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One of our overarching Goals is to "develop sustainable, comprehensive self-sufficiency". This objective is vital for a several of reasons: | One of our overarching Goals is to "develop sustainable, comprehensive self-sufficiency". This objective is vital for a several of reasons: | ||
# | # First, we understand that in order to succeed at the role to which we aspire, we must, as expeditiously as possible, pull our own weight. If we are to contribute more than we take, we must develop the capacity to simultaneously decrease our taking and increase our giving. | ||
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# | # The second reason is about strength. There are significant (psychological and institutional) short and long-term security and stability advantages to having the capacity to provide for ourselves. | ||
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# | # The third justification is for control. We want to know with certainty, that we are not undermining our own efforts. As we gradually remove ourselves from dependency on current economic, political and social systems (and other adverse cultural influences), we will gradually stop feeding the problems we are striving to ameliorate. | ||
# Forth, the cost is lower and it makes for a good business strategy. | |||
# Fifth, well... it's just the right thing to do. | |||
We have designed a system that we will facilitate both (expeditiously and efficiently) our transition, from dependency and complicity to sustainable self-sufficiency, and the execution of our (activist, social-entrepreneurial and communal) Mission. | We have designed a system that we will facilitate both (expeditiously and efficiently) our transition, from dependency and complicity to sustainable self-sufficiency, and the execution of our (activist, social-entrepreneurial and communal) Mission. |