<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 09:14:06 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/distributism/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Riffvlog On Distributism]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is a first in a mini-series on alternative economic initiatives that should be implemented as soon as possible. The future can be one of genocide and enslavement or we can choose to find a better]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/spirituality/@andrewmarkmusic/riffvlog-on-distributism</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/spirituality/@andrewmarkmusic/riffvlog-on-distributism</guid><category><![CDATA[spirituality]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[andrewmarkmusic]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2020 00:20:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45ePCbfxD5H7u9s8FHPJaYzSzqtDhQ1QNvSwp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Distributism Explained]]></title><description><![CDATA[Unfortunately this nearly perfect system based on Christian Charity has never existed post-industry. Overview: Follow me: YouTube: Twitter - Bitchute - Gab - Minds - Parler - Daily Motion - Steemit - Veto]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/dtube/@real2offendisok/r2u6edbu</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/dtube/@real2offendisok/r2u6edbu</guid><category><![CDATA[dtube]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[real2offendisok]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 22 Jun 2019 03:02:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBqwzwxM6L1P6uLNceBDDCM8sEg15fidBV3NTdBm587yiKCDao5agoekXc5W45Heqtk4Pp8w4XCHNiV1aEk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thomas Paine's Political & Economic Vision]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thomas Jefferson and Thomas Paine, in my estimation, are the most interesting of the American Founding Fathers. In a previous post, I discussed Thomas Jefferson's Political and Economic Vision. Now I want]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@ekklesiagora/thomas-paine-s-political-and-economic-vision</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@ekklesiagora/thomas-paine-s-political-and-economic-vision</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ekklesiagora]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 23 Dec 2018 03:31:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6VvuHGsoU2QDKAf1ATVEsLZofDeXFeYDJuMH5NpCEHVFoo4PvBw25eYNqBrLXDtnDqp31eMaoruCGSLudK8wWzW9TaDfQZSSeb1KCpS8c1BrnZJjBy4c6DvEuHH6Xg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thomas Jefferson's Political and Economic Vision]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thomas Jefferson’s Ward Republic Model Thomas Jefferson did not see the American system as the best possible system. In his original draft of The Declaration of Independence, Jefferson had blamed the British]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@ekklesiagora/thomas-jefferson-s-political-and-economic-vision</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@ekklesiagora/thomas-jefferson-s-political-and-economic-vision</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ekklesiagora]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2018 02:19:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVJ2SVhDmmumdPfnVEcahMce9nMwwksSDdRvRmVpdBZim4qRj9eGVe8THijQHcHq9KHzBCS9Sza6YzTBkstvyk1ub1H5GqMoHx7pQbkCCrQ8zXYrTfC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Libertarian Social Democracy & Geo-Distributism]]></title><description><![CDATA[What if neoliberalism and socialism are both flawed ideologies? The neoliberal critique of marxism is pretty solid. Hayek and Mises did a good job of demonstrating that central planning is problematic,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@ekklesiagora/libertarian-social-democracy-and-geo-distributism</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@ekklesiagora/libertarian-social-democracy-and-geo-distributism</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ekklesiagora]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 01 Dec 2018 07:51:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjVs3Hye1oHX44R9EcpQD5C9xXzj68nJaq3CeHCMhBTz49bemfJPwmmYksuEwKAK8Mxd3UmNTB8j6BS6j2K3QhNQmXMvYu6VWd9xEwQN7myG2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Geo-Distributist & Neo-Republican Nature of Libertarian Social Democracy]]></title><description><![CDATA[What distinguishes my model of libertarian social democracy from conventional social democracy is that it is neither capitalist nor socialist but geo-distributist. It uses land value tax to fund a citizen's]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/liberty/@ekklesiagora/the-geo-distributist-and-neo-republican-nature-of-libertarian-social-democracy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/liberty/@ekklesiagora/the-geo-distributist-and-neo-republican-nature-of-libertarian-social-democracy</guid><category><![CDATA[liberty]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ekklesiagora]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 20 Oct 2018 22:05:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/EEEoA8oLaAxsTkPYAARp78o5cJA1o6Chv9x98TzCFT6v5GVZKXSsctt1Pb5bPqXP9TeDDNJYAi1TmzEiJBD8jJxRqFvFNCiiV8SHtkFQ2x51EF9dqgr97EXXMRKmp6zeTXC8s5z3yKpXJfH28rLcN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is Social Democracy Socialism?