Paradism – A Project for Society

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1  Canadian Raelian Church (2014)

We are rapidly approaching a Canadian society – and a world society too – in which human work will be unnecessary! We call that new society paradism.

"Paradism is the essential key to the future of humanity. And it's possible now... It can be done in a few weeks, not in a few years... just a few weeks!"- Rael

Introduction

This document is intended primarily for politicians and the media, since the former have the power to change things and the latter to influence them. (That is, as long as they have the will to do it.)

But this text also speaks to all who know that work can soon be rapidly eliminated through science and the cutting edge technologies available today, especially robotics.

Those who become unemployed through this change need not lack for anything. Instead, they can blossom and thrive in a leisure society, where the arts, sports, mutual aid and collaboration will prevail. Robot workers will meet all material needs. That is paradism!

Those who rightly question the current functioning of our society can help bring about the profound changes essential to create the just,

2 idyllic society just described. By actively contributing to those changes, they will be able to leave a positive heritage for the entire world.

Under the current system, a few people are using technology selfishly, impoverishing the majority (many of whom have already lost or are about to lose their jobs due to technological advances) to enrich only themselves. Technological progress is inevitable, but it should be used for the good of everyone, not just the few who currently profit from it.

Without change, humanity faces imminent worldwide, violent revolution.

In fact, the first tremors of that revolution have already occurred in several parts of the world. Young people unable to find jobs are becoming desperate. Idle and without hope, they join violent movements, go to war or jihad and aggressively compete against each other for scarce resources.

Under paradism, technology will free humans from labour. The increased productivity made possible by automation and robotics will benefit the entire community, not just a privileged few. Everyone will be on yearlong vacation and enjoy an exceptional quality of life without having to work.

Who hasn’t dreamt about this heaven on Earth? Yet it’s no longer a dream, since paradism is imminent! As Rael says, we can create paradism now, not later! Paradism’s time has come!

But to make it reality, we need to embrace change, and we need to persuade those in power to embrace it too. Paradism is for everyone!

Our economic system no longer works!

Canada’s economic reality is more or less the same as that of other so-called “First World” countries. It’s easy to see that our current economic system of capitalism isn’t working. Countries must continue to borrow to pay even the interest on their accumulated debt; purchasing power continues to fall; and more and more countries are already in default of their debt payments. Meanwhile, many human job categories disappear each year in the wake of technological advances.

These four factors alone signify imminent disaster. But the solutions proposed by our governments to create economic growth belong to the

3 past. It’s a past that must be overcome, not preserved. It’s time to change our paradigms about how society functions.

Yet 21st century politicians are still clinging to ineffective solutions.

For example, with the excuse that they are helping to balance government budgets, they adopt “austerity policies” that reduce or eliminate existing social services. Such policies only serve to further impoverish the communities involved without solving the problem.

To solve a problem, one must first understand its underlying cause. Under the current system, national debts and accumulated interest continue to skyrocket and will never be repaid. Why perpetuate this nonworking system?

To stop the bleeding in Canada, the Canadian government must first return to its central bank the power of borrowing from the state without interest. It must also make other changes, both short term and long term.

The attached document contains a critical description of the current economic situation. It also provides information about advances in science and technology that can offer solutions if the government takes the necessary corrective measures in time.

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The Fundamental Premises of Paradism

1. Liberate human beings from work.

Why continue to focus on goals of economic growth and full employment when technology offers everyone on Earth the possibility of living lives free of the obligation to work? (Under paradism, those who want to pursue effortful activities will be able to do that, but it will be out of choice, not necessity.)

Worldwide, we must ensure once and for all that human beings are no longer enslaved for work purposes or treated as subjects that can be turned into unquestioning sheep. The majority of what humans currently accomplish at work - and soon all work – will soon be done better, more efficiently, more reliably and at much lower cost, by machines and robots. In worldwide locations, robots are already producing cars using very little human labour. Toyota already has a fully automated assembly plant. Very soon, all manufacturing facilities will be fully automated.

If today’s technology already makes it possible to liberate human beings from labour, it is a crime against humanity to continue keeping people under the bondage of work. In a world where work is fully automated, human beings will no longer be managed or governed by anyone else. They will be the master of their own lives and the creators of their own destinies.

Science now offers multiple solutions for replacing human labour: robotics, nano-robotics and other nanotechnologies, artificial intelligence, 3D printing and a host of other innovations that are developing rapidly. (See the document in the appendix for an overview of what already exists. 2)

2 See Appendix chapter 3.

5 2. Eliminate money.

When computers and machines can meet all human needs and all desired products can be produced in abundance, money will no longer be needed. Machines capable of making any object, in any specified shape, already exist. Very soon, such machines will be able to satisfy all human requests for luxury items as well as items of necessity. And they will be able to do so almost instantly and at almost no cost.

3. Prioritize scientific development.

The continuing development of nanotechnology will be one of paradism’s highest priorities.

Nano-replicators and nano-robots will assemble, atom by atom, whatever humans desire. Using materials extracted directly from the air and ground, they will be able to replicate any object with ease, including food prepared from any desired recipe. Upon request, nano- replicators will also be able to synthesize any desired texture or taste. The resulting product will be either an exact copy or an improvement on the original, as specified.

Nanotechnology will also be good for the environment. We will soon be able to return most of today’s farmland to its natural ecological state while reserving a smaller portion for recreational purposes.3

4. Give every citizen some free, quality food.

With technology that already exists, robots could plant and harvest all fruits and vegetables on farms while we await further developments in nanotechnology. It would also be easy to program robotic vehicles to deliver that food directly to consumers after they have made their selections online.

5. Provide health care 24/7.

Very soon, humanoid robots will do medical check-ups, run analyses and perform diagnostics much more precisely and accurately than today’s human health professionals are able to do. These developments are imminent! Robotic nurses already exist in Japan, and robotic surgeons are already performing operations with greater

3 See Appendix, chapter3c.

6 accuracy than human surgeons. What’s more, they can operate 24/7. And soon we will add biological printers that can produce organs upon request that match the exact composition of our own cells!

Under paradism, every human being will get the best medical treatment available. Those who pursue scientific research will do so not as work for pay but out of personal choice, out of their passion to contribute to others’ well being and the improvement of society. Scientists, artists and all others who contribute to improving the health, well being and happiness of the population will be recognized for their voluntary achievements and honoured as heroes.

Specialists in all fields will have access to all resources and to all the training they wish. For example, the latest discoveries in medications and treatments will be available to every researcher for free.

Research on stem cells will be given high priority, since it holds the promise of regenerating replacements for damaged tissues and organs. Once this technology is perfected, any malfunction or injury caused by disease, genetics or accident will be easily corrected or even prevented. The aging process will first be slowed, and then stopped altogether. Eventually it will even be reversible. At that point, we will have conquered death scientifically and have access to eternal life.

Soon, any object of daily life, from a wrench to a sport car, will be readily produced on site and for free upon request. (The technology to do this exists today; several examples are included in Chapter 3 of the Appendix, while Chapter 4 describes some of the related experiences already occurring in small and large communities.4

6. Ensure that technology benefits everyone, not just a few.

Under paradism, resources, knowledge and technology will belong to the entire community, not to private interests. Machines and robots don’t need to be paid for extraction of their needed resources or for any other work. Everything they do and everything they produce will be free to everyone.

With this reality of unlimited abundance so imminent, why try so desperately to retain and create jobs? Many of those jobs offer compensation that is barely adequate for meeting basic needs.

4 Appendix chapter 3 and 4.

7 Why not give all work to a multitude of robots programmed to serve humanity by providing a better quality of life for every human being?

Characteristics of paradism:

1. Paradism is a society that respects the environment and repairs all environmental mistakes made in the past.

Combating pollution isn’t top priority today because the goal of profit maximization still dominates decisions. It will be of great concern only when it’s almost too late to repair the damage wrought by rampant pollution and other ecological blunders. Under our current economic system, we’re well into the danger zone. It is almost too late.

Under paradism, the health and well being of humanity and all other life forms will be a very important priority. Resources must first go toward the full restoration of earth’s natural ecosystems. Our planet must be kept clean and pleasant for the harmonious development of all forms of life here, including human beings!

Among other things, this directive signifies the need for immediate, multilateral and complete demilitarization. Worldwide, we must dismantle and prohibit all weapons designed to kill or injure humans.

We also need to control population growth so that we can achieve and maintain ecological balance. Earth’s total human population must be kept at a level at which our resources and technology can ensure the well being of everyone, both now and for future generations.

In addition, to avoid living on mountains of waste, every physical object must be recyclable and (ultimately) biodegradable or reusable by nano-robots. Biotechnology must be further developed to provide all the components and materials needed to meet these stipulations. We need to achieve manufacturing processes in which all the steps are completed either biologically or through biological assimilation.

2. Paradism is a society that has moved beyond monetary and governmental systems.

Our current monetary and political systems are reaching the end of the road. Both will collapse at the same time, and humanity will soon face crucial decisions. For the short to medium term, the creation of a

8 global currency and a world government could solve our current financial crisis and other dilemmas. But a global currency and universal government are just stopgap solutions. To achieve true paradise on earth, i.e., paradism, we must make the transition to a world without money or what we presently call “government.”

During the transition period, the interim world government will not govern or lead the population, but will instead carry out "global governance.” This interim body will manage money supplies (while money lasts), energy, resources, population services, recreation, and environmental/ecological restoration. It will thus manage the planet without governing the population.

3. Paradism is a society in which the artificial geographical constructions known as countries have been eliminated, since borders and boundaries no longer exist.

Since there is no government, paradism is also a society without politicians. Contrary to what we’ve been taught, the ability to organize ourselves into a harmonious society doesn’t come from the existence of a government. It comes from applying basic principles of love, compassion, cooperation and respect for each and every life form.

In fact, history tells us that peoples and governments are often in conflict. Humans yearn for freedom; it's in their nature to rebel against any authority that tries to control them or make them conform. Therefore, to maintain harmony and social cohesion, we must abandon any idea of subjecting people to an authority. No authority can remove an individual’s inherent right and responsibility to make decisions and assume all the consequences of those decisions.5

4. Paradism is a leisure society, a paradise on Earth.

Although they no longer have to work, people are never bored or inactive. By its very nature, paradism creates a multitude of meaningful activities that contribute to the happiness and fulfillment of individuals as well as to the harmony of the entire society. New and established recreational activities, sports arenas, playgrounds and amusement parks are constantly available at no cost whatsoever. And everyone can also travel as often as desired, as far as desired, to

5 Appendix chapter 7 on applying Paradism.

9 enjoy the wonders of our planet. All transportation, for any distance, is completely free.

Education of all kinds is also free and available. Every person has the time and resources to learn, practice and develop skills or knowledge in any subject area or art form. Those who like to do scientific research, or to introduce new inventions or create new art forms, are encouraged and supported.

Everyone is also encouraged to grow spiritually, in the direction of his or her own choice. The happiness and harmony of each person contributes to the welfare of the whole society in a very positive way.

Artists are continually reshaping our surroundings, rendering them ever more beautiful and challenging for all to enjoy. Since money no longer exists, art is appreciated solely for its intrinsic, subjective value. Creative works are valued strictly for the pleasure or insight they can bring to others, and those who produce them will offer them purely out of love to their friends or to the community as a whole.

People no longer have to comply with specified rules of conduct or predetermined behaviour parameters. So long as they respect the freedom and choices of others, they are free to express their potential and individuality any way they wish.

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Summary

The new technologies that will allow us to liberate ourselves and create paradism, a society of paradise on Earth, cannot be stopped.

That is indeed fortunate, for this chance to create an entirely new society for humanity has arrived just in time. With continued violence and conflict so prevalent around the world as a result of today’s completely outmoded economic and governmental systems, paradism is not only inevitable but necessary for the very survival of humanity on this planet.

The time has come to adopt paradism as our new model of society!

"There is no reason to be poor with the level of technology we currently have." Rael, founder of paradism

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Our current social and economic system versus paradism:

The following chart compares our current situation with a potential world in which the principles and values of paradism prevail.

Current system Paradism Promotes ignorance and fear to Promotes education and seeks to benefit the minority that seeks to maximize happiness and maximize profits. harmony. Everyone benefits. Characterized by minority Characterized by communization ownership of resources, services of resources, services and and manufacturing companies. manufacturing companies. Wastes resources to increase Protects resources and the economic consumption, thereby environment by producing durable increasing production and profits. items with optimized components. Ideas and discoveries are Ideas and discoveries are freely copyrighted and priced to benefit dispersed for the betterment of a few individuals or companies. the entire community. A small minority enjoys abundant The entire community enjoys goods and services. abundant goods and services. Social injustice: increasing Social justice: equal access by all poverty and an ever-widening citizens to all goods and services gap between rich and poor. Some after a peaceful revolution that citizens lack even the most basic dramatically narrowed the gap goods and services. between rich and poor.

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New production technologies New production technologies have (especially robotics) mostly freed citizens from work and benefit business owners, causing provided abundant goods and higher unemployment rates and services. Additional improvements additional impoverishment. benefit everyone, not just a few. Increased gains in productivity Increased gains in productivity mean more profit for the minority enrich the entire community and and less access to abundance for provide better access to the the community abundance of goods and services. The wealth of the owner minority Wealth produced by automation is is rigorously protected. distributed equably to all citizens of the community. Capitalism's values prevail. They Paradism’s values prevail. They include competition, private include cooperation, collaboration, property, power, and continued sharing, caring and fairness. growth. But profit is primary. Happiness and harmony are primary. The current banking system In the transitional period between enslaves nations and capitalism and paradism, the impoverishes their citizens by banking system will belong to the creating debt that can never be community. Loans of existing repaid. Funding is limited to money will be made without projects that increase profits for interest to fund projects that banks and other financial improve the well being of the institutions, resource and entire community. After full production companies and paradism is achieved, banks and multinational corporations. money will cease to exist. Despite astounding technological Collectivized production and advances, private production still distribution ensures the wellbeing prevails so that a few can profit. of the entire community. Large-scale production involves Cutting-edge technology, the unacceptable waste of natural especially 3D printing and resources and contributes to nanotechnology provides environmental destruction. production on demand while saving natural resources and preserving the environment. Scientific discoveries enrich a Scientific discoveries serve the minority. Research that is unlikely entire community. Child and adult to generate short-term profits is labor have vanished and everyone discouraged or terminated. enjoys a high quality of life.

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Developments in robotics Increased productivity achieved increase productivity, thereby by robotics allows access to increasing profits for a few. abundance for everyone. A wealthy minority is enriched Community enrichment and through the labour of workers disappearance of the obligation to who are experiencing a steady work and eventually the abolition decline in purchasing power. of money Social inequities are leading Under paradism, every human toward a major revolt by the being enjoys social equity and economically deprived. By doing free access to the abundance of tedious work for low pay, the goods and services made possible poor are modern-day slaves through science and technology. trapped in a flagrantly unjust They enjoy the paradise Earth as societal system. it was meant to be.

With scientific and technological advances progressing at an exponential rate, the McKinsey Institute foresees the possible disappearance of another 140 million skilled, high-level jobs by 2025.

Computers are also continuing to evolve at previously unimaginable speed. They will soon be able to complete almost any task, improving the quality of human life in dozens of ways.

Paradism is not only a solution for a better society; it is a necessity. Human beings will have a future on this planet only if society becomes more humane by fostering cooperation rather than greed and protects the environment from further abuse.

Paradism provides the means for humanity to evolve beyond what we can imagine today. (For more details, see Appendix Chapter 3.)6

Appendix Chapter 8 provides a phased plan for first accelerating our progress toward paradism and then implementing it. Included are guidelines for conceiving a beautiful, efficient, easily manageable and human-scale city. Taken together, the guidelines describe what the city of Montreal, Canada, could become, but they can also be applied at various levels to other cities and villages.

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Appendix For a Work Free Canada, Now

Appendix on the current state of Capitalism compared to Paradism, including the detailed path and suggestions allowing to gradually install the new system.

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CHAPTER 1 18 CURRENT SITUATION 18 A) LIVING IN QUEBEC 19 B) OUT-DATED ECONOMIC SOLUTIONS 20 C) WHY IS IT THE RIGHT TIME NOW? 21

CHAPTER 2 24 THE EFFECTS OF CAPITALISM ON HUMAN 24 A) HUMANS AND THE CAPITALIST SYSTEM 24 B) WHY SO MANY DEMONSTRATIONS AND PROTESTS BY CITIZENS? 26

CHAPTER 3 28 HOW SCIENCE IS HELPING TO IMPLEMENT PARADISM 28 A) PARADISM, THE ONLY OBVIOUS SOLUTION TO THE CURRENT PROBLEMS 28 B) WHY CONTINUE TO MAKE ADVERSE DECISIONS DESPITE SERIOUS WARNINGS FROM SPECIALISTS? 29 C) IMAGINE YOUR DAILY LIFE IN PARADISM THANKS TO SCIENCE 31 D) PARADISM AND MEDICINE 45 E) BUILD AN IDYLLIC WORLD FOR THE WELL BEING OF HUMANS 48

CHAPTER 4 51 EXAMPLES OF EXPERIMENTS OR PROPOSED SOLUTIONS TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF HUMAN BEINGS 51 A) ICELAND, AN EXAMPLE FOR THE WORLD 52 B) BHUTAN AND GROSS NATIONAL HAPPINESS 54 C) A VARIETY OF COMMUNITY PROJECTS AROUND THE WORLD 55 D) ALTERNATIVE POLITICAL PARTY 56 E) DEGROWTH, A SOLUTION 57 F) IN QUEBEC, A "CITIZENSHIP REVENUE" 61

CHAPTER 5 64 THE HORRORS CREATED BY OUR ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL SYSTEM 64 A) THE FINANCIAL SYSTEM AT THE CORE OF THE CAPITALISM 64 B) PARADISM’S PROPOSALS TO EXIT THIS FINANCIAL DEAD END 67 C) POSSIBLE SCENARIOS IN CASE CAPITALISM IS MAINTAINED 68

CHAPTER 6 70

CONTRADICTION BETWEEN THE CURRENT POLICY AND THE 21ST CENTURY REALITIES 70 A) OUR CANADIAN POLITICS IN THE CAPITALIST SYSTEM 70 B) THE ELECTORAL SYSTEM 71 C) WHAT THE POLICY AND THE ROLE OF POLITICIANS SHOULD BE 72 D) URGENT MEASURES, FIRST STEPS TOWARDS A FAIRER SOCIETY 74

CHAPTER 7 77 WHY IS PARADISM THE ONLY SYSTEM ABLE TO REPLACE THE CURRENT SYSTEM? 77 A) PARADISM SYSTEM OBJECTIVES 77 B) POLITICAL LEADERS AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PARADISM 79

16 C) THE MAJORITY AND ELECTIONS 81 D) ANARCHY 81 E) SUGGESTIONS FOR A CONSTITUTION BASED ON PARADISM’S VALUES 84

CHAPTER 8 90 CONCLUSION 90 A) PARADISM NOW: STEPS TO ACCELERATE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PARADISM 90 B) MONTREAL ON THE WAY TO PARADISM 93 C) TRANSFORMING MONTREAL: AN EXAMPLE FOR THE WHOLE WORLD 95

REFERENCES 98

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Chapter 1

Current situation

In a short time, no more workers will be found in the fields, factories, food services, police, construction, hospitals, etc. Only robots will be seen everywhere that will meet all our needs, as much our basic necessities as our socio-cultural services. Moreover, some analysts predict that by 2025, much of the high-level jobs will be replaced by intelligent computers. 7

All these futurists predict a dark future. They foresee a transition where human population would become useless. They speak about humans as obsolete merchandise. Yet it is time to understand that humans must be the first concern of a society. The Paradism solution presented in the introductory document is not just a solution to the need for a more efficient world. It is a necessity if we want to respect human life and stop thinking in terms of privileges for the few at the expense of the majority of the population, which must live in poverty. We need to create this idyllic society where everything belongs to everyone. This is the test to pass if we are to survive as humanity.

We are at a crossroads and we must change and rethink our declining social structure on the basis of the proposed Paradism’s model.

As a first step, we must acknowledge the current situation.

Despite all the problems we have here, when we compare with the rest of the world and even with the rest of Canada, in many ways, it’s great to live in Quebec. Already the population of the province is stable. It’s an advantage in that there is no appreciable increase.

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For a little over 40 years, Quebec has several universal social programs. They are expensive, but they allowed some social improvements more important than elsewhere in Canada or the United States. However, this priority of providing services to citizens has led to a disastrous over-taxation. The average income is lower here than in the rest of North America. The economist Robert Gagne admits and adds that as a people, we also spend more than we produce and we will have difficulty maintaining this pace if we do not take drastic measures.

