At 09:29 AM 8/11/97 -0400, Allan wrote:
>Anyway, I find this model of society fascinating--I just wonder how
>workable it really is.
I think the Sharer society of *Door into Ocean* is a wonderful model for an
egalitarian and nonviolent society, and eminently workable ... they resolve
internal conflicts cooperatively, are able to incorporate "outsiders" into
their community (the young man who comes to live with them) and also able
to deflect the attack of the patriarchal and militaristic forces from the
main planet nonviolently. To me, the big question is how do we get there?
I think it's important that it's a classless society, in terms of "private
property" and skin color (internally; non-Sharers call Sharers "purple
fish"); there's a pervasive ecological awareness, including a consciously
symbiotic relationship between the Sharers and their living homes; and
their social practices and language assume mutual responsibility in all
actions (I thought the verb forms in particular were fascinating.)
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