1. I se lauga lautele e fesili atu ai se tasi ia te oe, "Ua lelei, ou te malamalama i le mea e te teena, ae ou te mafaufau pe o le a le mea e te faia ai? O a faʻalapotopotoga e te fiafia i ai e sili atu nai lo mea tatou te maua mo le tamaoaiga, malo, itupa, lanu, si'osi'omaga, po'o so'o se mea e te va'ai i ai?
I’m for Parecon (participatory economics). In parecon people get to participate in decision-making that affects their lives directly. This is achieved through self-management and by arranging the whole society around councils. Hence, in such a society there are workers councils that manage work-places; neighbourhood councils that facilitate people’s participation in decision making around educational issues for example. In addition, parecon favours diversity, balanced job complexes, and remuneration for effort.
2. Next, someone at the same event asks, "Why do you do what you do? That is, you are speaking to us, and I know you write, and maybe you organize, but why do you do it? What do you think it accomplishes? What is your goal for your coming year, or for your next ten years?
I came here to argue against the view that there is no alternative to capitalism. I am here to talk about what I think an egalitarian society ought to look like. I am hoping that this will inspire people to think about what a just and equitable society should look like. My goal for the next ten years is to contribute (in whatever way I can) to efforts that aim to build a movement that fight for a better and different world.
3. O oe i le fale ma e te mauaina se imeli e fai mai o se faʻalapotopotoga fou o loʻo taumafai e faʻavae, faʻavaomalo, federating national chapters, ma isi. E talosagaina oe e te auai i le taumafaiga. E mafai ona e mafaufauina ni tulaga talafeagai e te fai atu ai, "ioe, o le a ou tuuina atu loʻu malosi e faʻataunuʻu ai faʻatasi ma isi o outou ua uma ona aʻafia?" Afai o lea, o ā na tulaga? Pe - e te manatu nai lo lena e tusa lava po o le a le mea o loʻo i totonu o le lisi o mataupu ma le aofia ai, o le manatu e le mafai ona agavaa, i le taimi nei, pe atonu foi. Afai o lea, aisea?
I would be interested to join the new organisation given that its goals and aspirations are consisted with my values. This means that the organisation would have to be organised in a non-hierarchical structure; and the organisation’s activities and the way members interact would have to be premised on self-management, diversity and respect.
4. Pe e te manatu ea e tatau i taumafaiga e faatulaga ni gaoioiga, galuega faatino, ma a tatou lava faalapotopotoga, o fatu o le lumanai i le taimi nei? Afai e leai, aisea e leai ai? Afai o le ioe, e mafai ona e fai atu o le a, i se tulaga faʻapitoa, e te manatu o nisi o aʻafiaga o le a iai mo se faʻalapotopotoga e te fiafia i ai?
I certainly think that the way we organise our movements should be consisted with our values. So if we are fighting for a parecon society then our movements ought to be organised in a way that encourages self-management, participatory decision-making and diversity. Such an experiment has the potential to get members of the public interested in what we are fighting for, I think.
5. Aisea na e tali ai i lenei faatalanoaga? O le a sou manatu aisea na le tali mai ai isi?
I answered because I believe this is a serious project. Projects like these enable us to share ideas and give us an opportunity to discuss ways to achieve an egalitarian society. I can’t speculate why others didn’t answer.
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