Mr. Gagne reveals that per capita GDP in 2012 was 44,428 $ while the national average was 50,588 $, 7th in Canada and 15th among 20 OECD countries. These figures seem to show that if we have less money individually, we have collectively more social services. In the view of economists who rely only on models of the past, to maintain our programs, we need to focus on our economic growth. We therefore are led to believe that the majority should tighten their belts while the big companies round up the little it still has, maintaining the illusion that by thus creating jobs, everyone will have access to durable wealth. However, an investment in economic growth has the opposite effect. This new injection of capital, artificially created by dispossessing those less fortunate, will directly benefit the wealthy minority and will not bring any tangible improvement for the majority.

We also know that full employment is less and less possible. To cite a few examples, in 2013, 32,000 people have signed a petition to protest against job losses to maintain the financial viability of Canada Post. They also challenged the new restrictions on unemployment benefits during job losses. Moreover, their benefits are cut, the workload increases and frustrations settle. At Bombardier, 170 000 people have lost their jobs, including 100,000 in Canada. Numerous companies reduce the number of employees at their service and this phenomenon will grow in the coming years. In some areas, it feeds the illusion of an economic recovery; yet we live in an age of austerity decreed by our leaders.

The cost of development necessary for economic growth is either deficient or destructive of the environment, or both. The exploitation of shale gas on Anticosti Island is a good example. A citizen of Anticosti Island, Marc Lafrance, with the support of the Quebec Centre for Environmental Right, is suing both gas companies Junex and Petrolia, which plan the exploration of shale gaz. These industries destroy large areas of forest by performing exploratory drilling for analysis. After their exploration, we find only some desert and rocks. This exploration will create temporary jobs with heavy government investment. When these oil companies have devastated the island, polluted soil and sub-soil, water and air, what will they bequeath to the communities who live there? A devastated nature almost impossible to clean.8

8 Marc Lafrance plea to Minister Daniel Breton MDDEFP

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Marc Lafrance leads an awareness campaign. He lives in Anticosti for twelve years and feels concerned by the problems associated with shale gas. He comes from the Bois-Francs area, but its in Anticosti Island and Port-Menier that he settled himself.

First, to take a first step and work actively to address these problems, we must be aware of Quebec’s financial realities. We should also compare with what is happening elsewhere in the world. If we solve the problems at home, in our garden, we give ourselves the opportunity to influence all of humanity in taking action to alleviate global problems, witness to a collapsing monetary system.

b) Out-dated economic solutions

Right now in Quebec, to revive the economy, more private investment and a tax cut for businesses are offered. National productivity is low and there is little investment in modern industry, computer hardware and technologies. It’s also proposed to increase the QST from 9.975% to 18% by having us believe as solution that if the wealthy ones consume more, they will pay more taxes.

In the same vein, municipal, state and federal budgets are under the sign of austerity. As a solution to lower spending, the budgets of many services to the population is cut, as well as scientific research, ecological and socio-cultural, to name only these measures among many others. The federal government sets up what he called income splitting, a federal tax measure that favours the wealthiest families and brings very little improvements for the poor, and a change that will severely affect Quebec. The Conservative Party is known to favour the more affluent.

Government measures meet the recommendations of economists. They are prisoners of a system that fails to solve its major failures. These out-dated methods create more poverty, discrimination and injustice. Remember the banks’ profits in the billions. Banks produce nothing; they take from some to give to others. If they record astronomical profits, you must remember that they do so largely with the money of thousands of small savers who gain nothing in the end, and with those who have accounts only to pay their household bills and pay their debts; a service for which they must pay.

However, a just government must protect and work for the welfare of all citizens, regardless of their wealth. It must see to the financial well-being, as well as social and medical needs of all. The wealthy minority has no need for government measures; it runs a strong lobby and can protect itself.

Environment: An Anticosti citizen wants to stop oil drilling destination Anticosti

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c) Why is it the right time now?

It is clear that in all areas, anywhere on Earth, whatever they are, economic systems reach the breaking point.

Quick overview of an impending disaster and opportunities to get out The current monetary system collapses and it is very desirable. This demise will cause the creation of a single world currency and a world government. It is the necessary remedy in this phase of transition, which will then create a world without money and without government.

Having entrusted the creation of money to a small group of private bankers, allowed them to manipulate at will the growth phases of economic crisis which they needed to increase their control. There has never been a lack of money to finance wars or enough debt to enslave the people and nations.

The creation of a single world currency under the supervision of a global administration will have the same effect as a blood transfusion in the body of a dying man. This will open the cage that held humanity and prevented it from realizing its dreams. Funding for projects will not be stop by lack of money. Presumably the only criteria will be whether they benefit the well-being of society or if they do not harm the rights of anyone. With this in mind, anything is possible.

Current priorities are obvious. We must put an end to poverty and inequity, restore the Earth, develop and implement technologies that will free humanity from work.

The new system will not allow great powers or empires whose very existence now threatens the safety of mankind. The planet will be much safer with small states united in a world federation.

Reaction of the Government To govern is to foresee whereas our governments only react to situations resulting from a lack of foresight. The illusion of democracy is also increasingly evident. Democracy claims to be "government of the people, by the people, for the people." The people believe they have a choice, but it’s only an illusion; how are candidates in an election really chosen? By whom and by what criteria? What are their allegiance? Ultimately, the vote of the electors only serves to justify the delegation to an oligarchy in an act of lobbying by the powerful. There lies the illusion: the power is held by a small group and not by the people. Everyone notices it, the gap is widening more and more between the ruling class and the people.

21 Nobody seems to know how to solve this problem. Herve Kemph explains, "... we have entered an oligarchic regime: the dominance of a small class of powerful discussing among peers and then imposing their decisions to all citizens. "The time has come to establish a system that will reverse this trend and allow a fair distribution among all”.

The economy and the real world leaders In a parody of democracy, the real economic actors are the leaders of multinational financial and industrial groups and international institutions (EMI, World Bank, OECD, WTO, central banks). They are not elected by the democratic system, but dictate their laws to govern. People become hostages of these organizations and their quality of life is thus directly related to many national and international economic agreements.

It is important to note that even if we change the party programs and the quality of the one elected, the parliamentary system does not move, it stays the same. Governments follow, but with little option to manoeuvre, being bound by agreements imposed on citizens (GATT, WTO, AMI, NTN, NAFTA), among others. Among these agreements and in the name the name of globalization, Canada, Mexico and Japan join the Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement. This treaty allows the abolishment of some duties between these countries and represents huge revenue losses.

This is why the economy should be at the service of the people, which is not the case. Our markets are dominated by supply and demand. Workers are at the mercy of decisions that allow plants to close and move their operations in developing countries where labour costs are lower, or vote wage cuts, while 60 % the profits go to shareholders.

The greatest illusion of the capitalist system was to believe that the more there would be rich individuals, the more fallouts would be important. But today we see that one percent of the population owns 90 % of the wealth. This unacceptable problem we face is not related to the creation of abundance, but its concentration and distribution.

The international monetary system is under the control of private bankers and is based on debt. They handle the printing presses so that printing (invented) money without restraint. This money is then loaned with interest to various governments and enslaves them into financial traps that cause a huge debt that the country can never repay. Look at what is happening in Greece, where restrictions were imposed to force people to pay off debt. This is unacceptable! Other European countries will soon find themselves in the same dead-end.

22 The solution is simple; it’s governments that should print (lend) money without interest and not the bankers who get shamefully rich. In 2013, nearly 30.3 billion that was raised in net profit by the six major Canadian banks. 9 10

Paradigm change thanks to the Internet Internet allows an in depth change and gives rise to hope. Social media create direct links between all humans and serve as global neural network. Information flows at an exponential rate.

It is not surprising that great efforts are made by the intelligence services to try to control these social networks (Facebook, Twitter, etc.). Those who profit from the horrors found on the Internet don’t like to see their abuse revealed by this mean of communication that bypasses the media they already own. 11

The system crumbles. The powerful few that profit cling and want to keep their benefits at any cost. Their projects are disturbing. We find in reality many elements that Georges Owell had imagined with Big Brother in his novel "1984 ".

If we mention many negative aspects of the Internet (surveillance, control, and handling) we can also see there the emergence of a new planetary consciousness. As soon as once rights are attacked, regardless of the target group, and often even the geographical origin, thousands of people respond immediately and are ready to support various projects to support the oppressed. This new power is outside their control. For the first time in the history of humanity, people of all countries are interdependent, denouncing abuses and political or financial schemes. They become aware of the important manipulation against them and find themselves slaves in a pyramid operating system.

9 Regain control of the currency, in April 2011

10 http://argent.canoe.ca/nouvelles/canada/plus-de-30-g-de-profits-pour-les-banques-canadiennes-6122013 11 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7BqFtyCRJc Pourquoi lutter contre la traite transatlantique http://stoptafta.wordpress.com/stopper-tafta-pourquoi/

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Chapter 2

The effects of capitalism on human a) Humans and the capitalist system

It is important to talk about economic problems, difficulties with governments, energy and anything that affects the security in general. It is also important to consider the control that is exercised to maintain the gap between the rich minority and the poor majority. But what about humans in all that? It is clear that under the current system, although their work is essential, their wellbeing is but a small factor that is only considered if it has no impact on production or profits. All seek solutions for higher productivity, to amass more wealth. It is certainly very interesting to develop such systems, but if this is done without considering the human element, we may seriously question ourselves about the validity of such projects.

Political and economic analysts agree that the middle class gets poorer and the number of people living below the poverty line increases. Under the current system, it's a drag on the economy, because we consume less. We often forget that it's not just statistics, but the fate of human beings. Leaving aside the increased frustration and stress caused by their situation, which is deteriorating more and more. People lose benefits, one after the other, supposedly to balance the budget. The budget and the administration of public goods rarely consider the welfare of the majority; which include from 80 to 90 % of the population. It's huge and yet it seems to be of little interest in statistics. The wellbeing of citizens, however, should be at the forefront of government.

Pierre Rabhi (biologist farmer, novelist and poet, French of Algerian origin) invented the philosophical concept "Oasis everywhere." He initiated the International Colibri Movement,12 an organization that defends, in all countries, the principle of respect for people and the environment through the development of agricultural practices that preserve land and natural resources. He lectures in

12 Pierre Rabhi, founder of the Movement Colobri Pierre Rabhi video "The crisis is not financial but human and spiritual"

Pierre Rabhi video "The paradigm keys"

24 which he calls for a "consciences uprising" around the world, in a struggle for the creation of a "happy sobriety." He also defends the concept of degrowth, a vital concept when we realize that our natural resources are not unlimited.

Pierre Rabhi explains that the current global situation is not just a simple economic crisis. It’s also a human and spiritual crisis. Even within any crisis a hope arises that eventually bring the necessary changes for the betterment of the oppressed. That's why we now see that fields of consciousness are opening in thousands of individuals. Energy is invested worldwide in all kinds of experiments to find alternative solutions, new concepts.

In a world where the media provide only the details of a sordid list of everything that goes wrong, we need to emphasize the right things, successes, and revolutionary ideas. There is a need to act, to do positive things, things that can help. Mr. Rabhi added that the change requires deep self-introspection. It is important for everyone to do their part, because even if it is just the minimum, that's a plus.

Socially engaged individuals earnestly seek ways in which their actions would affect society. They are aware that politicians are glued in a vision that offers only solutions solving nothing. They also notice that the people naively put their fate in the hands of "blind helmsmen". How not to question a system that allows such a systematic manipulation? The more you apply the principles and more you sink.

Like Mr. Rabhi, conscious people struggling to correct injustices are part of a disparate group of human beings who are changing our paradigms and despite their apparent isolation, their visions of the future meet. They are working hard to change that humanity which does not correspond to their desires or their conception.

Just as today Pierre Rabhi does, these beings have been working for 30 or 40 years to raise awareness. Many people start to see this phenomenon settle in because they are affected. They ask the question: how can we stop endangering the lives of generations to come? We do not have the right of letting go if we want to build a better world. We must act quickly. Pierre Rabhi encourages and adds that there is, in addition, a lack of love in our humanity; that only infinite love is capable of changing the world.

Several public figures launch calls for mobilization for change. Russell Brand, a British actor and comedian, but mostly a consciousness-raiser, is controversial in his remarks. He encourages action and to join the emerging global revolution to develop real alternatives. He urges us to act now to break the cycle of destruction of our planet and the exploitation of the poor. He uses his fame to mention many of the problems that are never addressed. 13

13 Russell Brand videos on his message to the world

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His words are reminiscent of Maitreya Rael: 'the time for global revolution has arrived", said Rael in June 2013. "Not a revolution to replace governments, but a revolution to change the system entirely. World population should, once and for all, put an end all the politicians and replace them with a system in which it would govern itself, without the intervention of professional politicians corrupted by multinational companies and massive lobbies" he explained. "No one needs a revolution that would give a little more to the poor, leaving them in slavery through banking and credit systems. Time for a revolution giving back to the people 80 % of global wealth now owned by only 10 % of the population has come; the same 10 % who dare, in addition, claim that they are promoting democracy."

b) Why so many demonstrations and protests by citizens?

A majority of people in modern societies are going through difficult times. As governments do not help them to improve their situation, the frustration mounts. They feel abandoned and realize the lack of attention they receive from the state that continues to offer ineffective solutions, leaving problems persist.

The most impatient protest around the world, including home. Demonstrations are organized; social debates erupt in all community, students, workers, etc. The debates trigger issues that attract public attention, as more and more people are concerned. The middle class is shrinking, poverty is increasing, many workers lose their jobs, pensions are reduced or are difficult to obtain, and despite ever more important basic needs. Our society is aging and health care is vulnerable. Our youth are rebuffed and the number of social activists increases. Thousands of people are discovering a well-being in devoting themselves to improve the situation of the less fortunate. This is the case for members of student organizations that take their destiny in hand. They are fighting for all students, including and especially for the less fortunate ones for whom higher education is not easily accessible. Those who have not yet grasped the reasons for these struggles or who are not yet aware of these new insights are critical of the protesters, but it is only a matter of time before a majority rises permanently.

In 2014, millions of people are suffering around the world. They suffer from a lack of everything, unable to provide decently for their needs and those of their families. This applies even to those who work for minimum wage, barely able to feed themselves properly. Food banks are not enough to compensate for the lack of. The Quebec health system, which is already slowed, loses its universal free status with the arrival of a tax. Health care not covered is also too expensive (dentist, eye doctor, chiropractor, osteopath, physiotherapist, several drugs, to name a few). Social housing decline, as there was little new construction and

26 subsidies disappear. Higher education is becoming less and less accessible with the costs substantially increasing.

Thinkers, analysts, researchers, economists, philosophers, futurists and others observe the erosion of the capitalist system. Humanity needs a major change. Wild capitalism is everywhere denounced with its notion of wealth reserved for only a small percentage. We especially note the limitations of the concept of economic growth.

We have the ability to change the system gradually. We have the knowledge, resources, science and technology to do it. Many events in the world can inspire us to implement some measures now.

In Quebec, we must remember the student uprising in 2012, their protests were directed against the field of education, at first, but they soon allowed expressing discontent about all the inequalities in Quebec society. Around the world, protests supported this movement. Many artists, thinkers, teachers and even lawyers have followed and took position to support this struggle. Young people see the leaders in all areas (rectors, business and hospitals managers, executives or politicians) vote excessive wages and severance pay. They also see at the same time spending increasing excessively while services decrease. If students have rebelled against rising tuition fees, they fought mainly for reasons of accessibility to higher education and against the declining quality of education, despite the increases imposed.

Their success with the public is easily explained. If their protest movement was also widely supported by the population, it is important to note that this support has followed the arrogant and violent reaction of the Government, which refused any negotiations with these disgruntled students. Faced with such contempt and the choice of rather quelling protesters with nightsticks and arrests, citizens, sensitive to social injustices, spontaneously joined the youth. The protesters strongly condemned the excesses of the rich and the corruption, which they pay the price of. They were 100,000, 200,000 and even 300,000 to walk the streets for months. Although the government claims that the majority did not complain, a growing number of people are suffering and dare to protest. Citizens realize mainly that no one seems to introduce measures to help them. No government now has the ability to solve these problems and we are entitled to ask ourselves about their willingness to do so. Citizens, victims of these injustices are found abandoned and their anger grows.

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Chapter 3

How science is helping to implement Paradism a) Paradism, the only obvious solution to the current problems

This is when Paradism is presented to us Paradism is a political system that resembles the communist system, but which is free from all forms of proletariat. Paradism is based on the operation of new technologies such as robotics, genetic engineering and nanotechnology. It assumes that robots, nanobots and computers replace the proletariat and all forms of human labour.

The day when all production tools, services and resources can be carried out without any human being involved, then it should be fully nationalized. The nationalization of all production and service tools makes money obsolete since the robots do not need salary and thus, all products and services rendered by robots can be free.

The failure of communism is due to the existence of the proletariat, which being deprived of the motivation of private financial gain, has made its work less effective. With the automation of production, this problem no longer exists. Indeed, computers and robots can be programmed to be 100 % effective and achieve productivity levels that are higher than those of human beings, needing, no rest, no sleep and no vacations.

This nationalization should also apply to all land and housing, with the exception of family homes. Within a paradist system, the elected politician will work only by devotion to humanity because he will not derive any financial benefit or power.

A population that realizes what the benefits of a world without money are, where everything is available to all individuals without having to pay for it, must first accept paradism democratically. For example, robots with little human involvement already build cars worldwide; and these few men will soon be replaced completely by robots. It's the same with food. Robots will harvest the vegetables in a farm - the technology already exists - then robotic trucks will deliver them directly to consumers who have selected what they want on the Internet.

28 And that's exactly the same operation in the field of services. We know, for example, that already robots surgeons perform operations with greater precision than do human surgeons.

"Anything that a human being can make can be better made by a robot. In these circumstances, instead of working just to raise money, humans can let the robots do all the work for them and dedicate their lives to do what makes them happy: create, do research, studies, practice an art, or meditate and spend time on personal development. That's when the world will become a paradise. That is why this system is called Paradism." Rael - Contact # 360

This summary of Paradism system explains the benefits of science and technology if they are put at the service of humans.

b) Why continue to make adverse decisions despite serious warnings from specialists?

Science will teach us to develop innovative ways to improve the lives of humans in our modern societies. Recent scientific advances allow people to have an edge on the opportunistic government, if only by the intensive use of the Internet and social media in the exchange of information. More and more people are seeing the link between fear fuelled by our leaders and the resulting harmful actions.

We only need to remember the measures taken in science by the federal government, between 2012 and 2014, dehumanizing social development to turn it into fear. The only example of the famous laws called “Mammoth” contains some 60 changes (C-38) and 40 amendments of articles of legislation (Bill C-45). Later in February 2014 the federal government added more to the law 1 on income and other taxes. 14

In the May 2012 public consultation report in Portneuf, its summarizes: "Among these major changes, there is a postponement of the retirement age to 67 years, restrictions on eligibility for employment insurance, the withdrawal from the Kyoto Protocol and the reduction of environmental assessments for projects to exploit natural resources such as the oil sands." 15

14 Bill C-38, the Budget Implementation Act, filed in Parliament March 29, 2012 http://www.parl.gc.ca/content/hoc/bills/411/government/c-38/c-38_1/c-38_1.pdf Bill C-45: Law on employment and growth (omnibus budget execution bill) http://www.dennisbevington.ca/pdfs/fr/2013/Projet_de_loi_C-45_francais.pdf Bill harmonization No. 1, Federal right with Civil right Updated to July 7, 2014 http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/PDF/F-7.5.pdf 15 Consultation: Bill C-38 ("Federal mammoth law ") - Portneuf Jacques-Cartier http://media.reseauforum.org/node/6247

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In May 2014, Radio Canada presented an episode of the Discovery, entitled "The Power and the gag" where all attempts by the government to silence scientists and particularly environmentalists are explained. 16

This show provides information to make us aware that the austerity measures taken by our government make us take a step back without considering that scientists and artists have a reason to be in a balanced society. They help to improve people's lives by allowing them to develop their conscience and have the necessary information to make decisions, developing as much creativity and imagination as rationality and intellect. The imagination and intellect are complementary. If art uses the imagination, it also needs rational organization. However, some politicians seem ignorant of the basic principles of sociology, destroying all chances to bring our country to a high level of harmonious development. They slow down developments that would enable all, fairly, to experience a good life where needs are met. With policies focused solely on economic growth, which is out-dated, silencing those who would warn us against abuse, we head straight to a dictatorship if we do not react in time.

The federal decision to change the mandate of the Canadian Museum of Civilization also sounds a very loud alarm. That of a negative propaganda, or rather indoctrination that takes on a face that at first seems trivial. This museum was dedicated to original researches in biology, archaeology and geology as explained by Patricia Sutherland, former museum archaeologist for 30 years, fired in 2012.

With attendance making it the most visited museums in Canada, this new vocation of the Canadian Museum of history becomes an instrument to promote Canada's past wars. From a scientific background, this museum serves today to the glorification of warriors and a still not very honourable past.

