Money is only important in a society when certain resources for survival must be rationed and the people accept money as an exchange medium for the scarce resources. Money is a social convention, an agreement if you will. It is neither a natural resource nor does it represent one. It is not necessary for survival unless we have been conditioned to accept it as such.
Jacque FrescoThere are no negro problems, or Polish problems, or Jewish problems, or Greek problems, or women's problems, there are HUMAN PROBLEMSโ.
Jacque FrescoYou have to take in the whole picture, and ask, "What is it you want? What kind of world do you want?" So, I have drawings of different cities. Those cities have an end goal; they're not just cities. The end goal of those cities is to make things relevant to people that they respond to. There's no other way.
Jacque FrescoDemocracy is a con game. Itโs a word invented to placate people to make them accept a given institution. All institutions sing, โWe are free.โ The minute you hear โfreedomโ and โdemocracyโ, watch outโฆ because in a truly free nation, no one has to tell you youโre free.
Jacque FrescoInstead of a pentagon, you have a lot of people that are trained in bridging the difference between nations. The pentagon would serve as an intermediate organization to bridge the difference between cultures.
Jacque FrescoThe only hope for developing a new civilization is to accept responsibility for improving our lives through knowledge, understanding, and a deeper comprehension of humanityโs relationship to natural processes of evolution. Our future is determined by effort we put forth to achieve this transition.
Jacque Fresco