Step One

I have seen so many things in my professional travels throughout South America, that it is difficult for me to explain to my own family, yet alone readers of this blog, and be able to really communicate the significance of my observations. I will do so in various blog entries, and I welcome all feedback. I am merely putting myself out here to be read by as many people as I can reach. So, here goes my first installment:

SAVING THE WORLD FROM OURSELVES
The root of the problem with most attempts to correct social inadequacies is that human nature prevents or impedes the taking away of power, money, or status from those who have it. Whether it is medical reform, gun control, political contribution reform, tort reform. These will always be popularly mainstream supported championed efforts to correct perceived social ills, however, it will always be fought and very little actual progress will be made for the corresponding effort. We as humans have as a primal motivation to acquire personal resources. We acquire those things that bring us what we perceive are symbols of success within our own cultures. Material accumulation, obtaining social status, and obtaining positions of influence, are all pursuits that connect all of us. We as the human species innately resist taking away these things, at all levels. Government will be hesitant to implement change models, unless the programs bring direct, short term results. Companies and people, with physical assets, who are in a position to control, who are in a position of power will resist efforts that lead to the reduction of possession, ability to obtain them, or take away their power. The solutions which address the root causes for most of these initiatives, almost always will negatively impact the current stakeholders. That is to say, models which have a time frame to bring about desired change within one generation are destined to be met with resistance. That is why programs which have target milestones, at two or more generations from time of implementation, have the highest probability to manifest long term, self sustaining processes, which address the core project mission and objectives. This is a fundamental concept which has to be understood and embraced. Long term solutions to our social ills have to target a power shift which will not impact the current stakeholders and entities which have control in their foreseeable future.