In the show "The Power and the gag", it’s also stated that without science, environmental dangers are lurking: soil contaminated by shale gas extraction, pollution of air and our water ways that will be accentuated besides all that we do not suspect. How can we think of being without science when we know very well that it is the basis of all progress? One can imagine a near future where there will be no more scientists to sound the alarm about the disasters that provoke development projects affecting the environment, for lack of appropriate studies.

16 Découverte - April 20, 2014 http://ici.radio-canada.ca/emissions/decouverte/2013-2014/Reportage.asp?idDoc=335348

30 c) Imagine your daily life in Paradism thanks to science

In Paradism, science serves human. The innate curiosity of the human being gradually transformed into a systematic study of its environment and itself with the spectacular results that we know today in all areas of science.

Of course, in a capitalist world where profit and profitability are laws, science must also yield a profit. Corporations and military monopolize with their enormous financial resources, a large part of the research and scientists, besides funding institutes and universities. All this is done at the expense of researches that truly allow science to liberate the human being.

Be aware that in many countries, thousands of patents are classified as "national security" because they threaten the industries related to energy: oil, hydro, natural gas, nuclear energy, the whole automotive world and more. Imagine the progress to come when these patents will be made public in Paradism! 17 18

Millions of scientists around the world are working directly or under contract for the military. With Paradism, these scientists will not work for the military-industrial complex anymore, whose objective is of imagining and producing weapons of increasingly destructive power.

This paradigm shift that we see on the horizon, will ensure that science, freed from military rule, grows exponentially for the coming of Paradism. It may be difficult to imagine everyday life in a society where every government puts people as a priority, putting science at its service, because right now, all the world's people live otherwise. The many injustices and human rights snags around the world demonstrate that change is inevitable.

It rushes like a train coming towards us at high speed, and that we cannot stop. Wisdom dictates that we prepare to welcome it as soon as possible instead of trying to slow it down. We can make a choice, as a society, to accelerate the process, leaving the 20th century behind us and improve the lives of all progressing triumphantly into the 21st century.

Dr. Marcus Wenner, psycho-neuro-immunologist says: "Humanity is like a big totem, each generation is mounted on the shoulders of his predecessors. And that, since it was driven out from the Garden of Eden to the present day where

17 Découverte - April 20, 2014 http://ici.radio-canada.ca/emissions/decouverte/2013-2014/Reportage.asp?idDoc=335348 18 Secret applications on the rise http://www.allgov.com/news/controversies/secret-patent-applications-on-the-rise-131203?news=851813

31 we can finally raise our bellies above dust and raise our heads above all this to take our breath and wipe the tears from our eyes." 19

All these changes are possible as of now. We have all the solutions, it’ just a matter of applying them. Let’s look at also some technological advances that will allow the arrival of this more humane and just new world, what we call here the advent of Paradism. The following is an overview of what exists today in the fields of science and technology, means to be used more and more for improving the well-being and quality of life of individuals. It is also a vision of life that can be implemented rapidly on the planet, starting at home.

Imagine a city like Montreal fully automated and computerized, in a peaceful environment without money or compulsory labour, where science is at the service of humans. In this city, no one clutter the streets at set times to get to a job that is no longer needed. What a contrast to the current system with long hours, stress, anxiety of everyone to be able to decently support himself and his family, while the bosses get richer at the expense of their health often.

Automation allied to computer changes all that. In many factories, hordes of workers with routine tasks no longer exist. But it goes further. Matt Beane, a researcher at the Sloan School of Management at MIT, talks about our near future when he says: "Most of automation will be intangible. Once you have a good artificial intelligence, it can be reproduced at virtually no cost. " 20

A robot at your service In most science-fiction films, robots are presented as a threat to humanity. This vision does not match the emerging reality, since robots are actually what really liberate humans from all the repetitive work, exacting and dangerous. Although they are currently perceived as a threat by workers who are losing their jobs, they quickly become the instruments of a balanced production of all products and consumer goods necessary to function properly and the well-being of society as soon as Paradism has implemented the nationalization of all large companies that produce goods to be distributed evenly among the population.

Robots work 24 hours a day, without leave, restless if not for maintenance, without sickness absence ... a robot produces so much more, better and faster than a worker. Human beings will in turn be replaced at an ever faster pace. This will lead to the end of compulsory labour. Of course, for now, these robots benefit the owners and shareholders of the company at the expense of workers who are

19 Foreword by Dr. Marcus Wenner, psycho-neuro-immunologist, Tokyo, 2000. "Yes to Human Cloning, eternal life through science," p. 24, published by the Raelian Foundation, February 2001. 20 Matt Beane, "10 jobs that are automated at high-speed" " http://www.smartplanet.fr/smart-technology/10-metiers-qui-sautomatisent-a-grande-vitesse-20136/

32 unemployed. To avoid the revolts of a growing mass of unemployed currently living under austerity measures, society has no other choice but to offer improved quality of life made possible by our productivity gains , an urgent sharing, fair and necessary.

And that's where Paradism proposes to nationalize all companies and industries, for the production of goods to be distributed equally among the population. 21

Robots, robots and more robots What's better than robots for all physically difficult or dangerous jobs in mining, construction, forestry and agriculture, or during disasters like Fukushima with radioactive emanations?

Moreover, one can glimpse a future where it will no longer be necessary to cultivate endless fields, or to enclose more or less decently huge herds of animals raised for meat. Commercial slaughterhouses will disappear. Everything that compose our food can be made at home or in specialized common places through various technologies using 3D printers, nanotechnology, stem cells and cloning methods. These devices will manufacture as many fruits as vegetables, meat, cereals, cooked or raw. Technological dreams imagined in the Star Trek series from our childhood are at our door!

Until then, we will have on the landscape of our countryside some fields cultivated and harvested by robots. We have passed the stage of manual farming to plant and harvest fields. We even exceeded that of traditional tractors and other farm tools using robotics booming now in agriculture. These advances can escape the perception of ordinary people now, but as soon as one observes the large agricultural enterprises and research centers around the world, the results are staggering. We are ready to implement these robots farmers everywhere now.

Prospero Let us now introduce Prospero, the modern farmer that will allow us to introduce farming automation.

Its inventor, David Dorhout, was inspired by the morphology of insects and their social behaviour in the way they work together and communicate. Robots collaborate in group and also take individual decisions. They study the soil, determine if we can optimize seeding, and also define the quantity of seeds, planting distance and time of growth. In addition to being robots planters, research continues to give them the autonomy of both sow the seeds, maintain

21 Robot Da Vinci Tomorrow ‘s surgeon Ping-Pong robot BMW 10 trades being rapidly automated

33 the fields and harvest production. It also plans to make them fight all destructive organisms of the plants, with the goal of eventually replacing chemicals. Prospero brain is formed by 8 cores 32 bits processor and is produced by the firm Parallax.

Mr. Dourhout is an entomologist by profession and study robotics in his free time. He plans to maximize the production of each plot by replacing humans with machines. He has a small fleet of these 6 legged robots able to coordinate and a plot of land in which to do his experiments. 22

His Prospero robots already help farmers increase their yields through improved seeding. It is planned to continue development with the 2nd phase, culture maintenance, 3rd, harvest; and fourth, to integrate the 3 phases in a single robot. Each upgrade increases the usefulness of Prospero. They are currently used in France, but in a few years we will see them all over the field. They will become as familiar as the grazing cows. 23

NAIO Technologies NAIO Technologies, created in 2011, consists of a team of researchers developing agriculture robotics solutions respecting the environment.

Oz, a small autonomous robot created by NAIO Technologies, is a thoughtful intelligent mechanism that helps gardeners to weed the crop rows and transport the harvested vegetables. Created by the same firm, the Eco electric tractor assists in all tasks of daily life with its many tools and options. Little'Oz , uses an artificial intelligence that serves as an educational tool and search module for students. Finally, Weatherman, a smart box that fits on a cellphone, gives the temperature, humidity and ambient light. 24

And more agricultural robots

22 http://www.gurumed.org/2011/12/23/nos-agriculteurs-seront-ils-remplacs-par-une-arme-de-robots-six- pattes-vido/

23 The inventor David Dorhout - An army of robots to replace our farmers? On 09/01/2012 at 3:38 p.m. - By Quentin MAUGUIT, Futura-Sciences http://www.futura-sciences.com/magazines/environnement/infos/actu/d/developpement-durable-armee- robots-remplacer-nos-agriculteurs-35855/

24 NAIO technologies www.naio-technologies.com

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A Japanese agency, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization developed a robot whose research contributed to innovate in the field of agriculture and food production. 25

The robot is provided with a plurality of cameras and high precision clamps. This developing technology is set to revolutionize the collection of fruits.

Today, a farmer needs to develop more competence to be profitable. It is increasingly difficult to find staff without breaking the budget. The competition is fierce and farmers must be forward thinking if they want to survive in this world where profitability is law.

This technology offers help farmers significantly with a robot that can select and pick the strawberries by color. The ripe fruits are detected using a stereoscopic camera that analyzes the level of curing. 26

As the combine harvester revolutionized the production of grain farms, a new wave of automation in the field of agriculture promises to do the same. Agricultural robots take different forms. Some are completely self contained and can go about their business on their own, such as rice planter developed by the National Agricultural Research Center. Others are added to the large tractor with mechanical arms.

"Farmers want a return on their investment. It's easy to pick an orange; it's not as easy to pick it in a profitable manner," noted Tony Stentz, a researcher at the Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh.27

25 http://www.naro.affrc.go.jp/english/index.html

26 See the video: http://youtu.be/uef6ayK8ilY

27 Tony Stentz http://www.ri.cmu.edu/person.html?type=newsmedia&person_id=299

35 Robots have the advantage of working without a break for hours. They are provided with cameras, laser sensors, GPS and measuring instruments enabling them to set up a database on each plant.

The economic benefits are obvious. In 2008, 35 % of California grapes were harvested by pickers robots. That year, the cost of hand harvesting was 494 $ per acre compared to $ 292 per acre using the system tray continuously (continuous-tray system). We can also use these robots to plant and care for tomatoes and Japanese robots only pick the ripest strawberries. 28

With such a return, you must be blind or profoundly greedy, not to see the benefits for all of society. Freed from tedious tasks, humans can further indulge in the activities that please them. It's a win-win!

DustBot to clean cities

Major cities would benefit from using the services of household waste management by robots. The DustBot (Networked and Cooperating Robots for Urban Hygiene) project designs robots that roam the streets or parks. The DustCart can be called by phone or SMS and through its integrated GPS, go to the customer, picking up trash and dispose of it. The robot is equipped DustClean brushes and water jets that allow it to clean the streets are flowing.

28 http://www.economist.com/node/15048711

36 They can be fitted with an electronic nose to gather information on air quality and the environment. They work, of course, at any time of the day or night.29

Autonomous car In our crowded cities, many pedestrians and cyclists do hit, sometimes fatally, by a car or truck. Since the invention of the automobile, we have had no respite to fight against all kinds of behaviours compromising safety on our roads (non- compliance signs, speeding, drunk driving, cell phone, texting, etc.), not to mention drivers falling asleep at the wheel or who experience discomfort.

In a paradist world, all these drawbacks can be eliminated.

Let’s see what technology offers us in 2014.

Uber, a company estimated at 17 billion USD, which develops and operates mobile applications to put clients in contact with various people transportation service ordered, with Google, 2500 driverless cars, thus driven by an autopilot, like Google Cars that have made headlines in recent years. We speak of a possibility today as the company hopes to have its first series of driverless cars on the road by the end of the year.30

Nissan has also developed an autonomous car that will be in production this year. 31

29 Robots to clean the streets - April 30, 2013 http://www.economist.com/node/15048711

30 Google Cars http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voiture_sans_conducteur_de_Google http://kulturegeek.fr/news-36509/google-cars-expliquees-infographie

31 Autonomous car Nissan http://www.autonet.ca/fr/2014/06/03/voiture-autonome-2020-renault

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Since 2013, the autonomous cars are allowed to drive on the roads of California, Florida, Nevada, Michigan and the United Kingdom. It is only a matter of time before they are also allowed to drive on the roads of Quebec and Canada.

Imagine the harmonization of traffic on our streets and on our roads with these new technologies. This results in a quick disappearance of any accidents or injuries related to driving, in addition to allowing the autonomy of transport for all (blind persons, epileptics, young and old, and even those who return drunk from a party night, all without danger to themselves or others.

3D printers - Within hours, build a house or a face ... One can easily imagine that before long a multifunction 3D printer will be found in every home. Everything will be recycled at home, sorted, shredded and reused directly in this printer that can produce whatever we please, from spare parts, to artwork, the fruit we crave, the jewel we invent, the only limit is one's imagination. Thanks to this technology, many small communities will be born and we should encourage them by sharing universal values of love and respect, now the only wealth since on the hardware side, everyone will make be able to built all their dreams, without having to buy it. The positive use of science will create a new way of life to which we must adapt. There is interest in educating the public as well as policy makers and business leaders. We are just beginning to imagine the multitude of applications enabled by the 3D printer.

For example, lets discover the results achieved with this developing technology. In 2014. In Shanghai, China, the company Shanghai WINSUN Decoration Design Engineering has built a village of 10 houses in one day, thanks to one 3D printer. Each house costs 5,000 $ to build and is made from recycled materials, reinforced construction cement, Fiberglas and waste building materials rejected by other sites.

All parts of the house are designed in a small factory, and they are then transported and assembled by humans. Plumbing, wiring and windows are added. The company plans to open 100 new plants that will produce houses cheaply by recycling various building materials that would be throw anyway. 32

3D printing also includes applications in the field of biology. Ayan Oma Muhumed, a woman from Somalia, had her face destroyed by a bullet when she was 2 years old. The aftermath of the injury prevented her from eating and drinking properly and close one eye. She always hid behind her niqab. In 2009, Edna

32 http://www.iflscience.com/technology/using-3d-printers-generate-villages-houses#OeGkv0kP4BfP42rp.99

38 Adan Ismail, the former first lady, has appealed for help in finding a medical team that could make a facial reconstruction. Five years later, a team of specialists, led by Dr. John Arvier, oral and maxillofacial surgeon at the Wesley Hospital in Australia has offered his services for free. The 3D printer was used to produce the implants to reconstruct her orbit, cheek and missing part of her upper jaw. They also made significant dental work to reshape her smile. At 23, after being reunited with her face, Ayan refuses to wear the niqab. 33

The example of Ayan demonstrates how this technology can help thousands of people disfigured or deformed from birth.

3D printing (or three-dimensional printing) is a technique for fast copy in three dimensions. This fabrication technique has been around for several years already, but it will be increasingly used to produce almost all items that we may need, food, clothing, human organs for transplantation, precision tools to make houses, cars or airplanes.

Several techniques exist and are further developed. Currently the top three are the FDM (Fuse Deposition Modeling: modeling by depositing molten material), SLA (Stereo Lithography: solidification of a liquid plastic layer with UV light) and selective laser sintering (agglomeration of a powder layer by laser). According to the process, a variety of materials is used: plastic (ABS), wax, metal, plaster of Paris, plus heavier or even organic materials. Applications can already serve the industry, with the production of consumer goods, cars and planes, in addition to developed implants for surgery. 3D printing is also used for visualization of large projects for verification of ergonomics in architecture and design studies.

Without going into the technical details of production, artists and technicians can now give free rein to their imagination. By programming this intelligent machine that will make a 3D file, they create beautiful and useful objects built layer by layer, with various materials and glue. The more we use this technology, the faster the process will evolve. 34

(Note: For more information on 3D printers, see the bibliography at the end of the document.)

33 Facial reconstruction http://www.3ders.org/articles/20140317-after-23-years-of-waiting-somali-woman-face-restored-with-3d- printer.html Ayan Mohamed from Somaliland undergoes surgery at The Wesley Hospital, Australia Posted on March 16, 2014 http://forinternational.org/ayan-mohamed-from-somaliland-undergoes-surgery-at-the-wesley-hospital- australia/

34 Site Information Framablog: 3D printing, it will be great ... if they do not fuck things up! - http://www.framablog.org/index.php/post/2011/05/25/impression-3D-attention-danger

39 Growing synthetic meat in laboratory using stem cells In 2013, the scientist Mark Post has developed an "experimental steak" from stem cells of muscles cattle grown in the laboratory. This laboratory hamburger is a first step towards an infinity of food produced without culture and breeding. An anonymous donor at a huge cost funded this scientific first, but the cost will decrease until it becomes more profitable to produce all the food through science. Indeed, Mark Post think that synthetic meat will be sold within 5 years. This future that seems straight out of science fiction is very close when you understand that in 5 or 10 years, we will thus produce meat on a large scale. Technology will evolve and we will grow meat in bioreactor as already exists to make beer, yogurt or insulin. 35

The economist Jean-Pierre Bompart explains some of the benefits associated with the production of in vitro meat: "The benefits of this technique would be to reduce the number of livestock and reduce emissions of greenhouse gas emissions from animals." The applications of this discovery clearly do not stop there. Technology is changing rapidly in science today. Mr. Bompart already sees a way to feed astronauts who could make this meat on demand, according to their needs. 36

Restore the environment with nanotechnologies Nanotechnology paves the way to virtually endless applications that affect all physical domains that may come to mind; which included the possibility of repairing the harm caused to the environment by industry. Even if only some of these applications become a reality, this will lead to unprecedented changes for aerospace, automotive, chemical, electronics and pharmaceuticals industries, as well as in the fields of energy, environment and many others.

Nanosciences study the phenomena and manipulation of matter at the atomic, molecular and macromolecular scale. Building on the progress made in the fields of physics, chemistry, biology and computer science, nanotechnology allow to create and to use particles, devices and composite materials that have special properties due to their minute size. A nanometer (nm) is a unit of measurement that is one billionth of a meter (10-9 m). To better appreciate its size, realize that the size of an atom is around 0.1 to 0.4 nm, a DNA molecule is 2 nm wide (but 10 meters long), that a measurement virus between 10 and 100 nm while the thickness of a human hair is between 50 000 and 100 000 nm.

35http://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/web/Main/Research/ResearchUM/FirsteverPublicTastingOfLabgrownCul turedBeefBurger.htm 36 "Stem cells and minced meat !!!! "Jean-Pierre Bompart. http://alternatives-economiques.fr/blogs/bompard/archives/151 " 290,000 € to enjoy a steak derived from stem cells," by Pauline Fréour, 07/29/2013 http://sante.lefigaro.fr/actualite/2013/07/29/21072-290000-eu-pour-deguster-steak-issu-cellules-souches

40 Nanotechnologies are simply revolutionary since, at this scale, materials and systems can reveal characteristics hitherto completely unknown. This discovery comes and changes significantly the knowledge we have of their properties as well as phenomena and physical, chemical and biological processes involved. We are then able to see that the properties of the nano-material cannot be deduced from those of the same material at a larger scale.

Therefore it is necessary to predict that nanotechnology will be a third technological revolution, the first giving rise to the industrial revolution, and the second was related to microelectronics.

Who says nanotechnology says atoms manipulation, so we're talking about a technology that will allow any structure from the atomic level, "bottom up" from the smallest to the largest. Since everything that is result in assembling atoms, Mendelev table literally become an atomic-Lego!

There are thousands of potential applications. Nanotechnology is more and more taking its place in our society, to the extent that a Quebec research institute provides, upon request, information sessions for high school students. This is a way to raise their awareness towards research or to areas related to the applications of this research as a career choice. 37

Here are some upcoming applications in the field of health, thanks to nanotechnology: - Manipulating inside the cells without alteration - Self-assembling molecules - Replacement of animal experiments with in vitro tests - Drug design based on nanoparticles - Use of nanomachines moving within the body for better diagnosis.

Nanotechnologies have led to interesting discoveries applying to textiles: - Aesthetic (e.g., luminescence..) - Shrink resistance - Antimicrobial capacity - Stain resistance - Electrical conductivity - Protection against static electricity - Fire resistance - Protection against UV rays

37 Nano-Québec http://www.nanoquebec.ca/fr/index.php Nanotechnologie : documentaire scientifique https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSUMf8jVuIw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KAVUtsNKpw http://www.pearltrees.com/pph/nanotechnologie/id9826333

41 - Diffusion of perfumes - Hydro-rejection (ware repellent) - High impact - Wrinkle resistance - Moisture Management - Self-cleaning

Artificial Intelligence at the service of humans The intelligent computer is present in all areas, just surf on the Internet to understand to what extent artificial intelligence is everywhere in our lives. This technology has long exceeded the simple calculation and data processing since it analyses. Its qualities are increasingly getting closer to human intelligence in terms of strategy, imagination or decision-making.

