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*Re: Nigeria Must Not Sink By Mike Morin ( A rejoinder to "Nigeria Must Not Sink" by Adewale T. Akande published on Nigeria Masterweb Daily News on October 18, 2009. ) I am not from Nigeria, never been to Nigeria but have friends from Nigeria. I'm not a nationalist. Like Nyerere, from Tanzania, Mao, and Chavez, I am a communitarian. I believe in the sovereignty of the local village/neighborhood combined with inter-community and inter-regional unity and cooperation. Rather than agonize why the area known as "Nigeria" is not being successful in a globalized economy (that is in decline), think about how the people of the region would benefit from a new economic order (of equality) based on the following conceptualization of financial/economic system reform: To make a sustainable economy, an equitable environment, towards a permanent culture, we need to evolve away from an investor/lender class with their inflationary and unrealistic aggravated growth policies and programs and evolve to an equity sharing paradigm. We need a financial/economic system that is motivated by the drive to meet peoples' needs, both in the short and long term, quite different from the speculative, profit-taking system that is extant. Locally based equity unions, with inter-community, inter-regional unity and cooperation focused on community betterment projects, programs and policies would be the ideal world economic/financial system. A mission of peace, world unity and cooperation based on the fundamental principles of inclusion, equity, humanity, altruism, quality of life in lieu of the maximization of consumption and waste, environmental/public health and wellness, and sustainability would underlie a "plan and implement" modus operandi in lieu of the selfish, largely unprincipled speculative meanderings and parasitic equity trading of the so-called "free market" Village/neighborhood sovereignty, economic democracy, and environmental equity would be inculcated in such a system. A more fair and just balance between competitive advantage and comparative advantage would be sought, and the community/environmental improvement for all, starting with those most in need, would be paramount. Can I submit this as a proposal to the UN General Assembly? In Peace, Friendship, Community, Cooperation, and Solidarity, Mike Morin Eugene, OR, USA www.peoplesequityunion.blogspot.com wiserunion@earthlink.net (541) 343-3808 Here is link to "Nigeria Must Not Sink" by Adewale T. Akande:- http://nigeriamasterweb.com/blog/index.php/2009/10/18/nigeria_must_not_sink