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- From: Leo Semashko <leo.semashko@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "Martin, Glen T" <gmartin@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2013 20:23:42 +0400
Dear Glen,
Thank you very much for your insightful and not easy comments on which I have
long meditated.
1. I basically agree with your assessments to the G20 essence. But we have to
take into account the need for world leaders to reckon with world opinion. And
if we as peacemakers will form a view towards the recognition of the Global
Peace Science (GPS), then they will have to reckon with it and work with and
for this science. We also have to try to convince world leaders in the need and
usefulness of the GPS for them and for world economic growth. I define these
arguments in the GHA letter to G20, which I will send to the discussion of GHA
members in the coming days.
2. Your second opinion with denial of the GPS possibility contradicts the first
with a desire to develop the GPS in accordance with the Earth Constitution
(EC). Your first view was refuted even by Immanuel Kant, who found an objective
source and guarantor of global peace in the "harmony between people" as "social
nature". As you know, the main criteria of any science - is an objective basis.
It exist. In GPS the Kantian source/nature of global peace developed in 16
objective fundamental elements of social harmony. You can not deny them as an
objective reality, as they are obvious and besides are logical, necessary and
sufficient. I do not know what you do not understand in these 16 elements, the
main among them are 4 resources, 4 process of them production and 4 spheres of
them production. They are long been proved by science, particularly Smith,
Marx, Weber, Parsons, Braudel, Toffler, Bourdieu and many others in one way or
another, the ideas of whom were analyzed me in many of my works, in particular,
“Tetrasociology: Responses to Challenges" (2002:
http://www.peacefromharmony.org/docs/2-1_eng.pdf). Therefore, the assertion
that there is no objective foundations for GPS is unfounded and does not hold
water. The objective grounds for GPS more than enough. For what it lacks in
humanity so far, so it's mind, which was enough to create 200 years ago the
science of war, but still not enough to create the peace science and to live in
peace science all the time, and not in between the wars and endless preparing
them. So, if humanity will perish, first of all because of their stupidity and
ignorance, that naturally. As I pointed out, "natural harmony," which
“guarantees perpetual peace” has been known for Kant still at 1795.
Unfortunately, since then, at the philosophers and scientists are not mind
enough to reveal its fundamental elements, which were disclosed only most
perfectly in the ABC of Harmony for World Peace, which you rated as "Our New
Planetary Paradigm, the fundamental revolution in science and paradigm shift in
human consciousness"(p. 296). We thought that your appreciation of the ABC was
caused primarily by objective elements of harmony, disclosed in it. But now
you, if I'm not mistaken, waive from this assessment and recognition of these
elements. Or am I wrong? Please, correct your position: to what believe - that
you write in a letter or in a book?
3. Your EC is great, but it lacks a scientific basis, which enables it to GPS
or the science of global harmony, which is the same. You write in your
brilliant article in the ABC "World Constitution for Harmonious Civilization"
about “an in-depth principle of peace, in which the harmony of life with
freedom and justice becomes the guiding paradigm for life" (pp. 108-109).
Brilliantly! I would like to offer you to develop your Constitution in this
direction. I will provide you with the appropriate additions in the near
future, in September. I am also very much hope on CSSS, which will convince you
and any with facts of existence of four spheral classes of the population as a
harmonious but spontaneous actors of global peace.
4. You write that EC must the first be established and then can be created GPS:
“The first step is to ratify the Constitution and then, if there is to be a
GPS, the Earth Federation government will fund and organize this”. I think the
opposite: scientific knowledge of objective foundations, sources, actors and
guarantors of peace is the primary basis for the EC, which can be understood
and recognized by all nations, people and governments only on the basis of this
science. There may be several versions of the ECs the choice of which can best
be only on scientific criteria. Ratification of the EC can only be based on
science. Or on anything else other than it maybe? Do you agree with that? Other
single and common for humanity criterion for its objectivity does not exist.