Computers can now beat top chess players. A management company of high- risk funds in biotechnology and medicines against diseases associated with aging, has decided to appoint VITAL, an algorithm, as a member of its board of directors. 38

IBM is currently developing Watson the computer to be used as economic analyst and will make some markets studies. This machine is designed to answer complex questions and understand ambiguous humans language. It can help bank customers predict what the markets will be in 20 years, allowing them to purchase customized financial products. Watson goes as far as to advise young parents for the education of their children. Eventually, it will replace call centers, solving various problems and customer service 39 Many experts predict that "smart" computers will revolutionize the medical community to the point of not being able to imagine meeting our diverse health needs any other way. Research undertaken by the computer giants can multiply the effectiveness of artificial intelligence by six in one year. Reading University has recently announced that its computer program named Eugene Goostman would have passed the merciless Turing test, that is to say, of fooling more than 30 % of the judges who had to decide if they spoke to an AI or a human being.40

38 Editorial: AI (Artificial Intelligence) could wipe out 140 millions qualified jobs by 2025..., Friday June 13 2014 (a fund management company Deep Knowledge Venture appoints AI VITAL on its board). http://www.rtflash.fr/l-i-intelligence-artificielle-pourrait-faire-disparaitre-140-millions-d-emplois-qualifies-l- horizon-2025/article

39 http://www.rtflash.fr/l-i-intelligence-artificielle-pourrait-faire-disparaitre-140-millions-d-emplois-qualifies-l- horizon-2025/article

40 Eugene Goostman http://www.maxisciences.com/intelligence-artificielle/intelligence-artificielle-le-chatbot-eugene-goostman-a-t- il-vraiment-reussit-le-test-de-turing_art32808.html

42 The McKinsey Institute predicts the possible disappearance of 140 million high skilled jobs by 2025.

Moreover, these machines will continue to evolve at dazzling speed. They will be able to perform tasks that will improve the quality of our lives in all areas. They will become services and testing tools in the economic, scientific, technical, social, political, cultural and artistic fields.

In 1648 Blaise Pascal invented the calculating machine. Since then, humans have been dreaming of this computer that can reason and solve problems. We only have to read science fiction and films of the same genre to see this.

Rene Tregouet, French Honorary Senator and founder of the Senate Foresight Group (a group made up of leading researchers who are trying to imagine the world of tomorrow), "the development of artificial intelligence will change the very nature of our civilization." To support his point, he cites a masterpiece that moviegoers cannot ignore: "2001: A Space Odyssey" by Stanley Kubrick, released in 1968, in which HAL, the computer controlling the exploration spacecraft, begins to experience human emotions and adopts a strange behaviour ... "41

There is no doubt that the development of artificial intelligence is coupled with the collapse of a society whose economy is based on work. Jobs losses increase with the acceleration of our technology and artificial intelligence is one of the main culprits. It gathers other technologies to design systems that replace most of the work accomplished to date by humans. It is time to think differently, to stop seeing work as a mandatory human activity, whereas it is but enslavement from which to free ourselves. So for now, many people are afraid of such changes, it is well known that changes always frighten, but only until you realize that they improve our lives.

Once artificial intelligence will produce a machine with a capacity equivalent to the human brain, the next day or so, another machine will surpass it and so on, until the machine reaches the brain power of all human brains combined. This event, called the technological singularity, seems so disturbing that some people believe that all the predictions become highly uncertain. No way for paradists, that event is greeted with enthusiasm since it means that science has managed to free humans from the obligation of working, thanks to machines which advantageously replace all current human jobs. It will be a fantastic achievement.

What will humans do then?

41 Editorial: L’I.A. (Intelligence Artificielle) pourrait faire disparaître 140 millions d’emplois qualifiés à l’horizon 2025… 13/06/2014 http://www.rtflash.fr/l-i-intelligence-artificielle-pourrait-faire-disparaitre-140-millions-d-emplois-qualifies-l- horizon-2025/article

43 There will be two kinds of people: those who have a vocation, a "gift" and who will thrive working voluntarily in the field they love; and others who will benefit from a civilization of leisure and entertainment suited for one and all, cultural for some, sporting for others.

After a while (asp), working time being more and more reduced, we will finally totally eliminate forced labour. Only people who love what they do, will continue to work VOLUNTARILY.

It will take more and more writers, painters, poets, entertainers, and artists of all kinds to entertain the crowd on perpetual vacation. On one side the creators, on the other consumers, everyone being free to switch sides according to one’s abilities and tastes.

Some express concern that machines could one day subjugate humanity, a fear that seems to be only fuelled by old sci-fi, a fear totally unjustified. Intelligent machines will of course be programmed to serve us, as are a computer or a washing machine today. Even if we give intelligence to machines in well-defined functions, and even if they were given human form, they cannot take the place of human beings by their own initiative as they will be designed to be used as devoted servants. We will have the choice of making intelligent machine or not, as we choose to make a self-parking car or not, or a phone that connects to the Internet or not. 42

Facing such changes, many are tempted to mock or ridicule those who see the potential of these new avenues, but as Rael said: “Everything, absolutely everything, without any exception, from what we use today every day was invented by people that were laughed at first by everyone, from our glasses to pen through the buttons of our clothes, in short all the things around us, without exception; and each time, the idiots burst out laughing and treated the inventor of crazy."43

42 Next World - Future Intelligence https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9lrxjPrmH4

Ray Kurzweil, engineer at Google, pushing back death! http://www.lalibre.be/actu/cyber/ray-kurzweil-l-ingenieur-google-qui-veut-faire-reculer-la-mort- 52e8132d3570d7514c2c1962#media_1

Ray Kurzweil futurist forecasts http://www.humanoides.fr/2013/01/02/les-previsions-futuristes-de-ray-kurzweil/

Intelligent machines will help us think and make better decisions. Artificial intelligence is not to be feared, but natural stupidity.

43 "Yes to Human Cloning, eternal life through science," Rael, Raelian Foundation, February 2001, p. 156.

(Note: For more information on nanotechnology and artificial intelligence, see the bibliography at the end of the document.)

44 It's up to us to help these many inventors - and the artists who beautify their inventions - giving them the place they deserve and all the tools to create a new life.

d) Paradism and medicine

Currently, most researches are funded by pharmaceutical giants that have set up a complex system of drug patents and excessive evaluation and approval costs, inaccessible to independent researchers. In addition, research continues almost exclusively for diseases whose treatment will earn them huge profits. They are seldom focused on devastating endemic diseases, such as in developing countries, including malaria, dengue fever, sleeping sickness, elephantiasis, river blindness, yellow fever, bilharzia, etc. This market is not lucrative enough for shareholders! As everywhere in today's world, profit is the primary motivation.

The pharmaceutical industry depends on the constant existence of diseases (real and invented) in order to sell its drugs that are not intended to prevent, cure or eliminate diseases, but of monitoring the health of billions of people by a commercial monopoly on products that treat the symptoms without touching the real causes of disease. This legal and commercial power that was given to pharmaceutical currently prevents billions of people from accessing vital information on viable alternative for their health, while synthetic products imposed by this industry are often ineffective or even toxic, causing illness and death in the proportions of a true genocide.

With Paradism, the interest of human beings will always be considered inalienable, regardless of the field of research. All avenues will be explored whether traditional or alternative. Paradism will of course focus on nanotechnology, stem cells and gene therapy.

Patents having been removed, all discoveries and treatments will be available to all without restriction.

Patient care by robots Soon, robots will help address the shortage of staff in Japanese hospitals by bringing medicines or making small tedious and repetitive tasks. These robots are already being tested. 44

44 In Japan, robots nurse move in hospitals, Le Figaro, October 25, 2013. http://www.lefigaro.fr/sciences/2013/10/25/01008-20131025ARTFIG00282-au-japon-des-robots-infirmiers- integrent-les-hopitaux.php

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Robot nurse

With their small size of 1.30 meters and despite their weight of 120 kilos, they can go everywhere on the hospitals’ floors and they are hard workers. Panasonic, the Japanese electronics giant, has announced the availability of the robots they have named Hospi

Such robots are already helping to implement Paradism freeing human beings from difficult tasks. In several countries, including Canada, there is a shortage of nurses and doctors. With robots that will support more and more tasks, human workers can better care for the welfare of patients. In addition, it cost much less to buy a robot than pay the equivalent salary to a human worker; a significant saving is not negligible.

Medicine and new technologies - stem cells Recent researches on stem cells offer much hope. Already, stem cells have been used successfully to treat many diseases including some cancers and other health problems.

46 In Canada, the research team supervised by Dr. Denis Claude Roy, director of the research center of the Maisonneuve Rosemont Hospital in Montreal (HMR) is a leading Canada-wide in the field of research and applications of stem cell and immunotherapy. Dr. Roy and his team focuses on hematopoietic stem cells to be transplanted to patients with cancer and certain blood disorders. 45

"We address not only the problem of bone marrow transplant, said Dr. Roy, but we will also work on the use of stem cells to repair different organs that are damage in different conditions, such as heart problems or visual problems."

Dr. Roy shares his excitement about using stem cells treatments. "The cells are going their jobs without damage, he said. It's not a drug with side effects, or if there are side effects, they are very minimal. These are cells that perform their normal function, which is to repair tissues."

We have all the knowledge to make a positive shift in the field of health, missing is the financial support. Governments need to think about reducing the military budget to increase the health and research. It would be a big step forward.

The use of stem cells will soon be commonplace in many countries. We can regrow damaged teeth, cure cancer, reverse degenerative diseases, restore energy, regain sight or regrow amputated limbs. What hope and so much money saved. Stem cells are much less expensive than taking drugs ad infinitum by those who would prefer of course to heal.

Health The implementation of Paradism will have a major impact in the field of health. With the disappearance of material poverty and compulsory labour, all have access to better food, and a free education, focused not on the formation of labour ready to use, but on the acquisition of knowledge or personal enrichment.

Freed from the constraints of working, with stress, mental and physical exhaustion that results, everyone can focus on what they are really passionate about and live by being rather than having.

With new technologies focused on ecology rather than profit without consideration, we can stop the exploitation of natural resources and the environment will return to a healthy state. We will stop poisoning the flora and fauna making people sick.

The current food industries, more anxious of pleasing its shareholders than concerned about the health of those who consume its products, does not hesitate to incorporate more and more additives although they may be harmful. Without the profit motive, these dubious practices will disappear.

45 University of Montreal - Forum, Volume 40 - Issue 30 - May 15, 2006 http://www.iforum.umontreal.ca/Forum/2005-2006/20060515/AU_4.html

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Since the welfare of human beings will always be the basic requirement of any development, so Paradism will eliminate the source of many so-called civilization diseases (cancer, heart disease, diabetes, morbid obesity, burn-out, etc.).

Medicine will be deeply transformed. Without the need for financial gain, scientists will significantly gain more independence and be able to devote themselves to researches that they believe will bring improvement to our human condition.

It will be the same with many alternative practices that are currently limited because they offer treatments that generate little profit; although known for centuries for their powerful curative and preventive effects, but set aside, if not prohibited for it was more profitable to create synthetic drugs. Currently, in Europe, herbalism also becomes increasingly difficult to practice under new laws promoting pharmaceuticals.

Despite all that, marijuana is finally legalized in the states of Washington and Colorado! 46

Laws are passed, habits change slowly, everyday life is transformed through the benefits of technology, changes gradually settle in. But even if an idyllic world is inevitable, the path to get there can be very painful. Paradism offers to guide society towards the path of least resistance and least suffering.

Shortly after the introduction of Paradism, following the abolition of forced labour, money will disappear in turn, thanks to technological advances allowing us to create abundance for all, regardless of the goods and services we use.

e) Build an idyllic world for the well being of humans

Scientific and technological development should never enslave populations. Corporate greed and economic growth, serving only the domination of a minority over the majority, must stop. It is humanly speaking important to reduce the powers of the wealthy and create a policy of sharing the wealth. One of the first solutions is to give everyone a citizenship income. And this is but the first essential step.

So that humanity can continue to live, we must give the poorest ways to blossom and bring their contribution to society. Since with Paradism we no longer talk of work or money, this contribution will be rather in their creativity, their ideas and their ability to invest in projects nurtured by the values of sharing and

46 http://www.lemonde.fr/elections-americaines/article/2012/11/08/le-colorado-et-le-washington-ont-legalise- le-cannabis-mais-pourront-ils-appliquer-leur-loi_1787369_829254.html

48 collaboration. This citizen's income will however be given to all regardless of their of participation. Every human being deserves to be treated with dignity.

It is criminal and unworthy of our civilization now getting rid of the so-called unproductive humans and replace them without social compensation by robots or technology, to create military robots to contain the crowds exasperated by injustices, or increasing political austerity to allow the exploitation to continue. This is a legacy of our primitive past, at a time when it would be so easy to give to all. Whether people choose to live actively or not, every person has the opportunity to develop one’s passions or potential, participate in projects or just have fun.

Most analysts see only the bad sides of science development. Just like politicians, they are unable to conceive of alternatives other than those of the past, with the obligation of making a living by working, as if it was impossible to change our perceptions. Yet, for example, in a big city like Montreal, we see more and more people who are willing to commit toward an easier world for all and became involved socially. With this trend of creating a new culture of community exchanges and renewed volunteer work, citizens are becoming involved in the development of their city.

Volunteers confirm feeling happier and useful of so serving the community. They give love and discover ignored passions and talents, having the freedom to choose what they want to do or accomplish. It's no longer a question of money, but of satisfaction and achievement. They become useful citizens for the community, with a stronger sense of responsibility.

We can build this more humane paradist world thanks to science When forced labour will be abolished, humans will transform their potential in projects, in civil commitment and sharing among all. Paradism is the only solution and we already have some foundations to build it today. This system will not let people out of work be bored by doing nothing. We will create a multitude of activities that will contribute to happiness and personal fulfillment through a creative explosion beneficial to society as a whole. With the advent of Paradism, we will demonstrate that humanity deserves to survive, a balanced humanity where everyone is happy and able to solve all his or her problems. This reality will exists in a very short time.

Recreation - Recreational activities will be well developed and available for free. Humans basically want to have fun and play. Playgrounds, sports fields and amusement parks of all kinds will multiply everywhere. People will be proud to host contests or performances in their neighbourhood, their town or village.

Knowledge - Education will be free, as scientific research that will be fully supported and encouraged, especially if it aims at improving our quality of life.

49 Arts - Everyone, if they wish, will have the time and resources needed to pursue any art form. Artists will develop for us an ever more beautiful and exciting environment. Works of art will be appreciated for the emotion they can arouse in those who appreciate them. Artists will offer their creations to their friends or community out of love, since money will no longer exist.

Travel - Transport becoming environmentally friendly, thanks to science, will be free. This will allow everyone to travel, to visit or simply experience the wonders of the planet.

Meditation and prayer - People will be encouraged to grow spiritually in the practice or philosophy of their choice in order to increase their level of happiness and harmony. When a person is happy and harmonious, it contributes positively to the welfare of the whole society.

Socialization - People will do whatever they like socially, whether to bond with others, have fun and play, party and dance or simply make love. It goes without saying, in accordance with the law of nature, in sexuality as in all other areas, nothing will be imposed and no one will have to comply with the rules of conduct or behaviour. The only requirement will be to respect the freedom and choices of others, allowing everyone to freely express their potential and individuality by living one’s life as one wishes.

The energy that drives us to liberate ourselves and create a paradise on Earth cannot be stopped. It is deeply ingrained in our collective unconscious. Our technological progress was leading us from the beginning of this scientific era. Paradism is inevitable. Do not delay it by trying to fix an out-dated and destructive system. The time has come to adopt Paradism and make this world a paradise. 47

(Note: Refer to Chapter 8, part b and c, where you will find ways to transform a city like Montreal and make it liveable on a human scale, with examples of technical and sociological applications and options of urban layouts applicable to a city surrounded by water as Montreal is.)

47 www.paradism.org

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Chapter 4

Examples of experiments or proposed solutions to improve the lives of human beings

Several individuals or communities propose solutions to improve the lives of the majority. There are individuals who sacrificed their freedom to reveal shocking secrets. They were punished for their beliefs: Edward Snowden, an analyst at the National Security Agency, in exile in Russia after reporting electronic spying (fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Snowden) ; Julian Assange, founder of WikiLeaks and journalist Glenn Grennwald, locked in a small embassy in London (http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_Assange); Chelsea Elizabeth Manning (born Edward Bradley Manning), a former military analyst for the United States army, sentenced to 35 years in prison for passing classified military documents to various Wikileaks (http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Bradley_Manning).

Others have created small communities based on the decline and the distribution of wealth; Auroville, UBUNTU and several alternative villages in France and Quebec, to name a few projects. Among these, we must emphasize the communal experience of Pierre Rabhi, France. 48 49

More and more conscious individuals dedicate their lives to demonstrate that we can live well, happy and in harmony with nature, by sharing resources with an entire community. The recent citizen revolution in Iceland, that we will see in more detail in the next chapter, also showed that humans can together take action and change a precarious situation in their country.

More and more people will stand up for change, both individuals and groups. Spectacular attempts initiated by a few individuals were echoed around the world. In 2012, the revolt of Quebec students went around the world with a few clicks on social media. Some students leaders had then organized demonstrations in the streets to make the Government aware of the needs of those who are unable to pay for their education and have no choice but to mortgage their future by going into debt for the benefit of banks. The Occupy Movement had already reached

48 https://www.colibris-lemouvement.org/colibris/pierre-rabhi

49 In India we find the Mirra Alfassa project. http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auroville

51 Quebec in 2011, in this movement of social protest from Spain and that has spread throughout the Western world. Many actions are also undertaken by indigenous peoples of the Americas and Australia. Here in Canada, First Nations hold demonstrations to report the theft of their land and their rights, decrying the state of misery in which many are maintained. And that's only the beginning of the revolt against the odious experienced by the majority of humans on our planet, a condition caused by lack of awareness, exploitation and hypocrisy of some.

When will our governments open their eyes to take measures to redistribute wealth? It rightfully belongs to all human beings without distinction. When will the rulers work for the people and not against them? They are supposed to be representatives of the people who elected them.

a) Iceland, an example for the world

Iceland is the first country, in our world in crisis, to revolt. This is the example to follow. From 2009 to today, the citizens of Iceland have shown what peoples of all nations should do:

- Dismiss the idea that the people must support the fraudulent debts perpetrated by capitalist bankers

- Arrest, try and convict capitalist leaders who commit political and economic crimes

- Annul the fraudulent mortgage debt created by the capitalist criminals (Icelanders did that in April 2012).

Icelandic citizens held a first referendum in the spring of 2009 to decide whether they should pay for the debts incurred criminally by bankers and if their government could impose these debts to the people without their consent. 93 % voted no! In April 2011, Icelanders have held a second referendum to question the legitimacy of an agreement concocted by their government with the Netherlands and the United Kingdom to repay money spent to compensate the losses of the Icesave bank’s savers.

Under the terms of the agreement, Iceland would have had to pay £ 2.35 billion to the UK, and € 1.32 billion to the Netherlands by 2046 and at an interest rate of 3 %. Again, the agreement was rejected by a majority vote of nearly sixty percent (58.9 %). This second rejection shows that Icelanders don’t want to accept any responsibility for the losses of foreign bankers during the financial crisis.

52 Covering the debt would have cost 317,000 citizens of Iceland about 17,000 $ each. 50

This win against the bankers had a major impact, pushing the current European governments (under pressure from speculators like Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan Chase, the IMF and the European Commission) requested the imposition of austerity measures to Icelanders . After the second Icelandic referendum, the pro-capitalist Financial Times on March 13, 2011 even had to recognize that Icelanders voted in prioritizing the wellbeing of citizens before those of private banks.

The example of Iceland is the first step. After, all countries should nationalized banks and print their own currency, excluding any idea of paying interest to private banks. Following nationalization, the money will always be available to fund projects whose sole criterion is whether it is worthwhile to devote some energy and time. The nations will then come together and create a global currency that will eliminate speculation on money.

Iceland is exemplary for having forced its government to abdicate peacefully, for having nationalized banks and jailed the bankers who caused the bankruptcy of their country. Moreover, its people chose freedom by developing a participatory democracy. Will they continue to move towards this freedom by promoting the wellbeing of citizens or will they decide to comply with the requirements of capitalism? 51

(Note: For more information on the crisis in Iceland and its solutions, see the bibliography at the end of the document.)

50 http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crise_financi%C3%A8re_de_2008_en_Islande http://www.lemonde.fr/economie/article/2013/11/30/l-islande-va-annuler-jusqu-a-24-000-euros-de-dettes- par-menage_3523345_3234.html http://cadtm.org/Quand-l-Islande-reinvente-la

51 http://www.liberation.fr/economie/2013/02/13/dialoguez-avec-pascal-riche_881532 (Note: For more information on the crisis in Iceland and its solutions, see the bibliography at the end of the document.)

