the sovereign individual : how to survive and thrive during the collapse of the welfare state

Transitions to new ways of organising livelihoods or new types of government are initially confined to those areas where the megapolitical catalysts are at work.They are not undertaken by popular demand, but in response to changes in the external conditions that alter the logic of violence in the local setting.

Megapolitical transitions are never popular, because they antiquate painstakingly acquired intellectual capital and confound established moral imperatives.Major transitions always involve a cultural revolution, and usually entail clashes between adherents of the old and the new values.Megapolitical transitions are seldom recognised before they happen. People are frequently blind to the logic of violence in the existing society therefore, they are almost always blind to changes in that logic, latent or overt. Seeing 'outside' of a system is usually taboo.Incomes are usually falling when a major transition begins, often because a society has rendered itself crisis-prone by marginalising resources due to population pressures.A shift in the megapolitical foundations of power normally unfolds far in advance of the actual revolutions in the use of power.Some summary points to keep in mind as you seek to understand the Information Revolution *see Help:Templates for details about how to make wiki templates

The sovereign individual : how to survive and thrive during the collapse of the welfare state