This criterion can not be any culture (it is different at all nations), nor
religion (there are several world religions), or ethics (there are many ethical
systems), etc. On this basis, the main subject of theoretical (intellectual)
concerns for any EC is its scientific objective foundation. Here I am ready to
cooperate with you for a better scientific basis of your wonderful
Constitution. Are you willing to work in this direction? Of course, your
Constitution based on the GPS will be included in the GHA letter to G20 and you
could edit it.
I do not discuss other, more specific issues related to disarmament, Peace
Corps, and etc., as a key is to overcome the main theoretical obstacle: what
comes first and as a priority: the Constitution or GPS, scientific knowledge or
legal form, etc.? In any case, it is very important not only for us but for all
members of the GHA theoretical question, for which I am very grateful to you.
With love, best harmony wishes,
Leo
Dr Leo Semashko:
State Councillor of St. Petersburg,
Philosopher, Sociologist and Peacemaker from Harmony;
Director: Tetrasociology Public Institute, Russia;
Founding President, Global Harmony Association (GHA);
Director, GHA Website "Peace from Harmony": www.peacefromharmony.org
Global Peace Science from Harmony: www.peacefromharmony.org/?cat=en_c&key=582;
World Interfaith Harmony Project on the ABC of Harmony Base:
www.peacefromharmony.org/?cat=en_c&key=541;
GHA Program Book, The ABC of Harmony for World Peace:
www.peacefromharmony.org/?cat=en_c&key=478;
GHA Peace Video: http://youtu.be/hbxY5lREOeA;
My Web page: www.peacefromharmony.org/?cat=en_c&key=253;
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Phone: 7 (812) 597-65-71; Skype: leo.semahko
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----- Original Message -----
From: Martin, Glen T, gmartin@xxxxxxxxxxx
To: leo.semashko@xxxxxxxxx
Sent: 26 июля 2013 г., 15:54:23
Subject: Global peace science + G20 Summit
Dear Leo,
I don’t mind sending your document to the people that you specify here in the
US (if certain small changes are made to allow it to conform to the Earth
Constitution as I discuss below). However, my first point is that when they
meet at the G-20, I doubt if any will care about this document. The G-20 is
not about peace, and the imperial nations leading the G-20 do not want peace
but rather global domination in the service of their ruling, wealthy classes.
The economic rules devised by G-20 (and other such meetings) are rules for
keeping the G-20 wealthy (and hence imposed on the rest of the nations who are
kept poor because they are in a system of exploitation). For several of the
G-20, great profits are made through the production and sale of weapons
worldwide. The G-20 countries are there to keep their profits flowing in, and
wars are very profitable. They have no interest in peace.
Second, with all due respect, your document on Global Peace Science (GPS) makes
little sense to me. It does not clarify for me what GPS is, it does not
convince me that a GPS is possible, and it does not show me an intelligible
framework for developing a GPS. Perhaps a key passage is early in the document
when you define the key elements in a GPS:
The necessary and sufficient, therefore, eternal, natural and harmonious
resources are: PEOPLE, INFORMATION, ORGANIZATION and THINGS (material goods and
services). The lack of even one of them in a certain proportion (harmony and
measure) with others would make the existence of human and society impossible
The necessary and sufficient resources determine as necessary and sufficient,
therefore, eternal, natural and harmonious spheres of their constant and
continuous production: SOCIOSPHERE, INFOSPHERE, ORGSPHERE, TECHNOECOSPHERE
(economic and ecological spheres together).
The necessary and sufficient spheres of production determine as necessary and
sufficient, therefore, eternal, natural and harmonious spheral classes of the
population working (or employed/engaged) in these spheres and therefore called
spheral classes - SOCIOCLASS, INFOCLASS, ORGCLASS, TECHNOCLASS.