53 b) Bhutan and gross national happiness

Wikipedia describes the Gross National Happiness (GNH or Dzongkha) as follows: "...an attempt to define the standard of living in more holistic and psychological terms than gross national product.”

In 1972, the King of Bhutan, Jigme Singye Wangchuck, introduces a new concept, the Gross National Happiness, an economy based on the humanistic values of Buddhism. The GNH is a top priority in the socio-political agenda, plus sustainable development, environmental protection, heritage preservation and good governance. Here's a recipe around which a country can develop a fair and equitable society for all.

In 2005, the king abdicated and announced the establishment of democracy that will be voted on later when his older son will lead the country. In Bhutan, there are no skyscrapers, no billboards, no McDonalds or stadiums welcoming thousands of angry fans. The cigarette does not exist, nor the traffic lights and we are wary of anything that is related to capitalism. 52

"If everything is not bad in globalization, we are cautious," says Kesar Wangli, CEO of the country Tourism Council. "We also take very seriously our quest for happiness because Bhutan is not a museum piece, Bhutan is alive."

A popular tour guide talks about the impact of tourism in Bhutan, "Bhutan is like a car whose performance depends on the species you put into it," said Tenzin Namgyel. "The essence is us, our heritage, our traditions. But all that changes. A farmhouse becomes a tourist restaurant; a village shop began selling souvenirs, and two, three, four others follow suit ... What to do? We all need money." It costs a minimum of 250 $ per person, per day, to stay in Bhutan. This includes a 20 $ visa, a room in a highly rated hotel, three meals daily, ground transportation in the country and the services of a guide. Profits are reinvested in tourism in schools, hospitals and infrastructure. 53

Although Bhutan still has one foot in the Middle Ages and the other in the twenty- first century, its rule of good governance is a concept that countries could adapt to the technology of our age and the needs of its citizens. Nothing is perfect in this country, but the principle of Gross National Happiness should be part of any good political program.

52 http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonheur_national_brut

53 http://www.ledevoir.com/art-de-vivre/voyage/350723/la-monarchie-du-bonheur

54 The decision to introduce a new democracy in Bhutan could spoil everything if the Bhutanese are not vigilant. Agreeing with the momentum of current globalization, they may establish a wild democracy on the model of what we know in our western countries and lose some of their values. The goal of Gross National Happiness remains an example to follow that we must continue to improve and adapt to the modern world. This concept should guide all decisions to always place the welfare of human first.

c) A variety of community projects around the world

Since the sixties, several experimental communities have sprung up everywhere on the planet to live differently in dismissing the current political and monetary systems. They protect the environment and respect the rights of all by inventing a new way of living. Some are mystical, but most administrations are advocating humanistic values.

Living connected with the community seems to be the only way to work in the future. A close-knit community brings together individuals who work together to build a harmonious social environment and enables efficient management of its resources. Alternative villages are born around the world seeking to achieve the greatest possible autonomy. These communities move progressively towards a paradigm shift. Humans increase opportunities to invent new ways of living. They find lasting happiness and eliminate the stress of work and consumption. This is the beginning of an extending revolution.

Auroville, India Mirra Alfassa (Mirra Richard) - spiritual companion of Sri Aurobindo, an Indian philosopher - created Auroville in 1968 and it welcomes men and women from all over the world, people from some thirty countries. To be admitted to Auroville, we must accept the universal values of peace and harmony advocated in the community and respect the beliefs and opinions of others. They share everything, work and training in agriculture, information technology, education, in health, crafts, etc. 54

Alternative villages in France, but also in Quebec To build a better world, we must start at home. It is possible to achieve autonomy by creating an interesting social life and avoiding unnecessary expenses. This is

54 Bhoutan - La monarchie du bonheur 26 mai 2012 | Carolyne Parent | Voyage Bhoutan Le Bhoutan enterre le BNB – 15 juillet 2013 Le "Bonheur National Brut" et l’évaluation du bien-être humain Camille A. Segnigbindé - 14 novembre 2013

55 where many get together and build a place where they will want to live. For some, the solution lies in the creation of alternative villages where everyone shares.

Several communities were born in the sixties with Findhorn in Scotland, Auroville in India and Damahnur in Italy. Several communities were also based across Quebec, but they disintegrated thereafter. A few years later, groups have established artistic cooperatives (dancers, writers, musicians, etc.), food, restaurant, housing, etc. These communities flourished all over the world now. Lets mention the Ecological Research Group of Batture (GREB) who founded the Ecohameau de la Baie des Ha Ha in 1990 in the Baie des Ha Ha, in Saguenay.

The écohameaux network and villages of Quebec was founded a few years ago. These small ecological communities consist of a cluster of green homes administratively connected to a village, where residents participate in an active way of community life and whose activities are focused on protecting the environment and reducing the footprint ecological overall.55

Nimbin, Australia Nimbin offers an alternative lifestyle community established since the 70s, bringing together former hippies and many artists. They live off tourism, real estate (large farms) and selling crafts. The largest and oldest of these communities has 300 members, established in the mountains, about ten kilometers from a town. It bears the name of Tuntable Falls, has its own school (recognized by the Australian government), its center of decision and even his fire trucks ...

(Note: For more information on various planned communities based on collaboration, see the bibliography at the end of the document.)

d) Alternative Political Party

UBUNTU and contributing

In South Africa, the name UBUNTU means "I am what I am because of who we all are"; we are not separate from each other and all our actions affect the rest of humanity. Michael Tellinger has recently founded the liberation movement and political party UBUNTU South Africa whose fundamental value is to do good. This principle applied to a small group also influences all beings on the planet.

55 Le film « AUROVILLE – la ville dont la terre a besoin » Voir l’intégralité du FILM (57 mn) : Informations sur Auroville dans le sud de l’Inde http://ecohameau.tripod.com/defini.html

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South Africa is among the richest countries, yet it is home to a disproportionate number of poor and homeless. The crime rate and diseases is very high. In such a context, the Ubuntu party is aware that the capitalist system offers no solution to the current crisis and the need to invent a new thought, a different organization from what has already existed.

New leaders are awakening and consciousness soars in humanity. Ubuntu is a message that speaks to all humanity by demonstrating that there are solutions and we need to use this catastrophic situation and change the course of our history. These changes will be made by ordinary citizens who take back the power from politicians. We have a duty to improve the lives of our humanity, starting with the one we know. 56

e) Degrowth, a solution

The principle of degrowth takes all its meaning in our Western society and it is proposed by philosophers and various specialists in economics and ecology, for about the last forty years.

According to Wikipedia, the word degrowth means: is a political, economic, and social movement based on ecological economics and anti-consumerist and anti- capitalist ideas. It is also considered an essential economic strategy responding to the limits-to-growth dilemma.

On the other hand (which is mostly elaborated in this chapter): "A concept as much political, economic and social according to which the permanent increase in world population and the expected result from economic growth, are not benefits for humanity, but are dangerous to peace, even with the most pessimistic forecasts, for the survival of humans, which is in opposing sustainable development. Supported in particular by some anti-production movements, anti-consumerist and environmentalists, the concept of "degrowth" is occasionally supplemented by adjectives such as "sustainable" or "friendly." Another most recent name is "growth objection." 57

More and more experts denounce the phenomenon of economic growth based on excessive exploitation of our natural resources. They sound the alarm and advocate a so-called voluntary simplicity, with a controlled reduction in economic

56 Nimbin, le village perché des hippies australiens Marion Ablain, Journaliste

57 Michael Tellinger, fondateur du Mouvement de Libération et Parti UBUNTU 57 En Afrique du Sud, Le projet UBUNTU est né. Michael Tellinger est l’adn du projet avec sa compagne Louise 57 La décroissance - définition de Wikipedia

57 activity, as the only alternative to a global crash with unpredictable consequences approach. They are economists, journalists, technicians, professors or scientists, writers and artists; and they rebelled against "the exploitation and destruction of an exhaustible natural capital."

These "growth objectors" therefore advocate "on an individual level, the so-called voluntary simplicity and, on the global scale, the relocation of economic activities in order to reduce the environmental footprint and energy costs."

Growth is the source of problems in our modern world. "The question is not whether we are for or against degrowth. Degrowth is a fact ... "says Dennis Meadows, one of the authors of the report" Limits to Growth "published by the Club of Rome in 1972. 58

He added in an interview: "There are simply no physical infinite growth on a finite planet. Beyond a certain threshold, the growth stops. Either we stop ... by changing our behaviour, or the planet will stop it."59

Capitalism blurs the individuals’ thoughts and incites them to conformism and extreme individualism. It prepares people to be quiet by submitting to a narrow vision allowing increasing the privileges of a minority by reducing those of the majority.

The big capitalists use democracy to manipulate governments, whatever the politicians, to achieve their ends. They advocate their principles of economics under the specter of fear; as a result, wealth for a privileged minority and for the people, poverty. Under their influence, our governments apply a useless and dangerous policy of austerity. They encourage the current economic system, run by a small group of people who form a ruling class - oligarchy - whose vision has nothing to do with the needs of the people.

The oligarchy can be defined as a decline of the aristocracy. The vision of Herve Kemp, founder of the ecological magazine Reporterre and environmentalist editor at Le Monde. His publications include, Éditions du Seuil: "How the Rich Are Destroying the Earth" in 2007 and "To save the planet, exit Capitalism" in 2009), our North American society means a government that exercises its power on behalf of all entrepreneurs who enjoy the privileges. This power is not in the hands of brilliant beings or socially engaged, but those that increase their profits. They are the ones that push towards economic growth in order to capture most of the financial benefits. This invisible power also dictates rules of uprightness allowing them to continue to steal the poor.

58 Dennis Meadows, http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halte_%C3%A0_la_croissance_%3F 59 http://www.decroissance.org/

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The majority of the population must be content with crumbs in a highly polluted immediate environment where it is difficult to access higher education, or even just live healthy.

When we see that from the age of 45 years, between 35-50 % of the population visits a dentist. It is easy to imagine the state of the other’s teeth. How many of these persons live without tooth in the mouth and cannot afford dentures? In a modern, affluent society, something is wrong.

The Canadian survey of health measures from 2007 to 2009.60 Such a system seems to prepare us to live like those scary science fiction novels where the privileged live in inaccessible palaces while the people languished in desolation. However, our current knowledge and our technological level would enable all to live above the poverty line. We could easily introduce a basic income for all; improve our various social services, allowing everyone to have decent homes at a good price in accessing education and health (medicine, dentistry, nursing, special care, etc.). Companies could quickly run without employees or almost through robotics, and create wealth redistributed equitably among the people. In a depolluted environment, individuals and families would enjoy the beauty of nature. Governments could thus make available to all citizens the means to develop their knowledge and passions. Where

In this world we must urgently rethink our environmental values, First Nations have always taught by example. Max Gros Louis, a Huron-Wendat, former chief of Wendake, near Quebec City, sums indigenous thought when he writes that "The Earth does not belong to us, we belong to the Earth." First Nations members’ policy to take only what they need, never hurt a game, but to kill him, to protect the environment by treating nature with respect. We must quickly follow the principles of such teachings to save our humanity dying on a polluted planet. We, the invaders from Europe, have levelled the surface and depth, believing that we needed all that.

The future we propose is already upon us, still fragile, but it becomes our reality every time we take action to build it. We must forget the solutions of the past that leads us to destruction. Our current leaders have their feet rooted in the past and they refuse to leave. We need leaders who have a vision for the long-term future and who understand the opportunities already available. Let us not allow those power-thirsty to exercise their whims. If they wake up on time, they will follow us. For now, those who understand the situation are already starting to build this

60 Report on the results of the module on oral health http://www.fptdwg.ca/assets/PDF/CHMS/CHMS-F-tech.pdf

59 future world, all have their place, where all participate without gulping natural resources.

Analysts estimate that 80 % of the world's wealth is now in the hands of a few families only. We must reverse this phenomenon and redistribute this percentage fairly. All solutions to improve our future must be developed with global thinking. In Quebec, we can implement these in depth changes and do so without ever imposing anything elsewhere but hoping to influence or persuade politicians from around the world - and especially the people - with the efficiency and quality of our measures.

Humans have a natural ability to organize when they are given the opportunity and a harmonious environment is provided. For example, we recently had the opportunity to see that The Association for Student Union Solidarity (ASSE) clearly show this. Their elected representatives have no power, but they are responsible for administering, suggesting and applying what committees ask them. Members spontaneously take responsibility once a project is set up. For the sake of improvement, two or three conferences are held each year with training and questions about their values and how they work. Following various discussions organized or spontaneous, projects are developed. Each committee has specific needs depending on its customers or the service area, but they share common values and have no need for a central government. This is only one example of operation with different values. These young students had the brilliant idea of exploring alternative solutions to the problems they observe. They have an advantage over their elders in politics because they dare to question the system in place and they do it with great concern for justice.

In 2013, after their demands for free higher education, they studied the adverse effects of economic growth in Quebec. Facing governmental inertia they protest against the austerity measures of budgets, and present details on their website of an economic study and possible solutions to resolve the problems caused by the austerity measures.

Andrea Levy is clear about the source of our economic problems based on growth. In the short term it tells us that there is only one choice, degrowth. "But that choice should be made democratically in order to reduce the danger of control by a minority. We must narrow the gap between rich and poor countries and monitor the impact on the environment. If we do not make this choice, the changes will occur in a wild and radical ways."

It would actually be undesirable to let things go, because the gaps are likely to grow with the richest countries that refuse to surrender their gains.

Catherine Caron, associate editor of Relations, explains the principle of degrowth, precept necessary if humanity wants to survive. She warns against the excesses of our societies, and advocates the need to develop a relationship of respect

60 between humans and nature, an essential link if we want to transform our societies and stop polluting.61

Many specialists and philosophers see the dangers of our current economic system and the need to change. Worldwide resistance was born in the early 21st century and Quebec is participating. The people's anger rumbles. The massive demonstrations of 2012 were a healthy expression of democracy that was wrongly tried to demonize. Governments have curiously managed these events by pretending they were chaos and even terrorism. In Quebec we pushed the blame to introduce Bill 78, which attacks the rights of expression and gatherings. In Montreal, the bylaw P-6 adopts the same principle and criminalize any unframed gathering. Gradually, people lose their individual freedoms as our governments; far from being the guides they should be encourage conformity and attempt to enslave the people.

In every country of the world, governments have a duty to move towards more revolutionary decisions that take into account the well being of all citizens and a more equitable distribution of wealth.

(Note: For more information on the principle of economic decline, see the bibliography at the end of the document.)

f) In Quebec, a "Citizenship Revenue"

Historically, this idea was introduced long ago. In France in 1966, Jacques Ellul, thinker, author of books and ideological defender of individual liberties, already proposed to distribute to all citizens a guaranteed minimum income. We can even go back to the first attempts to establish a sort of supplement to insufficient wages in 18th century England. Here in Canada many studies are conducted from the 60s.62

"Ideas of full employment and growth becomes obsolete with basic Income," says Stanislas Jourdan today, an official of the French Movement for a basic income, and coordinator in France of the European Citizens Initiative (ECI) .

In Canada, the McDonald Commission had recommended it in 1985; Jean Chrétien promised to consider this possibility when he was prime minister. Everywhere economists, professors, Nobel Prize in Economics (1969, 1977,

61 ASSÉ - Association pour une solidarité syndicale étudiante Andrea Levy journaliste et historienne rapporte les paroles de Dennis Meadows dans son article « Les dangers d’une décroissance sauvage » Voir ( Catherine Caron, Cap sur la décroissance, Relations, juin 2013, p. 11

62 Citizenship income - François Blais and colleagues at Laval University in September 2001, p.37-64

61 1978 and 1981), and various notables of the world, have the idea of a basic income as a logical solution to current problems. Several Quebec politicians of the 60-70, including Camil Samson (Leader of the Social Credit Rally of Quebec) and Michel Chartrand, joined several celebrities from the world of labour and favoured this solution to reduce inequalities in society.63

Today in Quebec, in addition to the Quebec Solidarity party proposing the same solution, we also find François Blais wearing the colors of the Quebec Liberal Party. The former dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences at Laval University was elected in 2014 and became Minister of Employment and Social Solidarity. He taught political science ideas and contemporary theories of social justice. He wrote "The citizenship income - Literature review and consultation with experts" (published in September 2001) in which he proposed many unexpected solutions. 64

In the middle, we recognize it as one of the experts in the guaranteed minimum income for every citizen. Prime Minister Philippe Couillard and members of his government should take concrete steps to improve the lives of Quebecers and become advocates of such a project.

An unconditional basic income given to each citizen from birth to death, should allow all to live well. It should allow a healthy diet and better health through exercise programs, a richer social life, as well as free access to various socio- cultural activities, education or training. Although this basic amount is distributed to all, it is possible to increase his income by working, but it is also possible to just use this income to realize one’s dreams.

Such a move would destroy any sense of guilt or impair the dignity that many people are currently experiencing when they need financial support. In addition, an impressive number of officials and even entire departments would be unnecessary (investigators, agents, forms of all kinds, etc.) since this income would be managed in one place. This replaces all other forms of allowances or pensions. We're talking about substantial savings. It is also a modern solution to solve several problems in our society, which is degrading and impoverishing now that full employment is less and less possible.

By establishing such a measure, the Liberal government currently in power would prove that he has a real desire to make our economy function while respecting

63 "Manifesto for a citizenship income" by Michel Bernard and Michel Chartrand http://jeanneemard.wordpress.com/2013/07/29/le-revenu-de-base-4-le-revenu-de-citoyennete-de-michel- chartrand/

64 http://www.reporterre.net/spip.php?article5242 Le revenu de citoyenneté de François Blais et ses collaborateurs de l’Université Laval, septembre 2001, 282 pages. http://www.ecn.ulaval.ca/~jyves/REVENU_DE_CITOYENNETE_FINAL.pdf

62 the dignity of a great number of citizens who can not find jobs or at least not up to the their qualifications.

François Blais, in his academic paper talks about the only state in the world today that (almost) unconditionally pay such benefits to all its citizens. Since 1982, the Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend Program actually distributed to Alaskans a nominal annual amount that was 1,000 US $ that year and fluctuates up and down every year since.65

Even if the amount is small, "The population has found in this payout, a source of identity and regrouped around their maintenance and recovery." The amount distributed is calculated by the fund according to dividends related to the exploitation of natural resources (royalties paid by oil companies to the government) and it benefits the individual. "Besides, 83 % of citizens expressed their opposition, in a referendum held in September 1999, to a reduced amount given from dividend of state revenue. (APFC 2001)."

In addition to increased solidarity within the population, citizen income has several advantages. It will be possible to consider small low-paying jobs - in the community, food and catering, for example - as interesting surplus to this basic income. We will also see the birth of small part-time jobs that will leave some free time for other activities.

For funding, many measures can be taken quickly. This theme is developed in the François Blais’ paper.

A program of distribution of a basic income must be combined with economic degrowth. We need to encourage the automation of business and since they will reduce the number of employees significantly, take the surplus that will allow this redistribution. Specialists in Quebec should study all of these suggestions, and since we already have in the government a person in good position to carry out such a project, all hopes are permitted.66

65 Citizenship income - François Blais and colleagues from Laval University, September 2001, pp 214-225.

66 Un revenu garanti pour tous: introduction aux principes de l’allocation universelle, par François Blais, Boréal, 2001 « Le revenu de citoyenneté - Revue des écrits et consultation des experts », par François Blais (chercheur principal), Département de science politique, Université Laval, septembre 2001 http://www.ecn.ulaval.ca/~jyves/REVENU_DE_CITOYENNETE_FINAL.pdf

63 Chapter 5

The horrors created by our economic and financial system

Paradism wants to be a radical paradism shift; it wants to establish a world focus on human well-being. This implies that no system in place (political, economic, education, finance, medicine, production of goods and services, etc.) could make a decision that would not take into account the impact on being human.

Currently, it is quite the opposite that occurs. Humans are always the losers in the economic or financial crises that cause wars of imperialist expansion, cuts in social services, transfers of businesses, loss of benefits for labour unions, etc. The world of horrors in which we live today only keeps growing, it is imperative that we change this system.

a) The financial system at the core of the capitalism

"I'm a piece of paper and I control your whole life!"

Without the current financial system, almost all of humanity’s problems would disappear. Everyone knows or suspects it, but everyone watches his small savings and fears being stripped of one’s assets. Yet no one would lose if the world's wealth were distributed equally, on the contrary.

Initially, the monetary system was created to facilitate the exchange of goods and services, fostering sharing between members of a society. Then the system has grown by mixing domination, speculation and exploitation. Moreover, the more the system has grown and the more it served the enrichment of bankers and financiers through corruption of elected officials, lobbyists, the various shenanigans and traffics (arms, drugs, prostitution...), etc. It is easy to see that money is the common denominator of all illegal acts and that it only serves the powerful.

