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Reinventing Civilization

Reinventing Civilization

Reinventing Civilization

Overcoming the "Insanity of Humanity" by Choosing Ways to Survive Together as Individuals Without the Use of Force!

Overcoming the "Insanity of Humanity" by Choosing Ways to Survive Together as Individuals Without the Use of Force!

Overcoming the "Insanity of Humanity" by Choosing Ways to Survive Together as Individuals Without the Use of Force!

Overcoming the "Insanity of Humanity" by Choosing Ways to Survive Together as Individuals Without the Use of Force!

Tyger Gilbert
Tyger Gilbert
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WHY THIS MEANINGFUL BOOK IS IMPORTANT TO YOU:

Politics and religion have failed to solve human pain and
   suffering for the last 2000 years and often have caused it.
   Creating large, complex organizations hasn't fixed poverty.
 
The nature of the human species is the source of problems
   like hunger, sickness, pollution, and war all over the world.
   Only individual values and respect for others can overcome
   the ages of conditioning of this instinctual drive for control.
 
The situation affects everyone and may seem hopeless, but
   solutions to ending the misery are simple and easy to do.
 
Social media and networking are at a high point, the global
   economies are precarious, and general dissatisfaction with
   all forms of government is rampant. The time is perfect for
   a revolution in individual thinking and behavior everywhere.
 
This book shows you how to put the answers to work in
   your own life and what to do to help many others enact the
   changes needed to let everyone live better right away.

Contribute Now and Become Part of The New Solutions


Howdy,

My name is Tyger Gilbert.

I'm the webmaster of FreedomsPhoenix.com.
I am a writer, artist, photographer, web designer and programmer, and I live in Phoenix, Arizona. I've been here since right after dirt was invented out in the Sonoran Desert and I've seen a lot of things happen over the years. I am fascinated with the philosophies of the world, and I've tried to understand how and why things work the way they do and what the consequenses are.

You and I probably agree on many attitudes and beliefs about how the world is being run these days. I get really angry when I watch the nightly news or read about all the wars, the hunger, sickness, and protests all over the globe. I feel helpless that I can't do anything to stop all the pain and suffering I see. And I am very disappointed that none of the prominent religions seem to provide answers to these problems, and in fact are often the cause of them. I get frustrated by all the promises made by politicians everywhere who say they will find and implement solutions, but never do. I suspect you might feel the same as I do about these conditions.

   
The world is still rampant with wars, hunger, violence, and sickness even in this modern age.
   

If you are upset by all these things, I hope you will help me with this book I'm writing that I believe provides workable answers and reveals ways you or anyone else can put them into action to benefit a lot of people. People you love and want to see happy. And you will be able to use these revolutionary social concepts I describe to achieve your own personal freedom as well.

I'm not a part of the system – I'm not a trained politician, sociologist, or psychologist – so my thinking isn't necessarily inside the box. But I've spent a lifetime observing and studying human behavior to better understand why people do what they do, and I have always favored independent thought and believed in individual freedom and making intelligent, responsible choices.

This book is the culmination of many years of philosophical analysis and soul searching for me. I disagreed with much of what I was taught by my parents and teachers in school because it just didn't make sense to me. I struggled with that most of my life until just a couple years ago when I realized that most everything I had been taught was wrong! And it was not that my parents and teachers and everyone else meant to deceive me, it was that what they were taught and believed is not how things really are, not then, and surely not today.

   
Civilization favors the wealthy with power, privileges, and opportunities
   

I now recognize that civilization is structured in ways that are inherently corrupt and immoral. It openly favors only select groups with power and privileges while sentencing the bulk of humanity to virtual slavery, requiring them to suffer a basic, minimal existence in order to support and serve the interests of the wealthy. Creative thought and individuality are suppressed in favor of the opinions and the dictates of the ruling elite. Elections change who makes the rules of the game of Life, but they never significantly alter how the game is played. Those who benefit from this arrangement do not want to see things be any different, but if you are like me, the way many things are being done just isn't right to you.

How to fix a lot of those things is surprisingly simple, however.

   
Most of the world's population lives in abject poverty
   

Religion and politics have failed to provide workable answers to the problems of wars, violence, sickness, starvation, and most other forms of human misery for more than the last 2000 years. I say it's time to start doing things differently and choose some alternatives to these institutions.

All the governments and different religious belief systems cause more pain and suffering in the world than they cure or prevent. They create lots of impressive buildings, but despite their best efforts, neither has adequately provided what is really needed for anyone but the rich and powerful. With the world's population at over seven billion and growing exponentially, the problems quickly will get far worse than anyone can imagine.

   
   
Governments and religions have built lots of big fancy buildings, but haven't ended human suffering.
   