The necessary and sufficient spheral classes as eternal, natural and harmonious
creators/actors of any society are its global social structure. They are at one
time a NATURAL HARMONIOUS ACTORS, ULTIMATE CAUSE AND ETERNAL SPONTANEOUS SOURCE
OF GLOBAL PEACE. They are real, but to transform from spontaneous into
conscious and effective creators of global peace they need this science (GPS)
and its understanding, awareness and education in it, to build this peace
competently.
Eternal global peace is a natural, normal and healthy state of the spheral
classes of population and - together with them - society in a whole. This
social nature generates and guarantees global peace by spontaneous and
harmonious spheral classes of the population. Therefore, the spheral classes
and their natural harmony are the eternal foundation of global peace. From this
follows the shortest definition of global peace – IT IS PEACE FROM HARMONY,
which is created and constantly recreated by spheral classes. The war between
them is not possible, since the death of at least one spheral class means the
cessation of production of one of necessary resources that leads to death of
all spheral classes and society as a whole.
To divide the world in this way into four functions and four classes may be an
interesting sociological enterprise, but I see no credibility in the assertion
that “they are at one time a NATURAL HARMONIOUS ACTORS, ULTIMATE CAUSE AND
ETERNAL SPONTANEOUS SOURCE OF GLOBAL PEACE. They are real, but to transform
from spontaneous into conscious and effective creators of global peace they
need this science (GPS) and its understanding, awareness and education in it,
to build this peace competently.”
It appears to me that you have identified four functions that people
participate in in one way or another. All four of these functions are
participated in historically in wars, imperialism, capitalist greed, systems of
domination, empires, etc. Simply to assert that they are “natural harmonious
actors” and the “source of global peace” does not appear to have any credible
grounds. And how could GPS prove or develop this “natural harmony” when it
does not appear to exist in the first place?
Third, the document proposes or predicts a 2% per year reduction in arms and a
global peace corps under the UN. This appears to contradict what you say in
your letter to me when you say:
Your great Earth Constitution fits well in science of global peace (GPS) as its
global legal expression. Therefore, the tandem of GPS and Global Constitution
may be very attractive for the G20. Now it can be expressed as the general
idea. Then, you could write one page of your Constitution as addition to my
article. In September and October, I'll transform this article in the GHA
collective project in which I would be happy to invite you with an article in
the 3-5 pages. Do you agree to participate in this project, which strengthens
the position of each of us?
Your document gives a role to the UN, but has no mention of the Earth
Constitution. But the Earth Constitution replaces the UN charter, and if the
G-20 are interested in it (extremely unlikely for the above reasons), then any
peace in the future will have to be according to the Earth Constitution’s
prescription for the three operative stages of Earth Federation, the
elimination of WMDs, and the progressive demilitarization of the world.
UN agencies will be integrated into the Earth Federation, but the UN cannot
lead a global peace corps or anything else. The Earth Constitution organizes
all the functions of the planet (including “people, information, organization,
and things”) into a world peace system. The UN, based on the principle of
sovereign nation-states, is representative of the current war system (whatever
its documents may claim). It cannot lead the world to peace nor establish a
GPS.
Since I do not know what GPS is (as explained above), I cannot say if the
Constitution is its global legal expression. However, if we want world peace
it must be through enforceable democratic world law under the Earth
Constitution. The Earth Federation Government then studies peace,
environmental protection, human social relationships, education, etc., in the
light of promoting peace within the Earth Federation and the world. One could
call this across the board study of peace under the Constitution the beginnings
of a GPS. The first step is to ratify the Constitution and then, if there is
to be a GPS , the Earth Federation government will fund and organize this.
Right now, the UN and the G-20 are organized on a war system. They will not
adopt or fund any GPS (assuming that this concept is intelligible) because
their premise is sovereign nation-states and global capitalism both of which
are intrinsically war-systems. The Earth Constitution establishes a peace
system for the world and for this reason makes possible the systematic study of
peace (which is what I take it you intend for GPS).