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York is the central bank of the USA, which has the role of supervising and regulating the banking system and maintaining the stability of the financial system. It sets the Euribor (Interbank rate offered in Euro), LIBOR (interbank rate set in London) for gold, silver and platinum and provides financial services to depository organizations, the federal government and foreign financial institutions. 67

67 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libor_scandal

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It is also offering financial services to depository organizations, the federal government and foreign financial institutions. Wall Street has supercomputers that analyze data at the speed of light and even uses a laser between NYSE and NASDAQ network to feed an army of brokers who act as real sharks capitalizing on the back of everyone! 68

Libor is a benchmark rate on non-European markets and especially that of the American dollar. 16 banks are involved in the fixing of Libor, they manipulate the money market and set interest rates. These banks are the subject of multiple complaints in many countries, both from the States and regulators but also from institutions and private investors.

"What is shocking in the Libor and Euribor scandals, is not only the manipulation of benchmarks, which mobilises financial regulators around the world, but also the collusion between banks that are expected to compete,” said Joaquín Almunia, who is also vice-president of the European Commission. 69

Euribor is one of two main reference rates on the monetary market in the euro area. Forty European banks set the rates. During the 2005-2009 period, the Euribor has been manipulated according to the interests of some banks upward or downward to generate more profits.

Many of these banks were ordered to pay fines of several millions by the European Commission for fraud after discovering that a handful of private operators were manipulating the rate along the cost of living.

In May 2014, the European Commission formally accused Credit Agricole, HSBC and JP Morgan of manipulating financial reference rates linked to the Euro. Since 2010, several criminal charges were brought for reference rate manipulation, information manipulation at various levels, insider trading and concealment. 70 71

The investment world is at a war against the banks. Investors begin trials and seek astronomical damages to repair the prejudices on their investments. 72 73

68 http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/176551-new-laser-network-between-nyse-and-nasdaq- will-allow-high-frequency-traders-to-make-even-more-money 69 Scandale du Libor : Bruxelles inflige des amendes records Libor : chronologie d'un gigantesque scandale financier How the Libor scam worked. 70 Scandale Euribor: 8 banques européennes condamnées à 1,7 milliard d'euros 71 Fraude sur l’indice des taux Euribor : point d’étape d’un scandale statistique mondial ! 72 Goldman Sachs, la banque qui dirige le monde http://www.tagtele.com/videos/voir/92920/ 73 http://www.arte.tv/fr/goldman-sachs-la-banque-qui-dirige-le- monde/6820372,CmC=6891612.html

65 The American bank Goldman Sachs takes the cake of all the excesses and abuses of financial speculation. It misrepresented Greece’s accounts, enriched itself on American families’ bankruptcies and became one of the protagonists of the Euro crisis. It is an empire that has twice the budget of France, 700 billions Euros of assets. The crisis in the wake of accusations has only increased its power. Goldman Sachs looks like a huge casino where one bets on everything, especially being able to tighten the grip on governments and justice systems.

You must read the bestseller “The Bank”, by Marc Roche for the depth of his power. According to witnesses, former employees, political leaders, economists and journalists, "This bank is leading the world".

Goldman Sachs speculates in the oil and steel market (to build automobiles). It manipulates mortgage rates and "... the food commodities market such as rice, wheat, wood and others. It increases their price and makes it unaffordable for millions of people around the world." 74

Abacus scandal: One of the employees of Goldman Sachs, the French Fabrice Tourre, became in 2010 "... the only employee of the American investment bank to be sued by the American justice for his role in the scandal of the sale of toxic products "subprime", called "Abacus" ”. 75

This little genius in applied mathematics "secretly allied himself with the hedge fund of sulphuric John Paulson, a major client of Goldman Sachs, to down play the same product. He then recommended it to his customers, mostly European banks to up the bet of the same product." 76

Financier Bernie Madoff for his part defrauded some big customers, an unprecedented fraud for which, in 2009, he was sentenced to 150 years in prison. For the American justice, his greatest crime is of having exploited the greed of extremely rich clients. His "pyramid" scam would total 65 billion. 77

Where there is money, there are sharks that devour each other. But their main victim is the vast majority of citizens who are condemned to buy products and services that became too expensive by the many manipulations they exert on the markets. Governments do not have the courage to do their duty and protect the

74 La Banque https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jBuMh846pI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_MNiHvvNGw 75 Le scandale Abacus http://www.lemonde.fr/economie/article/2013/02/01/le-trader-francais-au-coeur-du-scandale- abacus-quitte-goldman-sachs_1826005_3234.html 76 http://www.thenation.com/article/168751/libor-crime-century 77 Le Parlement grec valide une réforme drastique de la fonction publique http://www.france24.com/fr/20130718-grece-loi-fonctionnaires-fiscalite-reformes-adoption- parlement-secteur-public-crise-cure-rigueur/

66 people against these greedy bankers and financiers. It is time that our politicians become protectors of the general population or they must leave their posts.

The current politicians serve obviously only the interests of the wealthy, which is why our current governments have every advantage so as to change nothing. Yet it is vital that this situation is reversed, because if we do not change we will quickly attain a point of no return towards which all humanity will face an economic, social and ecological disaster.

In such an event, how will the population react? It will demand a radical change. However those who are responsible for the current situation are unable to see beyond the only references that money, profitability and competitiveness give. We cannot expect anything from them. The fundamental change consists in first of all, putting the welfare and fulfillment of the human being at the center of concerns and not finance.

b) Paradism’s proposals to exit this financial dead end

Initially, Paradism proposes the nationalization of all banks by prohibiting any speculation whatsoever, in relation to currencies, commodities, food, energy or any other possible speculation. Governments must then reclaim their sovereign right to print the money that was given to private banks. Such a change means that we will stop paying interest to bankers, drastically reducing the national debt of almost every country on Earth. A large amount of taxes is effectively used to pay the national debt at the expense of financial well-being of the nation and its people. Improvements in the social field will be spectacular without the burden of debt. The money of the people for the people!

The implementation of Paradism is required and we cannot hope that existing systems can solve these crises for which they are responsible

"The ONLY solution is a world revolution imposing Paradism. This is necessary because the rich will never agree to give up their privileges peacefully. This could be done almost without violence, if the rich accept the change, but there is very little chance that they would. Instead, they will use (and already use) their wealth at a time when more and more people are struggling to survive, to pay huge militarized police forces under the pretext of "protecting public order" to avoid losing their privileges. And the hungry masses are an ideal society to provide them with police forces, guaranteeing their jobs to pay for food for their families, convinced by their masters (who are helped by the media they own and the politicians they corrupt) that they "protect public order". But eventually, the revolution will prevail for a very simple reason: the enormous mass of rebels over the very small minority represented by the super-rich. And no military force can be strong enough to resist it. Unfortunately, it will have to be very violent. The

67 choice of the dominant super-rich is very simple: either share peacefully or become the victims of a very bloody revolution. Let’s hope they will make the right choice before it's too late." Rael, April 2014

c) Possible scenarios in case capitalism is maintained

People want change but their governments continue to apply old thinking to maintain the capitalist system. Perverse effects will occur more and more.

The Greek example illustrates very well the possible consequences of a loan granted to allegedly reduce the national debt by imposing restrictions on workers and the majority of citizens, without touching the rich. In 2013, the Greek Parliament adopted in an emergency procedure, a highly contested bill reforming the civil service and taxation, dictated by the EU and IMF, Greece's creditors. The adoption of the draft was a precondition for the payment of a new aid slice of 6.8 billion euros.

Thus the government cut wages and overhauled the public service for three years, a move that pushed the unemployment rate to 27%. Following the new reforms in the same year, it reduced the wages of 4,200 additional employees; police officers, teachers and school caretakers who faced a period of eight months when they had to accept reassignment or be fired.

"This is nothing less than human sacrifice" castigates, the opposition’s leader of the Radical Left, Alexis Tsipras. Following the adoption of this new measure, some 15,000 people marched on Parliament against the redeployment plan for the Public Service. They were still 4,000 to be mobilized a second night. 78

The insurmountable debt that countries have accumulated over the years will never be paid, and Quebec is no exception.

The expected consequences of this financial cancer are such, that it is totally irresponsible for politicians of not making it the main point of debate. As expected effects, analysts speak of widespread impoverishment, degradation of health care, deterioration of the education system, impairment of infrastructure, non- compliance with the terms of pension, abuse of the elderly, exodus of intellectual capital and too many other things.

On March 31, 2013, the gross debt was192 billion equivalent to 53.6% of GDP. My forecast is that the gross debt will be 227 billion in 2018-2019, or 54.5% of the GDP. The trajectory is inexorably upward.

78 Le désastre financier du Québec http://quebec.huffingtonpost.ca/jacques-saintpierre/desastre-finance-quebec_b_5043216.html

68 “I will not dwell on national and North American comparisons. This is not necessary. Suffice it to say that we are the uncategorised champions of debt relative to GDP or per capita. And our championship does not need a recount, it is, by far, in its own upper class," says Jacques St.-Pierre, associate professor, Department of finance, insurance and real estate at the Laval University. 79

79 www.paradism.org/index_fr.html fr.paradism.org/

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Chapter 6

Contradiction between the current policy and the 21st century realities

a) Our Canadian politics in the capitalist system

We live in a democracy that creates a modern enslavement and deep injustice towards the majority of humans. Our society has nevertheless developed everything needed to provide a better life for all people, without exception.

If we look at the current policy, in its structure and election system and if the performance of politicians is analyzed, we immediately notice the system’s obvious weaknesses and we understand why changes are so slow and citizens so badly served. Politicians are mostly manipulation professionals concerned exclusively with their career. They live on the fringes of the population, oblivious to their needs since their only concern is to get elected or re-elected. Although this is caricature, it corresponds even to the most attentive and involved politicians, because the system keeps them from changing anything.

Just observe how our governments function to understand. In our governments, the leader has the ultimate authority, supported by his party. No secondary party or opposition, even if there are elected candidates, has a voice in the decisions. Solutions and suggestions for projects that they can offer to resolve the various problems are swept away. Only the projects are proposed or implemented by the members of the ruling party and in a majority government, only the Prime Minister has the absolute power to decide, for he imposes the party line. He sometimes calls on legalists and lawyers who often say what the leader wants to hear. With many important decisions, no consultation is made or they are kept secret. In Canada, we have seen Prime Minister Harper pass mammoth laws and impose huge cuts to science centers, without consulting Canadians, supposedly to save money.

"Everyone on the planet is tired of powers and governments whose only motivation is power and money. Whenever these politicians talk, they talk about GDP, economic power, they never talk about happiness. Economic growth, GDP, economic balance and trade balance, do you worry about it? You don’t care about it! You want to achieve happiness, you want to find meaning in your life; no politician talks about it, not one. That's why everyone on Earth hopes for a

70 revolution to get rid of these stupid governments, not only in Arab countries but everywhere.” Rael - Contact magazine # 373, February 19, 2011

In modern history, politicians base their legitimacy on a truncated implementation of democracy. At one time, politicians were mainly merchants who were protecting their assets. Later, our politics turned into a world of legalists, lawyers and careerist, who are manipulators of ideas and values. These politicians are set up to serve and protect a powerful minority and they are so skilful in their manipulations that they can make citizens believe that their vote can make a difference, whereas it cannot, of course, change anything whatsoever.

Political parties are now adrift. Politicians rarely meet citizens, increasingly disconnected from their reality. They make up an artificial image that they carry with them throughout their careers. Their actions are mostly based on lies and opportunism. We recently found out that in times of disorder, those in power have shown little regard for humans concerned. If the demonstrators attack them in particular, it is because they see the need to reduce the appetite of such politicians who manipulate the people with a clear tendency to hide the truth.

In contrast to such arrogance, other politicians rather play the friendly card. They are outgoing and adopt a populist style. They are glued a pejorative label, for they usually provide simplistic answers to complex problems, as noted by John Phillip Warren, a sociologist and associate professor at Concordia University. If these politicians are trying to comfort the voter by reducing all issues to common sense, the professor speaks of populism as a disease of our democracies, with sometimes devastating effects. Many politicians are charming and friendly; we like them without realizing they hide their play.

Obviously, there are a lot of politicians socially involved and concerned about the needs of all, but they are discredited by others as utopians or dreamers who have no experience in economics. They attract little media attention, which is at the service of the system and rarely manage to get elected. If elected, they have no chance of changing anything. In our current political system, a saying is confirmed: "Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely." Even among the bravest, the most honest and most upright, many of them are caught by the lure of power built into the system. If not, they are never given the time to accomplish specific projects.

b) The electoral system

Election campaigns are following the surveys and politicians adjust their results in order to increase their chances of being elected. They play on the information they manipulate and which they each present in their own way. They talk about strategies, campaign based on the popularity of leaders or parties, surveys and other popular subjects. If we consider public concerns on which they base their statements or their promises, hoping to be elected, one finds that they don’t care

71 about serving the citizens or to improve their situation, they are only interested in taking power. Once elected, even if they were elected by 30 to 40% of the voters, they impose their platform without worrying about the needs and aspirations of the citizens of all allegiances. To make believe that they consider the needs of all, they present laws, projects and white papers. They set up study commissions, quickly forgetting their recommendations. They lead us into a carousel transfers of funds from one project to another, cuts, restrictions and economic pirouettes, complaining of the lack of cooperation of the opposition parties, the national debt, limitations of budget and other justifications to enable them to legitimize their fiddling. No matter who is elected, one party or another, no one seems to consider anything other than past ineffective solutions. They therefore do not solve anything, by only postponing the problems. Politicians in power impose, at strategic times, budgets that are difficult to accept based on austerity. Such measures are never addressed before the elections, but after, as they are already elected and it is too late to change.

Every time, voters fall into the trap of all these manipulations. The illusion is maintained, for citizens talk about their votes in terms of winning or losing elections; which says a lot about the concept. They do not seek to elect the best candidate, one who will work for them, but the most popular one that has the best chance of being elected. It's like the lottery. Candidates use and encourage this to their advantage. They skilfully avoid questions they can not answer or they use empty rhetoric to hide their embarrassment. The people are blinded and vote convinced that a small cross means a choice that can make a difference, without understanding that he is being manipulated and that his choice is not really a choice. The stakes of any election are political. Yet the first issues should be the well-being of citizens and an equal distribution of wealth.

"True democracy is not so much one person / one vote, but one person / one equal share of global wealth. The best solution is Paradism, a natural development of communism, without class conflict, since the proletariat disappears to be replaced by robots and computers and where the entire population lives in a world without money." Rael - Contact magazine # 387, September 28, 2013

c) What the policy and the role of politicians should be

Politics should not be a career plan for politicians. It should be a stage of life allowing sharing what they have discovered in various fields. Elected officials should be required to show integrity and to answer honestly the various needs and requirements. All their decisions should be based on humanistic values. Today we are the ones paying for decisions of putting economics first by dispossessing the majority.

Members of a government must represent all citizens and reflect the diverse ways of thinking and expertise in all areas: education, the arts or agriculture.

72 They should especially be recognized in their entourage as selfless and dedicated people, concerned with the well-being of all who are passionate about serving. Before the election, the parties should impose tests to their candidates and choose them according to their integrity and their accomplishments on the humanist level.

A politician should share his knowledge based on his life experiences with other elected officials, in order to take together informed and fair decisions. He must be a visionary who never lose sight of the overall objectives to be achieved. He should never hesitate to consult experts or hand over decisions in the hands of qualified people.

Any political system should allow the most competent to be elected and not those who best manipulate people's credulity. A fair government should be concerned about the welfare of all and not just a few. It manages the resources, but not the people. 80

While waiting to implement the functioning of Paradism, it is already possible to start implementing fairer measures by gradually changing the political system and improving the current election process to make it more representative and proportional. We also need to establish an administration that reflects the needs of every citizen, not just those who voted for a party.

Such a government could take some simple steps in its governance. All those elected from any party whatsoever, for example, should be an integral part of the government.

Once they are elected and the government set up, parties must lose their importance and gradually share power rather than leave it in the hands of one party or Prime Minister. In other words, all those elected must really work as a team, accountable to the people. Under Paradism, elected officials are at the service of the people, unlike the current system, which requires politicians to be concerned only with re-election by lying to protect a minority in power. Elected officials will then vote on the projects according to their conscience and not according to party line.

Values to be defended should be the same for all members of the government, whether from a majority party or an opposition party. In this spirit, party programs only serve as paths continuously reassessed and of projects to be suggested.

A government made up of all elected should be divided into several bodies, thus responding to the basic principle of total respect for individual freedoms. Such a government has a philosophy where humans enjoy absolute freedom, without social, moral, economic or political limitation; and where he is free to express and

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73 determine his own rules of life with due respect to others. It encourages everyone to develop and achieve their full potential in enriching activities.

This government shares responsibilities between his ministers and with all members of the Assembly. The operating structure could include a board of guides or ministers who administer on a daily basis; a disciplinary board that oversees security, a council of elders who oversees the promotion and application of social values; working committees oriented towards various projects, set up according to the demands and needs as diverse as science, arts, environment, welfare and happiness of the citizens, applied technology and research, etc.

The government we hope for, bases each political program or governance principle on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, whether on the international, national or provincial level and adopts an attitude of absolute respect for individual freedoms and the needs of everyone.

For this new system to be experienced, we propose that it must first be accepted democratically in a first country. Its leaders should honestly explain the system to voters who will be able to choose, without hidden details and without lies. Any candidate who hides important details about his program (or who uses subterfuge) should be eliminated from the race. All parties should, above all, be required to give all the necessary information for the vote to be clear. One single concern should guide future governments, integrity and the well-being of all citizens and the protection of their rights.

d) Urgent measures, first steps towards a fairer society

In Quebec, we can become an example in the world and take the first step towards a more just society by changing our political system. To prevent future upheavals, we need to get over past models and develop a vision that promotes alternatives. All solutions are there, all around the world. The trendsetters have analyzed, studied, suggested, and developed them and we only need the willingness of governments to implement them. It's now or never for Quebec politicians to show they really are the people's representatives.

Gradual automation of business Full employment has become a utopia. Instead of protesting against this development, it should instead be encouraged by empowering companies to robotise, computerize and install the latest technologies that will free workers now since a machine can do it better and safer.

Citizen’s income Thanks to the efficiency of the technology, companies will reduce their workforce drastically in some cases from 50 to 80%, which will generate a lot more profits.

74 These profits obtained no longer need to pay for labour and must be redistributed by a universal citizen’s income. It's only fair. This redistribution can even be used to improve social services and even provide free basic services. Universal allowance in lieu of all other pensions. In addition, a significant saving is expected because such a universal program is managed in one place, now without the need for surveys, in-depth file to analyze the criteria, nor verifications, since all are eligible without any restrictions from birth to death.

More dynamic society A basic income generates a series of positive adjustments in society. This income helps to eradicate poverty and restores the dignity and the purchasing power of a majority of citizens. Society is then transformed and encourages the organization of leisure activities at all levels, training for the sake of learning, hobbies, cooking contests, art, science, horticulture, etc. Former employees live happily without the obligation of working or they can be recycled elsewhere. Those who work enjoy a surplus and some interesting privileges in a society that thrives. Paradism prioritizes scientific and artistic research, the development of health programs and family support, etc. There is an important difference in this system, everyone benefits from it.

Some equitable measures in the workplace (in addition to the basic income) A worker who terminates a job now receives 4% of his annual salary as severance pay. Those who lose their jobs or retire should receive the same percentage on their departure, rather than premiums of 50%, 100% and even more enjoyed right now by all these chancellors, these business or hospitals managers or these companies executives. Severance pay of 1,2 million awarded to Dr. Gaetan Barrette, when he left the presidency of the Federation of Medical Specialists of Quebec (FMSQ) for entering politics is a scandal, an injustice to the majority of Quebec workers and a situation that can not exist in the future.

Free Services Through sound administration, many services can quickly be offered free of charge: education at all levels, health services, dentistry and optometry, etc. (including all medical drugs for free), services for young children and families, public transport and many more.

Community Services A balanced society should be able to provide to all, at reasonable prices, decent housing, hygiene services, housekeeping, meals, home care, transportation for the elderly and disabled, etc.

These changes would significantly improve the lives of citizens. One can imagine that it would substantially bring down the crime rate and they would greatly help people who are isolated or with poor physical or mental health. It would be possible to create a more active and harmonious social life by allowing our

75 politicians to become more balanced, honest and respected citizens. Doing good makes one better.

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Why is Paradism the only system able to replace the current system? a) Paradism system objectives

"The 'secret' of change is to focus all our energy, not to fight against what is old, but to build what is new."- Socrates

The primary objective of Paradism is to create a more just and equitable world for all citizens of the planet. To get there, we have to invent and implement a new political and social system by redefining what is now part of the political world, with the electoral system and the way to represent citizens of a municipality, region, a large city, province, country and eventually of the whole planet.

Paradism is mainly a way to move toward a world where humans are free from any compulsory labour, without money or class struggle, thanks to science and technology.