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Socialism proper refers to the advocacy of some sort of collective, social, or public ownership of industry/enterprise and, usually, of land as well. We find many different varieties of socialism. Ricardian]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/capitalism/@ekklesiagora/is-social-democracy-socialism</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/capitalism/@ekklesiagora/is-social-democracy-socialism</guid><category><![CDATA[capitalism]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ekklesiagora]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2018 00:23:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/D5zH9SyxCKd9GJ4T6rkBdeqZw1coQAaQyCUzUF4FozBvW7a8JDpsMkn1gnCtPymQXFC8deRXP33qNDg7ThwXimpPbHuMSVUdhyQbNHtzh29tE7fUUPs4zbnqsg8DSBoDja8yKC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beyond the Capitalism/Socialism Dichotomy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Capitalism Capitalism has been defined by its critics as a system in which a small group of people own the means of production, while the majority of the populace, lacking ownership of productive property,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/capitalism/@ekklesiagora/beyond-the-capitalism-socialism-dichotomy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/capitalism/@ekklesiagora/beyond-the-capitalism-socialism-dichotomy</guid><category><![CDATA[capitalism]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ekklesiagora]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 23 Jul 2018 19:33:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/gPCasciUWmEwHnsXKML7xF4NE4zxEVyvENsPKp9LmDaFuzWeoynV5k6JyWPXtsLjwad9ioqwc3b49uLEELTvhcmFQsPGAJHB8K95XBhjkGF5rYwuKX65FDhbhPQQHQSwZac9y6sfKjTYrTLN38?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Brief Intro to Anarcho-Distributism]]></title><description><![CDATA[DISCLAIMER/INTRO: This essay was originally published several years ago as a zine. I no longer advocate market-anarchism, but I felt that this piece was still worth sharing. The original had footnotes,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/anarchism/@ekklesiagora/a-brief-intro-to-anarcho-distributism</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/anarchism/@ekklesiagora/a-brief-intro-to-anarcho-distributism</guid><category><![CDATA[anarchism]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ekklesiagora]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 10 Feb 2018 03:48:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/KWcVEhPeHcGvXUKgXLy7dH5XFF535rLSBsZL445PiL23R7eT5aom5eM5uivzd1WJdPTwhZbrVxwy32x3Yr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Distributism, Socialism, & Georgism: Distinctions & Similarities]]></title><description><![CDATA[I am a fan of socialism, though I am not fond of the Marxist and Blanquist varieties. I am also a fan of distributism. There is a distinction between these two philosophies―socialism and distributism.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/socialism/@ekklesiagora/distributism-socialism-and-georgism-distinctions-and-similarities</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/socialism/@ekklesiagora/distributism-socialism-and-georgism-distinctions-and-similarities</guid><category><![CDATA[socialism]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ekklesiagora]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jun 2017 19:24:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/MG5aEodBkvprAKmjY2xA8ETfnrCHhZDykFSTBf47kMy9BxLZTM9vdr6g7g65nPPHMYTL87VKmB7PSUY7pMN4CurdrzW3CMV8J?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Libertarian Social Democracy: Towards a New Radical Republicanism]]></title><description><![CDATA[The term republicanism, according to the classical definition, refers to the political philosophy that advocates representative democracy. In the 19th century, it was illegal to openly advocate republicanism]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/republicanism/@ekklesiagora/libertarian-social-democracy-towards-a-new-radical-republicanism</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/republicanism/@ekklesiagora/libertarian-social-democracy-towards-a-new-radical-republicanism</guid><category><![CDATA[republicanism]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ekklesiagora]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 11 Jun 2017 08:48:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/23KQwnti57stsAqnmSXB7pJSiMYYP3x2q8FpPkBo9m4CMhzC8KA8jzJydhUdCSYV2KuKZVTF2XGT7r3qayL4AAWf5S2SKUi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Was the Fairest Social Order?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The fairest social order was in Medieval Christendom. First of all, long term economic success must be based upon a shared culture, shared values and a common morality. That was Christendom: shared, objective,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/christendom/@prescottpaul/what-was-the-fairest-social-order</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/christendom/@prescottpaul/what-was-the-fairest-social-order</guid><category><![CDATA[christendom]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[prescottpaul]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 26 Nov 2016 00:14:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/MG5aEodBkvi7p1itpMRkUwozS9NnQUqse21LHYA3r67nmQbLceJyfL6Hq6uZP8pmmxvQDt57d91bKEb8opDUE3qDNTnjKkLvk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Disruptive Technologies and the New Decentralized Society]]></title><description><![CDATA[Just when you thought you were winning the battle, the powers-that-shouldn't-be change their tactics. While the move towards technological decentralization seems to be at hand, the facts show otherwise.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/voluntarism/@prescottpaul/disruptive-technologies-and-the-new-decentralized-society</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/voluntarism/@prescottpaul/disruptive-technologies-and-the-new-decentralized-society</guid><category><![CDATA[voluntarism]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[prescottpaul]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2016 22:10:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBqdPVqKvRFjiUobQgFgDpbhGXnNVfc5aFUCz4fThc7k11uzyT5heid6AojmW1GadY574XMsUga7ZmuCTB4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>