Preventing man-made disasters
Namaskar,
These two following Prout policies are enough to prevent recurring disasters -- in the near future:
- 1. The profit motive should be replaced by the consumption and service motive;
- 2. Key industries, like oil and gasoline, must be run by the local government.
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Profit-making leads to risk taking
And here below, the Propounder of Prout - Shrii Prabhat Rainjan Sarkar - outlines more aspects below.
Prout philosophy states, “In Proutistic production or consumption, in the first phase the money value remains constant and full-fledged purchasing capacity will be guaranteed to the people. In the second phase, when production increases in the revised economic order, money will get back its natural market value. Finally, after consumption, money will get back its actual value." (1)
The entire point is that the motivating force behind economic development is key. If the motive is just to make a profit then that will invariably lead to so many other risks and hazards, whereas when the economy is based on safe human consumption, projects will be planned and carried out in an entirely different manner. That is why when the profit motive is left behind, and we adopt Prout's new approach of industry for consumption, then gross oil industrial disasters etc will be a thing of the past.
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Structuring the entire economy
In a Proutistic economy, there will be a three-tiered approach.
Shrii Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar guides us, "PROUT advocates a three-tiered industrial structure which includes key industries managed by the immediate government, cooperatives, and privately owned enterprises." (2)
a) Individuals can own and operate their own small business. There can be thousands of varieties of such businesses such as a person running their own travel agency, spa, home repair shop etc. It is just a small 1 or 2 person operation where there is a single owner.
b) When any business gets a little bit bigger it must be run according to the cooperative system - such as an agricultural farm or a clothing company.
c) Finally, as noted above, key industries - oil, gas, automobile, space, electric - should be operated and managed by local governmental bodies.
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Prout philosophy states, "Most medium-scale industries should be managed as cooperatives, but they should not be guided by monopoly production and profit. The cooperative sector will be the main sector of the economy. Cooperatives are the best means to organize local people independently, guarantee their livelihood and enable them to control their economic welfare. Most small-scale and cottage industries will be in the hands of individual owners. Small-scale industries should be confined mainly to the production of non-essential commodities such as luxury items. Though privately owned, they must maintain adjustment with the cooperative sector to ensure a balanced economy." (3)
This is the safest way to manage and organise our economy. With key industries in the hands of the local government - not crude capitalists - then the profit-motive will not be the driving force, rather public consumption and service to the people will be the biggest motivating factors.
Raw materials like crude oil etc should not be exported
Prout philosophy opposes the export of raw materials. Those local resources should remain in the locale. Only finished goods may be exported. So Prout opposes any industry where raw materials are taken away and used somewhere else. Yet this is rampant in the oil industry. In that case the local people whose resources were taken will be unemployed - while laborers from far away have been hired to take away that oil. This creates serious friction between local people and the oil tycoons / oil companies. The only time oil may be exported is if there is an abundance of oil, and the locals have what they need, then they can export oil in the form of finished goods - not as a raw material.
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Prout philosophy states, “In a healthy economy raw materials should come from the local area. Industries which are based on imported raw materials are always weak industries, sick industries. A sick economy depends upon raw materials from outside – it depends upon inputs. For example, the Barauni Oil Refinery in Bihar is a sick industry because it depends upon crude oil from Assam. If there is any disturbance in Assam or if India is balkanized, then the refinery will have to close down. The establishment of this refinery was a foolish act. It does not represent a healthy economic structure. It is a sick industry.” (4)
Overview of the Proutistic economy
Here Shrii Prabhat Rainjan Sarkar gives an overview of the Proutistic economy.
Prout philosophy states, "Large-scale and small-scale industries should remain side by side. Key industries should be managed by the immediate government, because it is not possible to run them efficiently on a cooperative basis due to their complexities and hugeness. Small-scale industries should run on a cooperative basis, and the small industries which cannot be managed by cooperatives should be left to private enterprise. Thus: (1) small businesses should be left to individuals; (2) big industries should be owned by the immediate government; and (3) the industries in between the big and small industries should be run on a cooperative basis." (5)
The Propounder of Prout - Shrii Prabhat Rainjan Sarkar - has graciously given us the solution to each and every problem. It is incumbent upon us to implement these solutions as quickly as possible. Starting today, while the public is hungry and fed-up with the ways of capitalism, we should blow the horn of Prout and introduce the two-fold system of (a) consumption motive, not profit motive and (b) local governmental bodies controlling key industries. This will greatly reduce the number of human-caused disasters such as massive oil spills and bring greater peace and well-being to society.
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Conclusion: Man-made disasters are rampant
One such industry that has done tremendous damage is the oil industry - as massive oil spills occur on an ongoing basis. Some oil spills are reportedly widely like the Exxon Valdez spill in Alaska (1989) and the BP oil spill in the Gulf coast (2010), while some exponentially larger spills like the catastrophe in Nigeria hardly gain traction in the media. Here the point is that, whether we hear about them or not, in the current paradigm such oil spills are absolutely rampant and devastating. These oil spills are economic, ecological, and environmental disasters. Yet they were and are fully preventable.
By following two of Prout's practical policies, we can ensure that such man-made calamities are minimized and even eradicated entirely. Tragically, the way things are set up now, the next disaster is just waiting to happen. While scientists and technicians work on cleaning up the latest of spills, and public relations teams try to gloss over the issue, we Proutists must take action. Now is the time to propagate Prout’s plan to ensure society does not witness repeat events. As the debacles mount, the public is ready to listen so we should seize the opportunity to share Prout's view.
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In Him,
Liilananda Deva
References
1. Prout in a Nutshell - 13, Economic Dynamics
2. Prout in a Nutshell - 12, Quadri-Dimensional Economy
3. Prout in a Nutshell - 21, Decentralized Economy – 1
4. Prout in a Nutshell - 19. Bihar
5. Prout in a Nutshell - 5, Discourses on Prout
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Hopes of His Supreme effulgence
Intro to PS: The following is the marching song which expresses the idea of neo-humanism.
"A'ndha'r sareche, a'lo jhariya'che, ekhan shudhu egiye ja'oya'..." (Prabhat Samgiita #2183)
Purport:
By the grace of Baba, the cimmerian darkness has vanished; the effulgence is showering. O' my brothers and sisters, this is the proper time to march forward, march forward. With fear, the creatures of the dark have become lifeless. Now is the opportune moment to sing the song of love for the Supreme Entity and arouse bhakti in this quiet atmosphere when the demons, who were creating horror, have disappeared.
O' brothers and sisters, do not waste time by looking backwards. Whittling away the time thinking by harbouring over the past is also useless. We must not forget that human life is very valuable. We should not waste one single moment. After forgetting all the gains and losses, we have to march forward keeping the goal fixed towards Him. Let us not sit and waste time.
Our life is passing beautifully in hopes of His Supreme effulgence: After forgetting all differences we are loving each and everyone with our universal family feeling. BY loving everybody we are moving ahead towards our Supreme Goal-- towards Him. There is no time to sit idle and remain inert, wasting time. Now is the opportune moment to go on rowing the boat of life briskly up to the Goal. His grace is showering on us immensely-- nothing is impossible. By His infinite kindness, everything is possible. What the duty He has allotted us we have to complete.
By His krpa, the darkness has faded away. The crimson dawn is knocking at our door. The golden era has advented. This is the right and opportune moment to march forward...
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