Money is an agent of corruption. This system without money leads to the disappearance of corruption with its austerity measures, famine, wars, pollution and most diseases. It is a political and social system that will guide humanity towards solutions to current problems and that will allow transforming Earth into a true paradise.

Paradism gives suggestions for an economy based on free access, as much in the field of education, as in health or family support, wealth being distributed fairly. It also offers a world based on human rights, in civicism, respect and love of differences, a world where the UN (or better yet, a truly independent organization from capitalism and representative of the entire human population, replacing the current UN) is transformed into a world government and its army in real peacekeeper. In this world government, all governments of the various regions act collegially in guidance.

Paradism encourages new technologies such as computers, robotics, genetic engineering, nanotechnology or the 3D printer to replace labour and workers in most services. While some resist against this technological development, it is already present in all areas of work. If for now, replacing workers with machines leads to more unemployment and poverty, the widespread use of such technologies will soon bring a radical positive change at this level. This is when a government for the people intervenes, for it is necessary that these machines become the property of the people. The day all industrial production, services

77 and jobs will be automated with no humans involved, everything that replaces human labour should be fully nationalized. This nationalization will make money obsolete, since robots not needing a salary will provide the production of goods and services. Since earnings inherent to this automation will be equally distributed to the general population, most of these products and services will become FREE. 81

We need today to start the process by ending the current economic system, with its modern enslavement and start home a transitional period that will influence the creation of a world currency and the nationalization of all banks. At first, the experience of Iceland can help us.

We cannot expect the system to collapse on its own based on compulsory work in which the survival, quality of life and emancipation of each one depend on his work. To govern is to foresee. It is now possible to start building the new society without work and without money. We can collectively decide to use the accelerated technological and inevitable progression for the comfort of all, rather than for the benefit of a few. The project of establishing this emerging society thwarts the delusional political discourse that tries to make us believe that we must save jobs and create some more, whereas inevitably the only jobs we create will soon be for the machines.

We have all the resources and even potential allies through these experts who have studied the issue and propose ways of gradual economic degrowth. There is a physical limit to economic growth and we have almost reached it. It is 80 % of the wealth of our planet that are artificially controlled by a small group of powerful, leaving the vast majority of humans in distress.

There is NO way to save the current system, even if it is far more profitable for a capitalist to make robots work rather than humans. It is this desire of possessing everything that definitely sounds the death of capitalism, now that we have developed extraordinary and liberating technology. A new model of society is essential if we are to survive as humanity. It is now important to avoid creating more friction and human suffering in guiding the community through the technological changes that will soon give birth to a paradise on Earth.

In a world without work and without money, humans will leave all the work to robots and devote their lives doing what they love: create, research, study, invent, improve living conditions, practice an art, meditate, dream, explore, socialize, have fun, in short to become emancipated. Ultimately, people do not really want more jobs, but more freedom, pleasure and happiness. Thanks to technology, this world is possible, a world where everyone can contribute to a society that ensures the comfort of all for free and forever, without having to work.

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b) Political leaders and the implementation of Paradism

Can our leaders leave the capitalist system to build this paradise?

"Paradism is the essential key to the future of humanity. And this is possible right now. If the whole world rise up at the same time, it can be done in a few weeks; and not in a few years ... just a few weeks!" Rael - Contact magazine # 378, January 3, 2012

Someone must have the courage to start. Iceland has taken the first steps and it looks to continue in the same direction. It's difficult, but just imagine the face of a new world. Everything is there to change the current system and build this paradise. Currently all that is lacking is the will of politicians. If they do not develop the will, it is certain that eventually we will require their resignation, as did the Icelanders.

If politicians cling to this obsolete system, the people, naturally, will entrust the management to people who can demonstrate their competence in various target areas and without any contact with politics. They will choose the leaders they can trust, people recognized for their selflessness, devotion, integrity and honesty and capable of giving their time for free. We can only trust those who aim to develop diplomacy and humanitarian law. It is especially important to understand that elected officials cannot continue to abuse their power by tolerating corruption or they will be rejected very soon. Their so-called solutions to counter this corruption only displaces it or hides more serious problems.

The stakes are high as they concern humanity’s survival. It's time to stop living in this travesty of democracy, where we encourage economic growth that creates poverty, injustice, inequality and social tension, in addition to destroying our environment. Our governments have amply demonstrated their ineffectiveness and inability to solve problems. They only postpone the moment to deal with them, by tempering the most violent responses, even using the police to crush those who show their dissatisfaction. They apply austerity policies, which only further steal from the poorest, a most unsatisfied and desperate majority without taking more from the richer, this minority that accumulates at the expense of others.

All those who are in government and betray the interests of the people will have to change or leave. If our leaders want to stay, they will have to start talking frankly and taking important actions. They will also have to demonstrate the honesty of their efforts to form a responsible and honest government that will generate the necessary changes in its own operation. This government will be composed of a college of elected officials working in a spirit of collaboration, sharing and openness.

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Citizens of all classes of society will help to establish a constitution based on the values of Paradism, in full respect of human rights and a genuine concern for justice and fairness. Nationalizing banks and industries will remove economic power from the clutches of big business and the world of high finance, to be redistributed by the state for the welfare of the people. In this world that will find its balance, companies will serve the people and not the other way. They will develop scientific, technological and financial resources necessary for the achievement of various projects.

In our current economic system, the wealthy are getting richer on the backs of workers who are slaves of this compulsory labour. Right now, the investments are increasingly enriching a minority, bringing less to society and citizens. Yet it is the strength of the workers who built and developed. Contractors should only be coordinators, never get rich at the expense of those who work for them. It is time to turn the tide.

Paradism is not a political party but a new economic and social system. Existing parties may already promote it and insert its values in their programs and projects. Candidates may also be elected proposing sincerely to address the most pressing problems through the lens of alternative and revolutionary solutions brought by Paradism. Politicians must ignore the visions of the past that are useless. We are seeing their negative effects. Each elected representative must set an example by taking responsibility and putting all his energy in building a more just and humane world where everyone works for all, freely and by respecting human rights.

Canada has the ability to lead and to explore ways to build an idyllic world on its scale, offering a different future that will radiate throughout the world. Drastic changes are needed at all levels of government so that our world finds balance. We have all the technological means and the knowledge to do so, helped by thousands of justice enthusiasts who are expecting it. Each step in this direction will influence all levels, municipal, provincial, federal, continental and global.

Paradism proposes to develop a system based on the well-being of all people, a kind of communism without a proletariat, capitalism without speculation, an adapted democracy. It also includes some elements of anarchy, based on natural law and absolute pacifism, where the government has no power except the one to propose and suggest, with the responsibility of administering the entrusted institutions. This is a governance where members contribute their expertise, enthusiasm, imagination and their desire for equitable sharing of resources, with the sole aim of serving society and guiding it towards greater common good.

"There is only one possible future for humanity: one world, without money, without armies, without politicians. And then, this planet could be a paradise where everyone

80 can travel anywhere without a passport, without a visa, and finally where human rights are respected." Rael - Contact magazine # 373, February 19, 2011

c) The majority and elections

The difficulty of interesting the majority to get involved politically, if only to vote in the elections, is well known. Individuals get involve when they are directly affected in their rights or when they think they are. If they were allowed to express their opinion by referendum when they show an interest, it would allow adjustments in the governance of an organization, ideas, debate, thoughts or restructuring. Right now, the vast majority look away and do not get involved. It is unlikely to change in the current system. This is typical of our modern society where citizens use less and less their right to vote. In the rigged electoral system that we know, they are lied to constantly by not offering them any interesting choice among the few selected parties and set up to serve the established regime. It would be ridiculous to imagine that people do not see it. They know.

If the majority is not usually interested in politics, it is still manipulated by politicians. In times of recession or questioning, they will incite the majority to follow the flow, will impose a conformist behaviour, making sure to give them information that suit their purposes. They will silent the truth or they will manipulate the data in order to present them to their advantage. Although the majority is usually only interested in its own well-being, or what closely concerns it, it regularly agrees to give her confidence by saying that regardless of the chosen one, it's all the same. Instead of abusing that trust, as it is the trend now, members of the Government shall, under Paradism, seek earnestly to earn that trust.

Individuals who want to get involved politically would be wise to always develop an attitude of guide. A guide does not pressure and never takes advantage of his position to exert power over others. He suggests and consults without imposing. In Paradism, it's never one person who makes the decisions.

d) Anarchy

Understanding Paradism is understanding anarchy and direct democracy

The Quebec youth, as those in the world, seeks to replace the current system with a new system more in line with its values. Young people explore as much communism as anarchy. Some student organizations even use a form of direct democracy at several levels of decisions, as used in ancient Greece, where citizens exercised power directly, without representatives. The leaders were administrators of everyday life, without absolute power, and the people got involved and debated each important project. In many countries, certain forms of

81 direct democracy have been attempted (referendum, local assemblies, popular initiatives, petitions, business management by employees). Various economic sectors and many associations, organizations and even some companies still use it. For some years, Iceland explores a system of decision-making that comes close.

Among the practices of direct democracy, there is one called horizontal power, where all deliberations and decisions are made with everyone in Assembly. Delegates and elected officials have very specific mandates that can be revoked at any time. This is the principle of the decisions taken by the majority, by consensus or unanimity. Spokesmen without power then transmit them, since there is no leader as such. Also used, is designation by drawing and mandates rotation (which may also not be renewed). All these principles are similar in some way, to anarchy.

We must remember the etymology of the word anarchy; it comes from the Greek "Anarkhia" which means: absence of leadership or single authority.

In an anarchic system, no one can claim to exercise power over another. A certain political power can exist but without domination or any coercive character. In the current capitalist system, the State imposes and thereby violates the fundamental rights of individuals. The State allows some actions it prohibits to others and for which it is never asked permission.

Paradism inspired by principles of direct democracy, but especially the anarchic system where several bodies have the task of redistributing wealth among all people and to ensure the protection of each one. This behaviour seems more likely to respect the rights of individuals who demonstrate the will to act with justice and fairness.

Contrary to popular belief, a system based on natural law has nothing to do with chaos. Rather, it helps develop a culture of collaboration and accountability of everyone. Within such a system, the government has no powers but responsibilities, all at the service of all. Citizens feel involved in the general welfare. They are involved emotionally and socially. Individuals find a place that no one imposes on them, because they themselves choose it. Society also provides them with the means to develop various projects. This type of society adopts a community functioning where everyone wants to make a contribution to one degree or another, even the humblest. The most passionate gather and propose great projects. Everyone can express his creativity because one feels supported in one’s efforts. Everyone feels free to suggest, participate or organize. Each one has its place. Recreations as all other projects in such a society belong to everyone and are organized regionally, nationally and even internationally.

82 Governments as we know them today, are composed of a variety of kings, presidents and ministers, with their entire political suite. They are supported by a legal structure that exploits the masses by protecting the privileges of the wealthy minority. The people yielded to the people's representatives some powers, which they abuse by adopting laws often unnecessary, regulating relations between humans to lock them in an easy to handle conformism, imposing military service by sanctioning private contracts, by allowing to monopolize the production and public services, by creating income tax and taxes, generating conflicts and declaring wars, etc.

"Natural anarchism, a natural order without any power being in place, includes Paradism – which eliminate work with robots and computers - and Geniocracy 82 which bring the smartest to come together to guide and advise humanity, but without exercising any power. They promote all these ideas in parallel in the best possible way. A party advocating Paradism can be both anarchist and geniocratic, by adapting a kind of democracy. Or, to sum it up, we could very well call this party (but that's just a matter of terminology), Paradist Anarchist Geniocratic party; these three terms can be reversed...” Rael - Contact magazine # 374, April 24, 2011

False perceptions about anarchism In general, the word anarchy is very misunderstood. It is associated with chaos and disorder, when in fact, anarchy implies the natural order and harmony of the needs and interests of all, and complete freedom in complete solidarity. Leaders meet in counsels and become guides, coordinators or directors of the various needs of society’s members. Chaos is more part of the current system and as Roland Barthes said, "It is never in anarchy that tyrants are born, you will only see them rise in the shadows of laws or authorize by them."

Several sections of society already operate on a mixture of the principles of natural anarchy and direct democracy: a family, a group of friends, some social clubs, large and small companies, community gardens, some alternative theatre group, etc. It is undoubtedly more balanced to distribute power among several small bodies and territories (a village, a neighbourhood or a district in a city). In a world government, countries representatives are mandated to see to the general welfare, to be peace guardians and to protect the environment. This is a kind of pyramid where everyone takes responsibility for one’s level, by letting their needs be known, if necessary, at a higher level.

It is hard for many to become aware of the constant state of fear engendered by the capitalist system. It terrorizes citizens with fears artificially maintained to

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83 protect the interests of an owning minority. This cheating is less subtle since the system cracks under its flaws.

Faced with these unfounded fears imposed by a minority that only benefits from the capitalist system, at the expense of the majority, only one solution exists, and implies that individuals of this majority cease to fear the only system that could free them. It is necessary to educate oneself, learn and understand.

Anarchism defends freedom of thought and freedom of expression, the opposite of dogmatic thinking being promoted in our society in which all conform to the same patterns. Anarchy is also the responsibility of each individual to defend his rights along with those of others. 83

"Anarchy is order without power." Pierre-Joseph Proudhon

e) Suggestions for a Constitution based on Paradism’s values

Under the current system, the economic and social situation not only does not change, but the problems are amplified.

How is it that corporations and supranational banks almost always remain unpunished despite the catastrophic impact of their wrongdoing on society? How is it that we are powerless over this globalist octopus? It is a question of law that makes them so powerful. And who writes these rules of law? It is the parliamentarians designated by election; a mode of access to power that is extraordinarily expensive and, by extension, remains inaccessible to an ordinary citizen. Campaign financing requires a massive fund-raising that comes almost exclusively from corporations, banks and political parties; despite electoral rules . In return, obviously, these sponsors require and pass laws in their favour.

It is to protect themselves from such abuse that a Constitution is established, as a rampart against arbitrary political power. It has a value greater than the law and should be feared by judges, parliamentarians and ministers. Right now, the people are dispossessed, for it leaves it to the professional politicians to tinker our Constitutional texts. Through their scholarly legal manipulations, the majority of the citizens lose all their legal battles.

We must therefore require that a new constituent assembly rewrite the Constitution, excluding these parliamentary professionals. The professional politicians must be accountable to the people they serve, carefully respecting the

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84 rules that have been established by disinterested processes and from which they cannot deviate. This constitution will have to be drafted by various citizens groups, according to their qualifications and not by politicians. They will have to be assisted by lawyers whose function will be of specifying and clarifying the wording of the text of this guide. Philosophers, sociologists, and all those loving social justice will be invited to oversee the humanitarian aspect of the document. Once the Constitution is approved by the people, all must comply, whether it be politicians or ordinary citizens. 84

Constitution project based on Paradism’s values Here are the basic principles for a Constitution draft in respect with Paradism’s values. These values are universal and unavoidable and they naturally meet the needs of various groups within a population. They should serve as a guide to any politician who formally commits to respect them at all times no matter what party. They also encourage the creation of a model of society in which each member is responsible for his actions.

It should be noted that the following items are only suggestions for inspiring the writing of a Constitution that will develop every aspect of the life of a society and its socio-political functioning.

Guide for building and maintaining the equilibrium of a society model The introduction of a new system based on Paradism’s values must pass through the establishment of a transitional government.

The mission of the provisional government will be to build, with all the representatives of the people, a more humane world where each individual is sovereign of his own person.

It will analyze in depth the suggestions of economic experts who have developed a long-term vision; thereby establishing resulting policies on degrowth and the various changes to make.

It will abolish politicking by first making all representatives of the ruling classes resign.

It will replace the principles of governance of the state by those of "guidance" of the citizens' projects, removing from the currently elected, the powers attached to their function. The only power that will be given to the elect will be of managing the institutions entrusted to them by offering their expertise to serve, guide and ensure the equitable sharing of resources, so that no one lacks anything.

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85 Each member of a government must be at service . This principle should also be promoted among all individuals in a society, by encouraging every citizen to serve and be accountable of one’s acts. Leaders must set the example by forming a government that will act as a guide, without authority other than to administer, and is entirely at the service of citizens. Such an attitude will create a climate of trust and integrity that inevitably will be reflected on citizens.

It will remove the economic power now in the hands of high finance and restore it to the State. It will entrust roles of directors and managers of the State to candidates who have demonstrated their competence and intelligence, beings with a deep understanding of human values and leaders endowed with great qualities of guidance and not of power.

It will distribute wealth more equitably and establish a citizen income, fair working and well-paid conditions (without excessive gaps between executive pay and employee) and free medical and social services that reflect a true prosperity. Severance payments will be made at the same percentage for all, regardless of work or profession you leave: Day labourer, manager, boss, project manager, etc. It will also reward the efforts of those who work for the good of all and for the protection of the environment. It will encourage humanitarian and scientific research projects, good working relationships between employers and employees, as well as the actions of all those who help the community progress or help people by allowing them to grow.

Suggested articles for the establishment of a Constitution inspired by Paradism’s values

Article - A party shall, in addition to its program, commit to base its governance in absolute compliance with the basic values enshrined in the constitution. The current government and subsequent ones must guarantee the continuity of the new-implemented system.

Article - All persons must be defended without compromise in respect of the Charter of Rights and any related charter.

Article - Everyone is entitled to an equitable share of wealth in a collective and egalitarian management.

Article - Individual sovereignty of every individual must be recognized and taught, as well as its corollary, both individual and group accountability.

Article - Any technological or scientific development freeing humans from compulsory labour should be encouraged and made available to the citizens.

Article - Everyone should have access to and be encouraged to practice the arts.

86 Article - An individual shall be trained to undertake and succeed from their youth.

Article - Everyone should be able to live in a climate of confidence in the future of mankind under the guidance of citizen and humanitarian diplomacy.

Article - All development of society projects by scientific, technological and appropriate financial means should be promoted and offered to citizens.

Article - Everyone should be encouraged to collaborate, share and participate at all levels and without obligation.

Article - Everyone will be encouraged to form small communities where everyone participates and consumes as needed.

Article - No one shall blindly exploit natural resources, nor deliberately destroy the environment, which must be protected without compromise.

Article - No one shall be dependant on fossil fuels that we must be freed from by encouraging research.

Article - Everyone has the right to an education whose quality is constantly improved. Education should be free for all on the basis of their merit.

Article - Individuals shall have the duty of developing social justice to ensure equal rights and collective solidarity.

Article - Every human being has full right to happiness and the maximum should be made to promote and protect this inalienable right (see the example of Bhutan, in Chapter 4 b).

Article - Every effort should be made to encourage the replacement of governments around the world by guidance committees, continental, provincial and municipal.

Article - Every effort should be undertaken internationally, to allow everyone to move freely around the world.

Article - Every effort should be undertaken internationally, to establish a world government that fights against hunger, disease and inequality, which protects the environment and ensures respect for human rights for all at all levels.

Article - Every effort should be made to dissolve the national army and help to institutionalize a non-aggressive international army of peacekeepers.

87 Article - Every effort should be made to influence international policies to promote the need to print a common currency, a prelude to the disappearance of the money.

Article - Every effort should be taken to provide urgent global solutions to regulate rapid population growth, cause of tragedy and misery.

Excerpts from Iceland new Constitution project This addition is composed of constitutional articles in Iceland new Constitution project, as written in June 2011, under the advice of lawyers, by 25 persons chosen by the people. The project comprises 114 articles and nine chapters. The following articles especially caught our attention for their content that could inspire us here in Quebec.

Article 6: Equality: All Icelanders are equal before the law and enjoy basic rights without discrimination based on political affiliation, age, ancestry, color, genotype, gender, disability, language, origin, opinions, sexual orientation, race, religion, residence, economic status, gender and other factors of social status. Women and men have equal rights in all respects.

(Note: Articles 1 to 32 constitute a charter of fundamental rights and freedoms, like the Quebec Charter of Human Rights. Articles 33 to 36 concern the protection of the environment and animals.)

Article 15: Right to Information: The public must be able to access the list of all the cases handled and all documents held by the State, with the description of the source and content.

Article 48: Independence of members of parliament: Members only obey the voice of their conscience and not to external instructions.

Article 65: Recourse to the nation for direct consultation: Ten percent of voters have the power to request that a law passed by Parliament should be subject to national referendum.

Article 66: Referral to Parliament by voters: Two percent of voters have the power to refer a matter to Parliament and ten percent of the voters to propose a bill in Parliament.

Article 99: Independence of Courts: The law guarantees the independence of the courts.