   

Air pollution, a lack of clean water, trash everywhere, the destruction of natural forests, changes in climate and weather, crop failures, extreme overcrowding, energy shortages, and vastly inadequate food supplies are devastating the human condition today, never mind what horrible things will likely happen in the future. Though science and technology have made some people in advanced countries more comfortable and extended their life expectancies, the incredible, senseless suffering of humanity continues throughout most of the world.  Why?

   
Overpopulation is destroying the environment everywhere throughout the world today. 
   

The reasons are rooted in the very nature of the human species. Civilization was founded on the formation of groups and the use of these groups to control and develop resources for the benefit of the group. Leaders of groups wanted to exert control over the thinking and behavior of individuals in the group so they could ensure they got the results they wanted. Loyalty was essential, and dissent was overcome by the use of force. Apparently, leaders today don't see how these ways aren't working well in modern times, as they persist in trying to use bigger and bigger groups as their tools for everything. Just the opposite needs to happen.

       
Politicians . . .You see one, you've seen them all . . . because they all are essentially the same.
       

The right solutions to these problems will come from placing the needs of the individual above or equivalent to the needs of the group, and from recognizing and valuing individuals as being important to everyone. Control of actions and motivation to perform for the benefit of a group must come from within each person. Good thoughts and behavior can not be externally imposed by group rules -- laws that use threats and intimidation and actual physical force when necessary to require compliance by individuals.

That just fails miserably in so many ways.

   
Good thinking and behavior cannot be imposed on others through the use of force
   

The wonderful idea of personal freedom and independence is a fairly recent development for Mankind as it requires critical thinking to override natural instincts and ages of mental conditioning. That's not widespread, yet, but easy to accomplish once old habits of compliance are abandoned and hope sets it. New social values can be established the same ways existing values always were – by friendly discussion, comparison of personal values and needs, and common agreement among individuals. Violence and the use of force do not have to be part of the equation

This book describes the philosophy of Individualism to retain true personal freedom and provides practical ways to put it to work it in a society that is brainwashed to socialism and total control by governments at all levels. It emphasizes the necessity for voluntary cooperation – not compulsory obedience – to satisfy the needs of civilization at large and fulfill the desires of every person in it. The logic and morality of the methods advocated are substantiated with examples from the ways the world currently works and are demonstrated to be realistic. They aren't just interesting ideas I came up with all by myself. Several well-known and respected philosophers and writers like Henry David Thoreau, Ayn Rand, Max Stirner, William Godwin, and Benjamin Tucker have all embraced Individualist beliefs and have been a great inspiration to me.


Henry David Thoreau
 
Ayn Rand
 
Benjamin Tucker

Slavery was once condoned by various governments but it is now illegal and unacceptable everywhere. This major change in social values didn't happen overnight, but gradually people realized the horrible immorality of it and now consider it an extremely reprehensible practice.

New concepts like "voluntary taxation" or "free participation" are rejected by many people today as being unworkable because equal contributions and allocation of benefits cannot be enforced, and redistribution of wealth would not be directed and controlled by the politicians. Yet, these methods are in use in many places in many ways today and are actually quite feasible for making good things happen. Their perceived weaknesses are actually their strengths that make them fair and usable for everyone, not just the powerful.

   
Slavery was accepted for most of human history, but attitudes about it have changed drastically.

Crowd funding is an example of how projects can be financed voluntarily and without the use of force. Instead of some politicians or bureaucrats, the people who are providing the money are the ones who decide which projects are funded and get done and which do not. Can you imagine if citizens could directly decide what their government taxes would support? A lot of wars might never be started, never mind go on for years and years.

Revolutionary ideas like these can be implemented right now by injecting them into the functionality of governments and large corporations the world over and eventually will prove to be more equitable and humane ways of handling the interpersonal relationships of people than direct force and coercion. No matter what your political or religious beliefs are now, these universal concepts can work for you.

   
People everywhere are happier when they can choose what they want for themselves. 
   

It's time to move from an authoritarian-based society, one that imposes rules and causes damage and suffering when it enforces laws with strict penalties for non-compliance, to a society that is peer-based and works well because it is built on values and sound principles. This will motivate people to participate and perform in ways that are good for everyone. People are happier and a lot more productive when they do things because they want to, not because they have to do them. The freedom to choose is what enables this, and making the game a win-win-win situation is how multiple beneficial choices are created for every player in the game and success becomes the only alternative.

   
The ability to communicate, spread ideas, and change attitudes has never been greater than now
   

I don't expect this book to "save the world" anytime soon; but I can help point the way toward a better way of living for a lot of people by influencing how they choose to value themselves, other people, and Nature itself – by simply "changing one attitude at a time." Great ideas, passed from one open mind to another and successfully put into action, will spread faster today than at any other time in history, and they can quickly become the accepted way of thinking. I've been working on these concepts for a long time, and the details are finally coming together. With the popularity of social media and networking at a high point, the precarious state of the global economies, and general dissatisfaction with all forms of governments now, I believe it is the right time for this book to have a meaningful and significant positive impact.