Hence your proposal for a GPS would have to include this fact: if we want peace
we have to convert the world from a structural war-system to a structural
peace-system and this is done by ratifying the Earth Constitution. If there is
to be a real and serious GPS then it must be concomitant and integral to the
process of ratifying the Earth Constitution. If the Earth Constitution is “the
global legal expression” of GPS, then the document should state this.
I hope this letter can be productive for both of us as we discuss and work and
think our way toward a global harmony and planetary peace. I want to support
you work which I think is very good and important. But in terms of my own
analysis and to the best of my understanding, there can be no peace and no real
progress toward peace without ratification of the Earth Constitution.
Warmest wishes in peace and friendship,
Glen Martin
Dr. Glen T. Martin
President, World Constitution and Parliament Assoc. (www.wcpa.biz,
www.worldparliament-gov.org)
President, Institute on World Problems (www.worldproblems.net)
Professor of Philosophy, Radford University (www.radford.edu/gmartin)
From: Leo Semashko [mailto:leo.semashko@xxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2013 5:38 AM
To: Martin, Glen T
Subject: Global peace science + G20 Summit
Dear Glen,
I hope all are good at you.
Thank you very much for your great help and support in the development of the
global peace science (GPS), which the GHA develops since the start in 2005.
Now, in 2013, our challenge is to attract maximum attention to it. GPS is more
than worthy subject for general attention. Do you agree with that? I think so.
In this connection, I invite you as the GHA Vice-President to spread our (GHA)
article (in attachment) in your country and send it to your leading newspapers
(The Washington Post, New York Times, etc.), on leading TV channels and to
President Obama. And also for all other channels available to you: sites,
universities, peace organizations and networks: Facebook and etc. Please,
invite to this worthy mission the other GHA peacemakers of your country and
your friends.
A similar I will do in Russia. I will send it also to our colleagues (GHA
members) to other countries for its distribution to the media, the heads of
states and governments, as well as for translation into other languages:
French, Spanish, Arabic, Urdu, Hindi, Japanese, Greeks, etc. to publish it on
the GHA website.
We must try to make our voice with the science of global peace has been heard
by the G-20 leaders who will soon gather for their next summit in Russia, St.
Petersburg, 5-6 September 2013. You could send this article with your short
comments to the G-20 Summit site: http://en.g20russia.ru/, through contacts:
http://en.g20russia.ru/docs/contacts/contacts.html and especially to the Think
20: http://en.g20russia.ru/think_20/ and other. Your great Earth Constitution
fits well in science of global peace (GPS) as its global legal expression.
Therefore, the tandem of GPS and Global Constitution may be very attractive for
the G20. Now it can be expressed as the general idea. Then, you could write one
page of your Constitution as addition to my article. In September and October,
I'll transform this article in the GHA collective project in which I would be
happy to invite you with an article in the 3-5 pages. Do you agree to
participate in this project, which strengthens the position of each of us?
Your active participation in this peacemaking action of GHA will be the biggest
help, contribution and support for the GHA now. I very much hope for you. Thank
you.
With love, best harmony wishes,
Leo
Dr Leo Semashko:
State Councillor of St. Petersburg,
Philosopher, Sociologist and Peacemaker from Harmony;
Director: Tetrasociology Public Institute, Russia;
Founding President, Global Harmony Association (GHA);
Director, GHA Website "Peace from Harmony": www.peacefromharmony.org
World Interfaith Harmony Project on the ABC of Harmony Base:
www.peacefromharmony.org/?cat=en_c&key=541;
GHA Program Book, The ABC of Harmony for World Peace:
www.peacefromharmony.org/?cat=en_c&key=478;
GHA Peace Video: http://youtu.be/hbxY5lREOeA;
My Web page: www.peacefromharmony.org/?cat=en_c&key=253;
Address: 7/4-42 Ho-Shi-Min Street, St. Petersburg 194356, Russia
Phone: 7 (812) 597-65-71; Skype: leo.semahko
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/leo.semashko?ref=tn_tnmn
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