THUMBNAIL: A wise man known as the Ancient One carries the weight of Planet Earth on his shoulders, imagining what he would do (if he were in charge) to save the world from one particular species that is hell bent on self-destruction, dragging everyone else down with them, by weaning humans off their propensity to engorge themselves in an orgy of greed and environmental degradation all for the sake of mass extinction.
SYNOPSIS: Based on a thesis paper he authored during a law school Human Rights seminar on the topic of humanitarian intervention and events transpiring in the West Asia/North Africa (WANA) region of the world (sometimes referred to as the ‘Middle East’), How to Save the World (in 12 Easy Steps) employs an idiosyncratic form of verfabula (literary nonfiction) that tells the story of an old man who enters the New Shape Prize contest that called for the submission of ideas by anyone from around the world who had suggestions for a new world order to replace the old one that was not working very well when it came to protecting the human species and the rest of the planet from destruction and mass extinction due to human greed and pollution perpetrated on a global scale. The entry by the old man did not win first place but he decided to publish it anyway.
Tabela de Conteúdo
ABOUT THE NEW SHAPE PRIZE
I. ABSTRACT
II. DESCRIPTION
III. ARGUMENTATION
THE TWELVE STEP PROGRAM
1. Declare World Citizenship
2. Recognize Human Aspirations
3. Grant Freedom to All World Citizens
4. Give Voice to World Citizens
5. Draft Founding Documents and Select a Situs
6. Assemble the Founders
7. Conduct a Census
8. Convene the First World Congress
9. Create Geo-Spheres
10. Establish a Council for Each Geo-Sphere
11. Assess the Members
12. Empower Judicial Review
THE OLD MAN & THE SEA
FOUNDATIONAL PRINCIPLES
I. World Citizenship
II. Universal Human Aspirations
III. Self Determination
IV. The Voice of the People
ORGANIZATIONAL FOUNDATIONS
V. Foundational Documents & Situs
VI. The Council of Founders
VII. The First World Census
VIII. The First World Congress
FUNCTIONAL FOUNDATIONS
IX. The Geo-Spheres
X. Geo-Sphere Councils
XI. Assessments Per Capita
XII. Judicial Review
THE INQUISITION
Core Values
Capacity to Govern versus Abuse of Power
Effectiveness
Resources & Financing
Trust & Insight
Flexibility
Protecting Sovereignty/Preserving Equality
Accountability
Sobre o autor
Author of the Cli-Fi novel 20/20, attorney turned novelist B Shawn Clark shares his entry in the New Shape Prize competition in a hybrid work of literary non-fiction that proposes a framework for dealing with the impending doom of climate catastrophe that is poised to wipe Homo sapiens off the face of the planet once and for all, taking the rest of all living things down with them. Clark suggests the way forward to attempt to solve this planetary crisis is through use of a 12-step program known to lead humans off a path of self-destruction.
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