   
It will take more than hoping and praying to bring about significant changes for Humanity
   

Wishing things were different won't change anything. The human race is in a desperate situation. It will take some effort by everyone who recognizes that action is needed NOW before it is too late to have any meaningful effect.

Don't just keep making the same mistakes over and over, letting someone else decide and control your life, all so you can barely get by while they become more wealthy. Join me NOW and help make this book become a source of inspiration and guidance to stop the march of civilization toward the extinction of mankind.


The time is right for this – it needs to happen NOW!

Creating this book isn't about making me rich or famous. My needs are very modest and I actually would prefer to remain fairly obscure, if possible. But the concepts and processes I describe can make a significant difference in how things are done and the happiness of many people all over the world. The attitude that freedom and prosperity of the individual is more important than conformity to the restrictions of the collective is what this book is about.

I have always tried to be self-financing on whatever endeavors I attempted throughout my life. What usually has happened is that while I was supporting myself with client work and creating my own projects in my "spare" time, the circumstances that created the need for what I wanted to do would change and the opportunity would pass. Those who found financial backers to fund their projects would quickly move ahead and take immediate advantage of the situation. So this time, I decided to try that route to enable me to get the book done in a minimum of time. That's why this project is here.

Please contribute what funds you can today, and then give me your opinions and criticisms as I complete the writing of this very important book. If you like this presentation, which is a good example of how I think and write, and if you agree with even half of what it says, you will love the book. It will be much more comprehensive and include lots of examples of how things can be improved and even drastically altered for the good of everyone by making only small but significant changes to how things are structured and done. I assure you that you will be glad you contributed to it and proud you were a part of its creation.

– Tyger Gilbert

Read more about me on my website: TygerGilbert.com/About.htm

Funding Objective: Raise $15,000 for costs and promotion

Contribute now and help provide me the funding needed to complete and promote this persuasive, timely book and you will get copies of either the paperback or eBook version after publication. You will receive regular updates on its development, and with a contribution of $50 or more, you can provide your own thoughts and input as the writing progresses. Plus, as further rewards for helping me produce it sooner, not later, you will receive autographed copies of my book, "The Natural Beauty of Arizona," that has more than 500 of my best photos in it, along with prints from my photo gallery of over 3000 professional quality travel and nature images.

And to put my mouth where your money is, I will provide your business, favorite charity, or organization with hours of my professional ad writing, graphic design, or photography time to create banner graphics, magazine ads or even a website to match your funding of me at $100 or more. This is one of those win-win-win situations I am writing about in the book.

Plus, to acknowledge your support and show my appreciation of your help, all contributors will be listed in the book and on a dedicated sponsors page on my website (unless you prefer to opt-out of this, of course). Contributors of $100 or more will receive an ad in the book for their business or favorite charity or other organization, and for $500 or more, a banner ad running on my USA Web Directories network of 140 websites in the USA for one year.

My target goal is to raise $15,000 by the end of July, 2013. Of this total, 40% will be spent for contracted editing, proofreading, design and formatting, and writing of the book, 10% for news release and media promotion expenses, 40% for the cost of production and shipment of the books and rewards, and 10% for costs of funding and transactions. These numbers assume a median contribution of $25 and an average of $31.90 per contribution, with a total of 470 contributors projected participating.

PROJECTED PUBLICATION DATE IS OCT. 1, 2013

You can support the writing of this revolutionary timely book with a
contribution and provide feedback to me as it is being completed!

A discussion section for this project is being developed on my website and anyone interested in the progress of this book will be invited to join in. When parts of the writing have been done, I will post a draft version for comment and criticisms. This will be ongoing until the book is finally done. You can be an observer only, or actively be a part of the discussion to help define and refine the final work as it will be published.

DON'T HAVE ANY MONEY RIGHT NOW?

You say you can't contribute because you don't have any money right now? Okay, you can still help by using your social networks and email list to tell all your friends and family about this book so they have an opportunity to be a contributor, too. Send me an email to let me know what you have done and I will add you to my update list so you will be kept informed of my progress. When the book is published, I will see that you get a special price on as many as you would like so you can give copies to everyone you care about.
 

Photographs used in this presentation were licensed through the Creative Commons using Flickr.com to select them.
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37. Steve Jurvetson, 38. Penn State, 39. Talk Radio News Service, 40. Tony Swartz, 41. Esther-1616,
42. Cliff-1066, 43. Penn State, 44. JD Lasica, 45. Palin Campaign, 46. Joe Arpaio Campaign, 47. Syria Freedom,
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Portrait of Tyger Gilbert at top is by Al Tomas of Phoenix, Arizona.

 

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