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CINEMA
An acronym for Consensual, independent, Non-monogamous, Ethical, Mutual, Arrangements. It is a modern, conversational update for "ENM" (Ethical Non-Monogamy). A Cinema lifestyle focuses heavily on deep intention, total honesty, and mutual respect while actively dating or seeing multiple people. It allows people to maintain their personal independence and "single" label while building stable casual romantic connections.
“I’m not looking for a traditional partner. I practice "Cinema" because I value my and other people's autonomy, but still love casual open romance.”
"Are you guys together " ... "Its a bromance with benefits" ... "You should get together" ...:Nah its perfect as it is" ..."You both know where you are at with it ?" ... "Yeah we`ve talked , It`s COMEMA ,so were all good" ... "Cool"
"Are you guys together " ... "Its a bromance with benefits" ... "You should get together" ...:Nah its perfect as it is" ..."You both know where you are at with it ?" ... "Yeah we`ve talked , It`s COMEMA ,so were all good" ... "Cool"
CINEMA
An acronym for Consensual, Intentional, Non-monogamous, Ethical, Mutual, Arrangements. It is a modern, conversational update for "ENM" (Ethical Non-Monogamy). A Cinema lifestyle focuses heavily on deep intention, total honesty, and mutual respect while actively dating or seeing multiple people. It allows people to maintain their personal independence and "single" label while building stable casual romantic connections.
Holonic Modernism
A theoretical framework in politics, urban planning, and sociology framing the technical progress of Modernity within Systems Theory. It rejects the top-down authority of high-modernism and the fragmentation of postmodernism. Instead, it advocates for a societal structure composed of holons—autonomous units functioning simultaneously as complete wholes individually and integrated parts of a larger macro-system. Core Tenets: 1. Nested Sovereignty (Subsidiarity): Power sits at the lowest level. Centralized bodies (e.g., the UN) possess no authority outside of that delegated by their base units, coordinating parts rather than enforcing uniformity: 2.Supervenient Macro-Structure: The macro-system's stability relies on the base units. A local shift triggers a reflexive response from the macro-structure to preserve core universal standards, such as human rights: 3. Modular Resilience & Reflexive Stabilization: The system is modular. If a local unit fails, the macro-structure triggers a reflexive stabilization, dynamically adapting to absorb the shock and maintain equilibrium without collapsing: 4.Constructive Universality: Though not postmodern, it accepts the postmodern critique of centralized corruption while rejecting its nihilism, maintaining that grand goals must be pursued via decentralized networks.
"Rather than succumbing to postmodern fragmentation, the emerging paradigm of Holonic Modernism seeks to reframe global governance bodies like the United Nations not as centralized authorities, but as supervenient systems dependent on localized autonomy and capable of reflexive stabilization during geopolitical crises."
Holonic Modernism by New View July 15, 2026
Societalism
Societalism A structural economic configuration—built on Keynesian mechanics but distinct from Smith's capitalism or Marx's socialism—that hard-codes human rights into the market’s operating system to ensure stability. The Stabilisation Mechanism: An unrestrained market is inherently unstable. By hard-coding human rights (healthcare, living wages, education) as fixed constraints, the state creates an economic floor. This prevents depressions by ensuring wealth circulates rather than hoards. Rights as Economic Guardrails: The state acts as a balancer, enforcing rights-based boundaries that prevent corporations from cannibalising their consumer base. It treats human rights as a "biological necessity" for a functioning market, not an optional charity. The Keynesian Correction: The 1945–1975 era was not "Golden Age Capitalism," but the Golden Age of Societalism. It succeeded by using Keynesian demand-management to reconcile market efficiency with social stability, proving superior to pure Smithian laissez-faire, Marxian state-control, or Millian utilitarianism. The Neoliberal Hijacking: In the 1970s, Neoliberalism hijacked the center. While using the "liberal" name, it stripped away the Enlightenment requirements of liberty (for all), equality, and solidarity, subordinating human rights and democratic institutions to global capital fundamentalism
"The 1970s marked the end of the Golden Age. Neoliberalism abandoned the Enlightenment mandate of liberty for all, replacing a balanced, Keynesian-backed Societalism with a system that treats the state as a servant to capital rather than the protector of the social fabric."
Societalism by New View July 14, 2026
Societalism
A structural configuration of embedded liberalism, neither Capitalism nor Socialism, that hard-codes human rights into the market’s operating system to ensure stability.