Article 105: Local autonomy: Local governments manage their own affairs under the conditions established by law. 85

85 Site official du projet de la Nouvelle Constitution http://mjp.univ-perp.fr/constit/is2011p.htm

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Note: Horour Torfason, an economics professor at the University of Iceland, sounded the starting point of the revolt of the people with the "Pans Revolution" in October 2008. This individual has demonstrated that a single determined person might have a decisive influence in times of great change. Before these events, he was not involved in politics as such. His great expertise in economics enabled him to understand the dangers of an impending global crash and he realized that a change had to be initiated in his country. He is one of 25 people elected - and appointed by the Parliament of the Constituent Assembly - who participated in writing the draft of the new Constitution of Iceland.

"In Iceland, the people made the whole government quit. The major banks were nationalized and it was decided not to pay the debt that they owed to banks in Britain and Holland, debt incurred by their bad financial policy."

89 Chapter 8

Conclusion a) Paradism now: steps to accelerate the implementation of Paradism

“There is only one possible future for humanity: a unified world, without money, without army, without politicians. And then, this planet could be a paradise where everyone can travel anywhere without a passport, without a visa, and finally where human rights are respected.” Rael - Contact magazine # 373, February 19, 2011

The following steps are to be implemented to accelerate the establishment of Paradism; and this today. This plan sets forth the well-being of all thanks to scientific knowledge.

First step Governments need to regain control of the printing of money. Private banks now print as much currency as they want. They then lend to governments, with interest, leading to a cleverly planned debt to grab an ever-larger share of the budget, even indebting future generations. 86

Debt forecast - August 31, 2014

Public debt Per citizen Population % of GNP Canada 1,648,169,945,355 46,856.35 35,248,196 85,8 % USA 13,986,677,049,180 44,072.54 318,453,005 84,7 % France 2,436,968,852,459 37,979.51 64,114,972 96,4 % England 2,574,163,934,426 40,414.84 63,731,356 97,7 %

CAUTION, these amounts do not include interest!

Interests on the debt are paid with taxes and government revenues at the expense of social programs, investments and other items.

86 Voici la dette de quelque pays selon le site « Science Économique » http://science-economique.com/concepts-economiques/finance/deficit-dette/compteur-de-la-dette-publique- mondiale-et-par-pays-692

90 Today in Canada, the cost of debt remained stable at about 31 billion, but this expenditure will jump as soon as the interest rates will be increased, which could be the case in 2014, according to some experts. 87

If the government nationalized the banks and printed its currency, NO interest would go into the coffers of private bankers.

Second step A citizenship allowance It's a universal allowance of a sufficient amount to cover the basic needs that every citizen receives no matter what, without formality or condition from his birth to his death. The basic income grants every person legally established in the country the right to a dignified economic existence. No one will be poor anymore or marginalized because he did not have sufficient income. 88

Since everyone receives it, it is not a social benefit. As everyone receives it, no one can be stigmatized or feel guilty. This is a fundamental difference with current systems of social protection.

It replaces the current welfare payments. It is no longer necessary to request a welfare payment when we can not find a job or when our work is not paid. Basic income is unconditional and replaces the unemployment insurance, welfare and all pensions, etc. Extra needs will remain covered in the same way as now. It is necessary in an economy that can no longer guarantee full employment.

Unemployment has become a systemic consequence of the rationalization and enterprises that are profit-seeking. It already particularly affects young people, older people or profiles less compatible with the job market. In this context, reinsertion measures may not represent real solutions. Basic income allows the intelligent sharing of work, giving some the freedom to work less and others who wish to simply work or work more.

It enables man to accentuate its full creative potential. Industrial progress has promised to free man from the stress of work. Basic income, in giving everyone the economic security, makes this promise by giving everyone the choice between a more lucrative or more creative (crafts, art, research, human resources, etc.).

It is discussed worldwide and supported by different networks and personalities. Throughout history, across the political spectrum, many personalities have spoken out in its favour or for a similar type of allocation. One example is the Nobel Prize in economics Milton Friedman (negative income) or the philosopher André Gorz (universal allocation). Today, some basic revenue models already

87 Dette québécoise http://www.iedm.org/fr/57-compteur-de-la-dette-quebecoise 88 Voir le compteur pour mise à jour. Ça augmente vite!

91 exist (Iran, Alaska), are in the introduction phase (Brazil) or under discussion at the government level (India, Germany).

A citizenship income can be financed. A basic income can be financed by transferring the amount saved on welfare benefits and the amount saved by companies by reducing their labour costs, plus a complementary tax that should spare modest incomes. 89

Eventually, it will also be financed by taxes on surplus earnings of firms since they will decrease the number of employees, replacing them with advanced technologies.

This measure is applicable now. Switzerland has recently announced the filing of 126,000 signatures collected by the federal popular initiative for an unconditional basic income.

"The federal initiative only proposes that an Act of principle, without giving further details on its application and the amount of basic income. The only specified precision is that the amount should "enable all people to lead a decent life and to participate in public life." 90

With Paradism, this measure will even be easier to implement. There will be no problem of funding, as the government will control the printing of money.

Third step The state will encourage massive investments in industries that will be used to replace workers with robots gradually becoming more efficient, adapted for all manufacturing steps.

Fourth step The day when all production of tools, services and resources can be effective without any human being involved, then it should be fully nationalized. This nationalization will quickly render money obsolete since robots do not need to be paid. All products produced and services rendered by robots can be free. This will be the moment to eliminate money.

Humans can finally devote themselves freely to what they are interested in: studying, social involvement, travel, do research, practice an art, anything is

89 Le texte de « Un revenu de citoyenneté » est tiré des3 références suivantes. Le revenu de citoyenneté de François Blais et ses collaborateurs de l’Université Laval, septembre 2001, 282 pages. Détails revenu de base : http://bien.ch/fr/node/417 http://creatifsculturels.blogspot.ca/2013/01/initiative-federale-pour-un-revenu-de.html 90 Réseau mondial du revenu de base – Suisse http://revenudebase.info/2013/11/30/montant-revenu-suisse-2500/

92 possible. Imagination and creativity will grow exponentially as the obligation to work is gone. Science also rise at the same pace, no longer under current funding constraints. This will truly be a paradise on Earth.

Obviously, one country will have to start and become an example for others. Contagion will be much easier since workers will immediately see the benefits of this system that will free them from compulsory labour, true modern slavery.

Who will these heroes be and who will have the courage to initiate these changes? They will go down in history as the saviours of humanity.

b) Montreal on the way to Paradism

Montreal provides good examples of both physical and socio-political developments. Already the city has a number of projects just waiting to multiply in order to improve the quality of urban life. Many people unknowingly, are currently preparing a better world based on volunteerism and the application of science. After consultation, many citizen committees are changing the quality of physical and social development. Let's see some examples.

"The Angels of security" is a project born in 2004 in St-Michel district. A group of mothers organizes a protective cordon along the children’s school path, while promoting sporting activities. This initiative is a mobilization success of the citizen involvement. 91

In Bordeaux-Cartierville, residents made pressures by asking for the replacements of unhealthy rents by the construction of housing complexes at low prices. Make committees more "citizen" and less "civil servant"!

“La maison du pere” provides another example of social involvement. This is a shelter for homeless men 25 years and older, where they are offered shelter, meals, and healthcare. If they wish, they are also offered rehabilitation programs and social support, workshops and discussions, in cozy and clean spaces. “La maison du pere” also ensures the well-being of seniors on the street through its residence. Such organizations hold many solutions to improve the lives, but they have few resources. These community projects should quickly be given all the latitude necessary to achieve their mission. 92

91 Le projet "Les Anges de la Sécurité" http://monrestostmichel.org/participation-citoyennes/anges-de-la-securite

92 Comité consultatif d’urbanisme http://ville.montreal.qc.ca/portal/page?_pageid=8717,97163604&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL Le 5e Sommet citoyen de Montréal La ville que nous voulons http://www.5sc.ecologieurbaine.net/node/131

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Montreal is already home to a rich world of community sharing and is unique in North America. Volunteering is flourishing and diverse. Working committees offer a range of meetings for diagnosing problems and discuss solutions to be applied in the short and long term, in the life of each neighbourhood. All these passionate volunteers are preparing for the next turn of the 21st century where everyone will work for the welfare of others. One can easily imagine the growth it will foster by putting science at the service of citizens. The new society will be implemented with the help of everyone, whether they are engineers, doctors, artists, computer engineers and even politicians; all volunteers in a world where science and arts is there to serve humans. Compulsory work disappears but social involvement increases. Since an easier life refines perceptions among most people, a world without work will improve their involvement in such projects, inventing beauty and efficiency without limits and giving citizens the means to regain their dignity and passion.

With political will, in a few years, Montreal can become a flowered city, dotted with an abundance of parks and decorated with colourful and clean buildings. Through the use of science by citizen, a multitude of robots will maintain and repair all public facilities (see Chapter 3 which elaborates on the subject) relegating to the past the infamous potholes or trash in the streets attracting vermin. Several projects already proposed that all urban services of electricity, heating, communication, water and other sectors, be installed underground. There will be delivery services everywhere allowing everyone to access what they need on a daily basis. Private cars, in turn, can quickly become obsolete in a city where public, individual or group transport will be robotized, fast, convenient and available on demand. 93

In addition to all these developments, the phenomenon of urban farms will grow. Many montrealers already have their little garden and the green roofs are also gaining popularity, along with crops floors and community gardens. A robotic society allow time for citizens to enjoy their new hobby and they can grow their tomatoes, their herbs, a vineyard or fruit trees, if not simply to grow flowers and decorative plants to beautify and clean up the city.

Citizens will take over public square, not only for rest and gardening, but also to socialize, picnic, exchange or for fun. Like the Montreal Urban Ecology Centre 94other organizations will emerge to coordinate beautification and development projects of cool areas; decontamination of land, to promote better health and prevent pollution-related diseases; programs aimed at increasing the safety and quality of life, monitoring the quality of water and air, but mostly projects that will

93 À Montréal http://promenadefleury.com/evenements/ 94 Centre d’écologie urbaine de Montréal http://www.ecologieurbaine.net/fr/

94 allow for greater citizen participation. Faced with these new start-ups, we must stimulate initiatives and encourage continuity that will multiply positive results. In a world without work that gives them the means to live comfortably with a citizenship allocation, citizens will get involved socially and feel useful and happy.

Auroville, an example of a city that the Earth needs (2007)

This documentary film directed by Guillaume Estivie demonstrates that such a project of society is 100% possible and not unrealistic.

"Since always, humans dream of building a better world, to invent another way of life through which he could get rid of racism, religion, politics, pollution, and especially money.

Are there people who still believe in this impossible dream?

The answer lies in Auroville, located in southeast India. It is here that men and women from around the world gathered in the late 60s, to try this experiment.

They are now 1800 Aurovilians from 40 different nationalities, hoping the unthinkable for them, that today’s utopia is tomorrow's reality.

Account of a journey through "the city the Earth is in need of", the film sheds light on this fascinating city, where people bemuse us as much as they are like us." 95

c) Transforming Montreal: an example for the whole world

We have the unique opportunity of showing the world what a city like Montreal could become, by starting today by transforming it and making it compatible with an idyllic society.

This document on Paradism demonstrates the importance of using science and technology that exist today to start creating this new world. While decreasing production to bring it back to level of real needs - not to serve economic growth by unnecessarily overproducing – we will free humans from the slavery of compulsory labour.

The notion of degrowth is a known element of the Quebec government, as it participated in the Club of Rome and it brought back a report published in 1972 entitled " The limits to Growth? Report on limits to growth". 96

95 http://www.vodeo.tv/documentaire/auroville 96 http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halte_%C3%A0_la_croissance_%3F

95 In addition to economic considerations, it is also important to bring nature into the urban environment, using the example of New York that slowly takes this path. We can, as of today, think of reintegrating nature in Montreal landscape since the foundation and the public will already exist.

Ecological problems of New York serve as a warning about what can happen one day in Quebec’s metropolis. New York was built near water and sooner or later it threatens to sink it. To build it, we had to cut down the forest and replace it with towers and asphalt. Montreal was built on an island in the same way, without any respect for the environment and without regard for ecological and human long- term consequences. The solutions proposed in New York can be applied at home on a smaller scale. A Montreal movement to create a green environment is already born. Montreal’s mayor also has every reason to work together with the Quebec government. After scandals disclosed by the Charbonneau Commission, the mayor would be wise to offer montrealers a compensation that is at the level of corruption that they have suffered for years.

More than half of humanity now lives in urban areas, where the flora and fauna are taking an increasing place in the urban concerns. As a happy consequence, relationships between animals, plants and humans have never been so numerous, dense and rich. For the first time, the exploration of biodiversity is at the heart of the city and of human activities. And for the first time, the city is seen through its nature that unfolds. In the documentary series Naturopolis, actors, thinkers, scientists, dreamers and builders of tomorrow invite us to explore the unknown natural richness of four megacities: New York, Paris, Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo. Through the eyes of an unconventional character, Frederic Durand, both scientist, naturalist, poet and visionary, we explore the Big Apple with the glance of a naturalists of the past, able to both decipher scientific puzzles, being passionate for humans and vibrate to the world’s poetry. 97

We urgently need to bring together environmentalists, engineers, biologists, architects, botanists, visual artists and all those we deem appropriate, to ask them to develop solutions to our urban problems. Knowing that nature has therapeutic effects on humans, we must think of reconfiguring the banks of waterways and enhance the river, beaches and promote water sports and fishing. It is essential to create the largest possible green space in every corner available. We need to develop gardens that grow large varieties of plants and trees, encouraging the creation of rooftop gardens, reforest some districts and reorganize abandoned factories, abandoned rail lines, squalid alleys or other areas. 98

97 Frédéric Durand http://vincent.callebaut.org/page1-img-naturopolis.html http://www.zone-telechargement.com/docu-spect-sport/documentaires/25381-naturopolis-01-new-york-la- revolution-verte.html 98 Comment transformer une ruelle sordide en un magnifique parc Le blogue urbain

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As an urban advantage, Montreal has an underground Metro that becomes a real underground city, with connections between all downtown shops, hotels and restaurants. It connects churches and temples, schools and hospitals, and it can be further developed and beautified. Montreal underground should contain all that is wires, gas piping, plumbing and aqueducts, in a new facility that would allow easy access to quickly make repairs without having to rip the street at each incident or for upgrading. Maintenance of these underground facilities will eventually managed by a dedicated team of specialized robots who will accumulate a maximum of useful human tasks, leaving the surface of the city itself, a true garden of diversity, beauty and efficiency for the enjoyment of residents.

Montreal, like New York, is on the migration route of many bird species. The Lachine Rapids have a federal migratory bird sanctuary of great ecological importance (225 species of birds, 66 species of fish, amphibians, reptiles, mammals and rare plants), whereas on Nuns' Island Woodland, there are between 128 to 282 species of forest birds. Temples were also built around the metropolitan area on Ile Bizard, Laval, Oka Park, Mont St-Bruno, Mont St-Hilaire and dozens of other nearby places. It is important to protect these designated sites and encourage observation. The development of new sites will inevitably be part of this vast urban project. 99

We should also use technological discoveries allowing us to protect this precious wildlife, installing, for example, non-reflective glass on buildings, so that birds do not shatter them. Our science and technology will enable us to transform Montreal into a paradise.

Our modern buildings will have to draw upon engineers and architects, both biologists and botanists, to design buildings where greenery is integrated inside and outside, by using lightweight and strong construction materials, developed according to the highest standards of respect for the environment. Like what is planned to develop in New York, Montreal could soon offer the world a futuristic urban project, humanized and protector of nature and living things. 100

99 Il est important d’étudier la région, sa faune et sa flore afin de lui permettre de revenir en ville et de faire renaître le milieu naturel. 100 Inspiré de la vidéo : Naturopolis : New York, la révolution verte. Par News360x

97 References

Book: Geniocracy by Rael.

Web Site : www.paradism.org

Démocratie directe, Wikipedia.

Démocratie directe, autogestion et diverses administrations communes. l’ASSE - Association pour une solidarité syndicale étudiante Politique, valeurs et règlements

CRISP – Centre de recherche et d’information socio-politique

Anarchie – définition de Wikipedia

Anarchie - Toupictionnaire" : le dictionnaire de politique

Anarchie – Réflexions sur l’anarchie

LA THÉORIE DES DROITS INDIVIDUELS, de DE ROBERT NOZICK

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Chapter 3

Examples of 3D printers

La révolution 3D Maison imprimée Imprimante 3D métal Imprimante accélérée Les imprimantes 3D font des merveilles pour la médecine Métal liquide Imprimer ses baskets Technologie d'impression 3D utilisée pour reconstruire le visage d'un homme

Nanotechnologies Documentaire partie 1 Video sur les nanotechnologies https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSUMf8jVuIw Video sur les nanotechnologies https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KAVUtsNKpw

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Chapter 4

Dazibaoueb - La discrète révolte islandaise http://www.dazibaoueb.fr/article.php?art=20370

Quand l’Islande réinvente la démocratie 16 décembre 2010 par Jean Tosti http://www.cadtm.org/Quand-l-Islande-reinvente-la

Islande - Actu & Attac, 19 février 2013, Myriam Fernandez et Franco Carminati

Quand l’Islande réinvente la démocratie par Jean Tosti, 16 décembre 2010

Islande : « Si la dette ne peut pas être payée, elle ne le sera pas ! » par Olivier Bonfond, 28 septembre 2009

L'Islande, modèle de sortie de crise ? par Dominique ALBERTINI, 8 février 2013

Comment l'Islande a vaincu la crise, par Pascal Riche, aux Éditions Versilio

Un site avec de d’information sur le processus constitutionnel, y compris le texte en débat

Liste d’expériences de communautés basées sur l’entraide et les échanges Lieu de vie ouvert

Divers projets sur des communautés, des projets collectifs, des réseaux internationaux en Europe, en France, en Espagne, en Italie, en Suisse, au Québec et au Canada. Alternative, autonomie et autogestion et recherche d’alternatives selon les principes de la décroissance

Le mouvement pour la terre et l’humanisme

Lieu de vie ouvert http://sharewiki.org/en/Lieu_de_vie_ouvert

Divers projets sur des communautés, des projets collectifs, des réseaux internationaux en Europe, en France, en Espagne, en Italie, en Suisse, au Québec et au Canada. http://decroissons.wordpress.com/habitat/village-associatif-alternatif/

Pierre Rabhi - Les clés du paradigme

99 http://ecofestivaldepellegrue2014.blogspot.ca/2014/01/surgissement-dun- nouveau-monde.html

1972-2012 : le Club de Rome confirme la date de la catastrophe, par Jean-Paul Baquiast, 8 avril 2012

Les dangers d’une décroissance sauvage http://www.reporterre.net/spip.php?article5242 "Le revenu de base rend obsolètes les idées de plein-emploi et de croissance"

Liens sur le Revenu garanti pour tous: Association pour l’instauration d’un revenu d’existence www.etes.ucl.ac.be/BIEN/BasicIncomeEventsFrance.html

Basic Income European Network www.etes.ucl.ac.be/BIEN/

Basic Incomes Pages www3.sympatico.ca

Basic Incomes Garantee USA www.widerquist.com

Basic Income For All (essai paru dans le Boston Review) bostonreview.mit.edu

Essais sur le sujet: www.globalideasbank.org www.globalideasbank.org www.etes.ucl.ac.be www.unites.uqam.ca

Universal Basic Income (Nouvelle-Zélande) www.geocities.com/~ubinz/

Liste exhaustive de liens www.geocities.com

Site belge www.ibelgique.com/hugolejeune/

« Le revenu de citoyenneté » François Blais Revue des écrits et consultation des experts http://www.ecn.ulaval.ca/~jyves/REVENU_DE_CITOYENNETE_FINAL.pdf

Livre de François Blais publie le 12 février 2001.

100 « Un Revenu garanti pour tous » http://voir.ca/societe/2001/02/22/projet-dallocation-universelle-lavenir-de-la- solidarite/

Chapter 5

L’argent n’est qu’une reconnaissance de dettes http://www.chaos-controle.com/archives/2014/04/12/29650286.html

Financial tyranny http://divinecosmos.com/start-here/davids-blog/1023-financial- tyranny?showall=1&limitstart=

Chapter 7

« Ce n'est jamais dans l'anarchie que les tyrans naissent, vous ne les voyez s'élever qu'à l'ombre des lois ou s'autoriser d'elles. » Roland Barthes. (NDLC

La Géniocracie, Rael, édition http://fr.rael.org/e107_plugins/vstore/showpic.php?id=21

Paradism.org

Démocratie directe, Wikipedia.

Démocratie directe, autogestion et diverses administrations communes. l’ASSÉ - Association pour une solidarité syndicale étudiante Politique, valeurs et règlements CRISP – Centre de recherche et d’information socio-politique Anarchie – définition de Wikipedia Anarchie - Toupictionnaire" : le dictionnaire de politique Anarchie – Réflexions sur l’anarchie LA THÉORIE DES DROITS INDIVIDUELS, de DE ROBERT NOZICK

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