Welcome
to People for a New Society
We are a nation of
people,
different in many ways but alike in so many others. We work hard. We
depend on
our paychecks to live, feel
stressed out by too many hours, or too few. We worry about our
future,
or the future of our kids. We are in college or in prison; retired or
disabled. Young, old, unemployed or overworked. Computer techs and
nurses. Teachers and delivery drivers. Engineers and cashiers.
Designers and scientists. We are the working class and without us,
nothing could happen, be produced, nothing grown & harvested,
nothing fixed or invented. Whether we live in
suburban
developments or cities; in an apartment or a house; pay rent or owe
on a mortgage. Homeless, just making it or worried we might lose
all we've gained...we must work for our living or suffer the
consequences. As a class, as a group, we share the same basic needs and
as
a
people, the same desire: to live in a healthy, peaceful and humane
society.
Why
we are here...
We at
PeopleForANewSociety are like so many others, looking for real
change and a path to get it. But while some hope for 'yes we can' and
only get 'no you can't' ... Keep voting for the 'lesser of two evils'
or don't vote at all... End up dropping out or picking scapegoats or
saviors...While some are distracted by concerns over one or another of
the countless ills our society faces, we see the need to look at the
root cause: the entire economic & civic model we endure.
Since the 60's and now Post-Obama, its becoming too obvious to ignore
that movements which focus on one problem at a time amount to wasted
time, spirit and energy. We at PFANS have come to recognize that our
present society is
governed by certain entrenched realities and that no single issue nor
single force or 'fix' can
really effect the necessary structural changes. It must be wholistic,
integrated, deep. A new paradigm is needed. We know the economics of
capitalism operate within the rules of profit, competition and the
constant need for greater exploitation & control of natural
resources
and human labor. We also know that great power resides in keeping the
staus quo. But there are more of 'us' than 'them'. If We, the People,
continue to be fragmented by single issues & grievances,
disorganized and confused by the "Hope" of quik-fixes that never
happen, lack trust in unity, will we even survive?
WE DO HAVE OPTIONS...
It seems clear that
while the best chance for peaceful and meaningful change can, in fact,
still come through the political arena, it is problematic and slow. Its
also clear that as part of the existing regime, the political system is
itself rigged. Its 'two parties' are really one. Both exist solely at
the discretion of corporations. The 'fight' is really for dominance
between bigger & bigger corporations, not solving our problems.
Either party gains office only by reason of how well they serve to
protect capital and profits. Yet if we are to work for peaceful change
as necessary for democratic change, how can we do it?
Our site addresses that
issue: Actively commit to elect alternative candidates who recognize
capitalism must be replaced and who run on that platform.
This of course requires
awareness, consistency and principals, but anything less has brought us
to the point we are now facing. The change may start with 'independent
candidates' before 'a party' organizes. But we must now think
creatively, beyond the present, as did our forefathers & mothers.
We must be future-vision oriented again with a good basic idea about
what a new, better society would look like. In the interim, while
serving in Congress, our 'new society' representatives would support
the highest standards of Reform measures but would be clear on
this: REFORMS ARE NOT GOALS. How would their candidacies &
representation differ from other Reformers? The GOAL: to use our
Constitutional rights under Article 5 and replace destructive laws and
institutions with new ones that benefit the People. Not profit, not
corporations, not private gain. Rather than the old outmoded model, a
new cooperative model of social ownership & grassroots democratic
decision- making would emerge and begin to be created. You can check
out one idea for a cooperative grassroots model in our "New Democracy"
model.
So, again, why are 'WE'
here? Because we're ready to stop
repeating the failures of reform and ready for
a new, positive direction. We need a New Society
and a strategy to get there. It will not be quick, but it
will be rewarding. This website is a place to start & we're ready
to
begin. We offer Links, Videos, Reading and Archive materials, a Forum
for dialogue. Let's get started.