My Utopia's Risks

The main risk of my Utopia would be the chance of it turning into a Dystopia. If this occurred, my Utopia would become a disaster. Happiness would be a thing of the past and soon the Utopia would no longer exist. If any citizen became unhappy and decided to revolt against my Utopia, a Dystopia could occur.

The Goal of My Utopia

My Utopia's goal is to be a society where the citizens could live peacefully and happily with minimal stress. I believe that the system that I have proposed would successfully meet my Utopia's goal. By having citizens choose to live in Thomasville, I believe that I would weed out anyone who did not want to live in my Utopian society. Having a Utopia made up of people who agree with the laws and obligations, would hopefully lead to the goal of my Utopia, happiness.

My Utopia: Science

Scientific research would be welcomed in Thomasville. In order to keep up with the rest of the world, my Utopia would need to improve and advance itself scientifically. There would be government provided laboratories for the scientists. There would be a science board created with elite members. Members of this board would direct the experiments and oversee the experiments taking place. The scientists would be heavily funded in order to stay scientifically advanced. By spending a lot of time and money, the technology and infrastructure would be superior to the rest of the world.

My Utopia: Workforce

The workforce in my Utopia would be divided. Depending on the education of the citizen, a select few jobs would be offered to them. Then, the citizen would get to choose which one they wanted to have as a job. Citizens with higher education levels would be offered better paying and more challenging jobs. Uneducated people would be given lower paying and less difficult jobs. However, citizens would be able to control their own destinies. Education would be provided free to all citizens. The amount of education one receives is determined by their motivation.

My Utopia: Art

Citizens would be free to express their artistic personalities in my Utopia. However, artists would not have a career with their paintings, sculptures, music, or other works. I feel that by allowing citizens to express their selves, independence and uniqueness would transpire. If they were to make a career out of their art, I feel that competition would naturally occur, which may lead to violence and anger with citizens. My Utopia would allow artistic expression as a hobby.

My Utopia: Media

In Thomasville, citizens would be free to communicate through media however they pleased. The United State's First Amendment would be obeyed. Citizens would not be oppressed by the civil authorities. As long as the media does not break the laws created by the Utopia's Constitution, it would be allowed. The media would be necessary to communicate to the Utopia's news with the citizens.





The link below is to a part of documentary on one Utopia's media.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXsMl87hcgg

My Utopia: Economy

My Utopia's economy would self-produce. There would be no need for exchanges between my economy and the outside world. It would be a mixed economy, incorporating a free market capitalist economy with "hands-on" elements from the government. A citizen would earn money based on their education and how hard they work.

My Utopia: Social Order

There would be some segregation between social classes in my Utopia. Depending on how much a citizen wants to learn and become educated would determine their social class. Educated people would hold higher paying jobs and be in a higher class than uneducated people. However, everyone would have an equal chance of becoming educated. Education would be provided by the government. Therefore, one's motivation would determine their position in the Utopia's social class.

My Utopia: Laws

Thomasville citizens would have to follow the laws established by the Constitution. There would be penalties for assault, theft, corruption, and murder. Citizens who broke these laws would be exiled or executed. Hopefully these severe punishments would deter citizens from breaking laws.

One Past Utopia

One Utopian society called Brook Farm was built in 1841, by Boston Trancendentalist George Ripley, in West Roxbury, Massechusetts. It soon turned into a Dystopia and eventually was destroyed by a fire, in 1847.

The link below has more information on Brook Farm.

http://www25.uua.org/uuhs/duub/articles/brookfarm.html

My Utopia: Government

If I were to create a Utopia, first of all it would be titled Thomasville. The government that ran it would be very important, for it would keep the Utopia from transforming into a Dystopia. I would first write some sort of Constitution to be followed by all of the members of the Utopia. Next I would appoint a small group of leaders, or in a Utopia's case dictators. The group would be comprised of roughly five educated citizens. This group of elites would be similar to the World Controllers in Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. This system of government would have to remain perfect in order to maintain the Utopia’s existence.



To see another philosiphy of a Utopian government, follow the link below.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1axGzI_jQmk

Dystopia: Definition

A Dystopia is a society that is characterized by human misery, oppression, disease, and overcrowding. Dystopias, through an exaggerated worst-case scenario, make a criticism about a current trend, societal norm, or political system. They are often the result of a failed Utopia.

Utopia: Definition

The word Utopia originated in 1516 when Sir Thomas More wrote a novel using "Utopia" as a title. The novel described an imaginary island as having a perfect political and social system. Today, the word is commonly defined as any idealized place, state, or situation of perfection. In short, a Utopia is a perfect world.