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Thanks for signing on. I’m Bob Carkhuff, “The True Voice of Freedom.” And this is Freedomblog.com

The theme for today is The Future of Civilization.

For thinking people, this means that those cultures that relate collaboratively, enterprise freely, and govern participatively will enjoy peace, prosperity and participation.

In this context, our research in Freedom-cast 6 presents the images of “The Past, The Present and The Future of Civilization:”

• The “Past” is found in the clustered low scores on The Freedom Functions of “The Detractors” who live in a version of “The Pre-20th Century Civilization:”
  • Dependent Cultural Relating,
  • Controlling Economic Enterprise,
  • Totalitarian Governance.
• The “Transition from The Past to The Present” is discovered in the “Middling scores” of “The Observers” who live in a version of “The Early 20th Century Civilization:”
  • Competitive Cultural Relating,
  • Command Economics,
  • Authoritarian Governance.
• The “Present” is represented in the mixed scores of “The Participants” who have only begun to embrace Freedom in a version of “The Mid-20th Century Civilization:”
  • Independent Cultural Relating;
  • Mixed Enterprise Economics,
  • Mixed Governance.
• The “Transition to The Future” is found in the high scores of “The Contributors” who are committed to becoming Free and Prosperous in a version of “The Late 20th Century Civilization:”
  • Collaborative Cultural Relating,
  • Capitalistic Enterprise Economics,
  • Representative Democratic Governance.
• The “Future” is modeled in the exemplary performance of “The Leaders” who are attempting to commit fully to becoming Free and Prosperous in “The 21st Century Civilization:”
  • Interdependent Cultural Relating,
  • Free Enterprise Economics,
  • Direct Democratic Governance.

Signing off for Freedomblog, this is Bob Carkhuff, “The True Voice of Freedom.”

Remember, people, the future of civilization is found in our application of The Freedom Functions.

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“May the road rise to meet you,
And the wind be at your back.”