Barend Gehner

On Liberty and Earth Ownership (eBook, ePUB)

How we can save our planet, end poverty, and gain freedom through access to what nature provides for free

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Investors like Blackrock are rapidly buying up the earth. How does it affect our freedom if we can no longer own our homes, farmland, or workshops?

Most of our lives are determined by earth ownership. In a material sense, some people have to pay rent or mortgage their entire lives, while others become super rich thanks to land ownership. We rightly fear the consequences if we don't pay our rent or mortgage. We do not dare to live how we prefer. We refrain from starting our own business because we are afraid of the consequences if it is not successful, and we have to sell our house. We refrain from going out into the world with a backpack because we fear a hard life the moment we return without a home and a permanent job. And that's why we spend the best years of our lives in a boring office.

Nature provides some things for free, such as air, water, and land. Today clever investors can charge others a high price for their place on earth. If they could, they would extend this to the air we breathe. Geoism is the insight that people are equally entitled to these things. More equal access to natural resources would be a powerful way to reduce inequality within and between countries.

This approach can help us to better address issues such as unaffordable houses, work pressure, the decline of small businesses, climate change, political oppression, and mass migration. An enormous government and mass surveillance are not the best way to make our world a better place. This booklet sketches an alternative to capitalism and socialism, and outlines what a truly free world might look like. Dutch artist Tobias Osterhaus has created drawings that make it a must-have even for people who hate reading.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Geoliberty
• Seitenzahl: 191
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Mai 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9789083416717
• Artikelnr.: 70290227

Autorenporträt

Barend is not only a lecturer, skipper and author. He's also a passionate advocate for freedom in an era where it is increasingly under threat. With a decade of cherished memories living on an old sailing barge in the Netherlands, he found inspiration amidst the challenges posed by governments discouraging such lifestyles. His main motivation for writing is the fear that his children will not have the same liberties he once enjoyed.However, Barend's concerns extend beyond his personal experiences. He recognizes that the rise of authoritarianism jeopardizes not only the ability to live on an old boat but also impacts broader societal issues. The lack of freedom subjects the poor to sweatshop labour, locks tenants into a lifetime of exorbitant rents, and forces others to spend their best years in boring office jobs.Bringing his expertise as a lecturer to the forefront, Barend translates economic and philosophical concepts into accessible narratives. While some brilliant minds have explored critical themes like liberty, oppression, bureaucracy, and earth ownership, Barend takes the crucial step of introducing these issues in a way that makes them tangible and relevant to us all. He persuasively argues that choices still exist amidst an increasingly restrictive landscape.Optimism defines Barend's outlook, and he endeavors to convince you that a future where governments dictate our lives and mass surveillance prevails is not inevitable. The prospect of corporate giants like Blackrock dominating the earth, and the decline of small businesses, is not the only path forward. Barend urges us to embrace his hopeful alternative, encouraging readers to contemplate a future that preserves individual freedom and choice.Join Barend on a journey that challenges the prevailing narrative, offering a compelling vision for a more liberated and optimistic tomorrow.