[P2P-F] Reflections on Trump, and the role of the commons as an alternative

[Michel Bauwens]

dear George,

yes, I agree with you, we have to operate at both these levels, and I'm
guessing the grassroots level dialogues are already happening,

but changing the thinking of people who have been working with one
particular paradigm  all their lives is much more difficult, if not almost
impossible <g>, so I would suggest working through younger staffers,
working with think thanks, organizing workshops with people in political
movements that are open to commons ideas ...

personally, I am also very happy with the progress of the Assemblies of the
Commons in France, though most are not focusing on this political work, but
they are in dialogue with municipal officials for their projects; and
initiatives like the Commons Transition Coalition in Melbourne. The work of
the European Commons Assembly which continues and develops after the
meeting, is also heartening, and simliar initiatives are under way in
germany, finland and the netherlands I heard

I think a good question to ask is: what do they need that is related and
compatible with the commons approach, and is there any way that we can
assist them, so that goodwill and dialogue become possible,

the UK is a bit of an outlier no, more like the USA than Europe ? apart
from open and platform coops, I'm not hearing much that is specifically
commons oriented  ? Glad to be proven wrong though <g>

Michel



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hi Michel,

Huge thank you for the clear and a concise articulation of what I've been
thinking in the last few weeks!

> The p2p/commons approach has a crucial role to play in making the Sanders
coalition more realistic, by offering new strategies for
re-industrialization which are not based on going back to the old models,
but on going forward towards a cosmo-local model of production, which
offers solutions not just for the US workers, but for the populations of
the world, and through its stress on mutualization and the commons, has
solutions for the ecological and climate crisis.

The question I hold is, how can we most effectively play that role?
Isn't it by opening dialogues, both at the thought leadership and the
grassroots levels?

*solidarity!*

george
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