The Stabilisation Mechanism: Societalism holds that unrestrained markets are inherently unstable. By hard-coding human rights—healthcare, living wages, education—as fixed market constraints, the state creates an economic floor. This prevents depressions by ensuring wealth remains circulated rather than hoarded.
Rights as Economic Guardrails: The state acts as economic balancer, enforcing rights-based boundaries that prevent corporations from cannibalising their consumer base. It treats human rights as a "biological necessity" for a functioning market rather than optional charity.
The Golden Age Correction: The 1945–1975 era, mislabeled as "Golden Age Capitalism," was actually the Golden Age of Societalism. It used the Embedded Liberalism consensus to reconcile market efficiency with social stability.
The Neoliberal Hijacking: In the 1970s, this was hijacked. Neoliberals stripped away Enlightenment requirements of liberty (for all), equality, and solidarity.
The Stabilisation Mechanism: Societalism holds that unrestrained markets are inherently unstable. By hard-coding human rights—healthcare, living wages, education—as fixed market constraints, the state creates an economic floor. This prevents depressions by ensuring wealth remains circulated rather than hoarded.
Rights as Economic Guardrails: The state acts as economic balancer, enforcing rights-based boundaries that prevent corporations from cannibalising their consumer base. It treats human rights as a "biological necessity" for a functioning market rather than optional charity.
The Golden Age Correction: The 1945–1975 era, mislabeled as "Golden Age Capitalism," was actually the Golden Age of Societalism. It used the Embedded Liberalism consensus to reconcile market efficiency with social stability.
The Neoliberal Hijacking: In the 1970s, this was hijacked. Neoliberals stripped away Enlightenment requirements of liberty (for all), equality, and solidarity.
"The 1970s marked the end of the Golden Age when the center was hijacked, replacing Societalism and Embedded Liberalism with Neoliberalism. This abandoned the Enlightenment mandate of liberty for all, treating the state as a servant to capital.
Societalism by New View May 2, 2026
Societalism
A structural economic configuration, neither Capitalism nor Socialism, that hard-codes human rights into the market’s operating system to ensure stability.
The Stabilisation Mechanism: Societalism operates on the principle that an unrestrained market is inherently unstable. By hard-coding human rights—such as healthcare, living wages, and education—as fixed market constraints, the state creates an economic floor. This prevents the economy from spiralling into a Great Depression by ensuring wealth remains circulated rather than hoarded.
Rights as Economic Guardrails: The state serves as the economic balancer, enforcing rights-based boundaries that prevent corporations from cannibalising their own consumer base. It treats human rights as a "biological necessity" for a functioning market rather than an optional charity.
The Golden Age Correction: The period from 1945 to 1975 was not the "Golden Age of Capitalism," but the Golden Age of Societalism. It succeeded by using these structural guardrails to create the most stable growth in Western history.
The Neoliberal Hijacking: In the 1970s, this was hijacked by Neoliberalism. While using the "liberal" name, it stripped away the Enlightenment requirements of liberty (for all, not the few), equality, and solidarity. Neoliberalism is a departure from true liberalism, subordinating human rights and democratic institutions to the market fundamentalism of global capital.
The Stabilisation Mechanism: Societalism operates on the principle that an unrestrained market is inherently unstable. By hard-coding human rights—such as healthcare, living wages, and education—as fixed market constraints, the state creates an economic floor. This prevents the economy from spiralling into a Great Depression by ensuring wealth remains circulated rather than hoarded.
Rights as Economic Guardrails: The state serves as the economic balancer, enforcing rights-based boundaries that prevent corporations from cannibalising their own consumer base. It treats human rights as a "biological necessity" for a functioning market rather than an optional charity.
The Golden Age Correction: The period from 1945 to 1975 was not the "Golden Age of Capitalism," but the Golden Age of Societalism. It succeeded by using these structural guardrails to create the most stable growth in Western history.
The Neoliberal Hijacking: In the 1970s, this was hijacked by Neoliberalism. While using the "liberal" name, it stripped away the Enlightenment requirements of liberty (for all, not the few), equality, and solidarity. Neoliberalism is a departure from true liberalism, subordinating human rights and democratic institutions to the market fundamentalism of global capital.
"The 1970s marked the end of the Golden Age when the center was hijacked. Neoliberalism abandoned the Enlightenment mandate of liberty for all, replacing the balanced "Societalism" configuration with a system that treats the state as a servant to capital rather than the protector of the social fabric."
Societalism by New View May 2, 2026