Epilogue
The current development with capital movements in a global market as the guiding powers for social development now begins to show severe signs of weakness. They have proven unable to show any respect for specific circumstances when it comes to the natural resources or cultural and societal features of the local regions. Thus it turns out, and more and more clearly so, that in their insatiable need to gather and accumulate capital, they reach situations where they eliminate the foundation for their own existence – and together with the system they are a part of they tend to break down.
It is such breakdowns that have spurred the revolts wee see around us – breakdowns of large structures with the battles, progroms and xenophobia mentioned above. In those situations even well-developed, ecologically sound, integrated and neatly implimented permaculture projects would not stand a chance.
For that reason we must necessarily develop stable societies with durable principles that outline how to make decisions and distribute wealth. I have tried to sketch some ways in the above. Centered around our local communities it is attempted to open up for ways of action similar to those as found in the zone principle of permaculture – your opportunities lie in the place where you are. Once you have begun from there, you can move on to the outer zones following the laws of need.
The movement will be organized in the same way: from the house to the neighbourhood to the area to the region – and following this movement the principles will be obvious and therefore acceptable for all involved, and between the different levels of decision-makers and the administration.
So – keep up the good work!

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Translation from Danish: Jo Hermann