“A map of the world that does not include Utopia is not worth even glancing at... Progress is the realization of Utopias.” - Oscar Wilde
We are living in a sad world where one is forced to choose between the American neo-con vision of the world and the one of the Iranian Mullahs. Dreamers are asked to stick to show business, graphic design or in the best scenarios to marginalized political cliques. We have a dream… and our dream will change the world because we know that the majority of humanity will be seduced by what we are proposing. A radical change is required and “We Have the Solution”.
Nowheristan is the first step on the way leading to Everywheristan. This “gimmicky” name was chosen on purpose to create a buzz around a new vision aimed at solving the historical problems of mankind on the social, economical, political and philosophical levels. It is the brainchild of Michel Elefteriades, artist, former guerilla leader, and the first and last Emperor of Nowheristan (the constitution does not allow a successor). Nowheristan’s theoretical foundations are being worked on by many scholars around the world and will soon be published in a book entitled “We Have the Solution”. The book of Nowheristan exposes a very complex, comprehensive yet reader-friendly vision, of which we will give you a taste now as an introduction.
The concept springs from the belief that many of our established truths, which are almost thought of as sacred subjects, can be total aberrations (e.g. borders, identities, patriotism, world economy, etc.). For Nowheristanis, the histories and traditions of all races and peoples on this Earth are the common heritage of all. Therefore, one can say that a modern Egyptian can be proud that his ancestors built the Great Wall of China; and the Pyramids of Ancient Egypt are a part of the Chinese past. Furthermore, the natural riches of the Earth are resources for humanity as a whole; no single nation should be allowed to hold a monopoly over our common birthright. The oil of Saudi Arabia, the water of the Amazon, the gas of Russia… all are to be monopolized by Nowheristan and to be used to develop people everywhere. The Nowheristani project outlines a system of world governance based on a meritocratic senate of elders. Another deep-rooted belief guiding the Nowheristani project, as stated by Michel I of Nowheristan in one of his speeches, is that "Politicians, this modern-time ruling caste, are a category of people to be equally rejected by society, as are thieves, criminals, etc.”.
This is a brief apercu of our vision, which we can elaborate in further discussions. Thank you for your interest.
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The Nowheristan concept is not groundbreaking, but it is wonderful. It is a better temporary early 21t century name than 'earthling' or 'one worlders' which have been used since WWII when with the advent of atomic weapons and the end of major hostilities, it seemed that we all must hang together or hang separately, to quote Benjamin Franklin.
Against this natural rationale came the 'haves' and the war mongers. The 'haves' want to keep things the way they are, since they have it pretty good, and believe that changing things would cause them to have less, or at least not have more than the 'have nots' The war mongers make money from war, and therefore need to promulgate conflict to keep wars going. Thus the 'haves' and the 'war mongers' strove to defeat any idea advanced by the 'one worlders' -- Ref: John Birch Society vs. United Nations, etc.
And so nationalism was mislabeled 'communism' in many places, and the powers of the US were covertly as well as openly applied against many nationalist efforts under the guise of 'making the world safe for Democracy' and other myths.
Korea, Vietnam, Guatemala, Chile, Africa, Vietnam, East Timor, Iraq to name a few.
This has been a largely successful strategy from the point of view of the 'haves'.
At least up until they overplayed their hand, and are now looking so weak and hypocritical that their hold on power is waning. Suppose they gave a war and nobody came?
Nowheristan can exist in cyberspace. It can become a mindset. A mindset will cause people to act within that mindset. And when enough people act in concert with that mindset, the old corrupt dangerous wasteful paradigms will fall.
Long live Nowheristan!
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