Institutional Neutrality was not attempted in Russia in 1917. There would be no private ownership of property, no personal freedom, no independence and no great market. The people would remain under the yoke of authoritarian rule. Only the name of the rulers had changed. Recently in 1991, with the failure of Communism and the political breakdown of the U.S.S.R., there has been a shift of the entire Eastern Block towards private ownership of property, personal freedom and independence, it would seem that the danger to humanity faced since the end of World War II is over or will soon be over. As Russia moves to adopt western Neutrality, those humans living in the “free” world can be heard to release a collective sigh of relief. Unfortunately, institutional Neutrality won’t work for the Russians. Remember, institutional Neutrality requires unlimited resources. Scarcity is the condition that best describes present day Russia. The Russians attempt to embrace capitalism and the free market system is doomed to failure. Russia’s need for a synergic revolution is even greater than the need of those of us living in the neutral world. (03/08/02)
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