Proutism
Proutism, also called Progressive Utilization Theory, or simply PROUT, is a libertarian left, progressive ideology theorized in 1959. It is based off of the ideas of 
Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar. It opposes both 
Communism and 
Capitalism. It advocates for, among other things, a world government, locally governed and self-sufficient autonomous zones, a bill of rights for humans, plants, and animals, economic democracy, and an economy in which all goods are common property, and distributed in order to maximize the well-being of all living things. It is also based on Sarkar's philosophy of neohumanism.
History
Sarkar created PROUT theories in 1959 and outlined them in his book Ananda Sutram, published in 1961. Amanda Marga, a worldwide spiritual movement established by Sarkar himself in 1955, has built many cooperative communities based on PROUT model.
Foundation and beliefs
Five fundamental principles:
Sarkar outlined 16 aphorisms of PROUT, in which the last 5 are the fundamental ones
- Limits on physical accumulation
- Rational distribution
- Maximum utilization
- Proper adjustment
- Progressive variation
Politics
Proutism reject Nationalism in favor of locally governed zones and a global government with world constitution and bill of rights for both human, plants and animals. There will be 4 social class which cyclically rule society: shudras (workers), kshatriyas (warriors), vipras (intellectuals) and vaishyas (acquisitors). To prevent elitism, exploitation and class conflict, there will be a spiritual elite sadvipras decide who will hold leadership. Sadvipras would be separated into 3 branches: executive, legislative, and judicial boards which would be governed by a Supreme Board.
Philosophy
Proutism core philosophy is neohumanism, which incorporating environmentalism and animal rights into humanism.
Economics
Proutism support decentralized planning, redistribution of wealth, nationalization of certain industries, cooperatives, and regulatory market economy.
How to Draw
- Draw a triangle.
- Draw a inner triangle inside the triangle.
- Draw a rising sun at the bottom of the inner triangle.
- Color the outer triangle with green.
- Color the sun with orange.
- Draw the "PROUT" word in the sun. The word should be in black.
- Draw the 3 words "Progressive", "Utilization" and "Theory" on 3 sides of the triangle. The words should be in white.
- Add the eyes and you're done.
| Color Name | HEX | RGB | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Q03c03c | nil, 60, 3 | |
| Orange | Qcc5500 | nil, 197, 80 | |
Relationships
Friends
World Federalism - United world under autonomous zones? YES!
Environmentalism - Fellow lover of plants and animals.
Frenemies
Enemies
Capitalism & 
Communism - None of you are way better than each other, You both suck!
Further Information
- Progressive utilization theory
- Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar
- Amra Bangali
- Progressive Party of Aotearoa New Zealand
- Ananda Marga
Citations
- ↑ Viable Utopian Ideas: Shaping a Better World
- ↑ The introductory essay below introduces a leading Indian thinker, Prabhat Ranjan Sankar. We learn a bit about spiritualism, world government, world culture, and forecasts from macrohistory.[1]
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Living Wage and Optimal Inequality in a Sarkarian Framework
- ↑ 'Finally, economic democracy is a concern for many social economists, and is also central to Sarkarian thought. It should be fruitful to study whether in conditions of greater workplace democracy, natural limits to inequality emerge as workers develop rules for rewarding different labor contributions to the firm in ways that best benefit all. In particular, different compensation patterns may emerge for managers. Where worker consent is required to set manager salaries, they may naturally be set at the Sarkarian optimum since workers would only increase a manager’s salary if it would also cause their own salaries to increase. This should also be tested empirically.[3]
- ↑ Sarkar stressed that a healthy economy and society require that the basic necessities not be distributed directly by any official agency. Rather, they should be purchased in the marketplace with income earned in useful employment. He further advocated a government policy of 100 percent employment, with a minimum wage set at a level adequate to purchase necessities. The standard for minimum necessities will change with time and place, but should be continually improving.[3]
