HR.</span></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:14pt">=C2=A0</span></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:14pt">20.
What is today called =E2=80=98the decolonization of our values=E2=80=99 per=
tains not only to
our economic or political, but our mental decolonization. Capitalism has ha=
d a
huge role in the colonization of our minds, influencing the type of consump=
tion
and the desire of large majorities of the population of the world to have a
type of consumption as the one the United States has.</span></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:14pt">=C2=A0</span></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:14pt">21. Bottom line: </sp=
an><span style=3D"font-size:14pt">There are no road
problems to get to Rome; there is a need of a different Rome.</span><span><=
span>=C2=A0
</span>(All the above quoting the late Andres Carrasco)</span>=C2=A0</p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">=C2=A0</span></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">Claudio Schuftan, Ho =
ChiMinh
City</span></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><a href=3D"mailto:cschuftan at phmovement.org" target=
=3D"_blank"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">cschuftan at phmovement.org</span><=
/a><span style=3D"font-size:10pt"> </span></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">=C2=A0</span></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><b><span style=3D"font-size:14pt">Postscript/Margina=
lia</span></b></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal">-Capitalism is not a dirty word. It is a dirty syste=
m. (A.
Katz)<span style=3D"font-size:10pt"></span></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal">-Capitalism systematically brings about violence whi=
ch it
then must combat through repression. Since violence is a constant feature o=
f
capitalism, the need for a police apparatus arises to control it. As a resu=
lt,
we end up adding State violence to social violence. (A. Badiou)</p><p class=
=3D"MsoNormal"><br></p></div>
</div><br><br clear=3D"all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div class=3D"gmail_signa=
ture"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Check out the Commons Transition Plan here at:=
=C2=A0<a href=3D"http://en.wiki.floksociety.org/w/Research_Plan" target=3D"=
_blank">http://en.wiki.floksociety.org/w/Research_Plan</a>=C2=A0</div><div>=
<br></div>P2P Foundation: <a href=3D"http://p2pfoundation.net" target=3D"_b=
lank">http://p2pfoundation.net</a>=C2=A0 - <a href=3D"http://blog.p2pfounda=
tion.net" target=3D"_blank">http://blog.p2pfoundation.net</a> <br><br><a hr=
ef=3D"http://lists.ourproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/p2p-foundation" =
target=3D"_blank"></a>Updates: <a href=3D"http://twitter.com/mbauwens" targ=
et=3D"_blank">http://twitter.com/mbauwens</a>; <a href=3D"http://www.facebo=
ok.com/mbauwens" target=3D"_blank">http://www.facebook.com/mbauwens</a><br>=
<br>#82 on the (En)Rich list: <a href=3D"http://enrichlist.org/the-complete=
-list/" target=3D"_blank">http://enrichlist.org/the-complete-list/</a> <br>=
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