{"id":1521,"date":"2015-11-09T08:34:52","date_gmt":"2015-11-09T08:34:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/katehollett.com\/?p=1521"},"modified":"2022-04-03T13:33:24","modified_gmt":"2022-04-03T13:33:24","slug":"the-imagination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/katehollett.com\/?p=1521","title":{"rendered":"The ImagiNation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The ImagiNation \u2013 A Concept for a Country<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The first step for the process of creating a new country is reviewing the past. After extensive review of ways countries were created, taking into consideration all external and internal, (individual and collective) factors, the collective known and unknown has established guidelines for a new way of living.<\/p>\n<p>To do this, certain steps must be taken first. With the help of WikiHow we learned \u201cHow To Start A Country\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Start-Your-Own-Country\">http:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Start-Your-Own-Country<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In the past, the nation state represented:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A permanent population<\/li>\n<li>A defined territory<\/li>\n<li>Government<\/li>\n<li>The capacity to enter into relations with the other states<\/li>\n<li>The existence of a state that is independent of recognition by other states, and is free to act on its own behalf\u2014and that no state is free to intervene in the affairs of another.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In the past, countries were attained in the following ways:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Find existing unclaimed land<\/li>\n<li>Conquer an existing nation<\/li>\n<li>Buy an existing country<\/li>\n<li>Find a loophole in the law<\/li>\n<li>Look for underdeveloped countries<\/li>\n<li>Build an island<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Once that is done, the country must be built. Ways to do this included:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Take over existing indigenous people<\/li>\n<li>Inviting friends to join you<\/li>\n<li>Create laws for citizenship<\/li>\n<li>Establish a government and constitution<\/li>\n<li>Establish and economy<\/li>\n<li>Declare independence<\/li>\n<li>Be recognized by world communities<\/li>\n<li>Manage branding \u2013 create money, logo, anthem, constitution, marketing materials.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Background<\/p>\n<p>The concept of <strong>ImagiNation<\/strong> is based on an anti-country, anti-religion, and anti-corporate sentiments first expressed by John Lennon in his song \u2018Imagine\u2019 (1971). Further fieldwork and historical research has confirmed that, although borders of financial and ideological social groupings create a feeling of shared interests, they also create separation and disconnection from others.<\/p>\n<p>Proposal<\/p>\n<p>We propose a nation of the world that has no rules, no borders, no currency, and no ideologies that represent the whole. Each person will be given statehood, become a territory onto themselves and part of the <strong>ImagiNation<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>ImagiNation<\/strong> will establish itself through the process as outlined by WikiHow. Each territory (individual) will be responsible for the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Take over existing indigenous people (your past)<\/li>\n<li>Inviting friends to know your territory (self knowledge)<\/li>\n<li>Create laws for your territory (morals for you to live by)<\/li>\n<li>Establish a government and constitution (rules for you to live by)<\/li>\n<li>Establish and economy (what can you give others? What do you need?)<\/li>\n<li>Declare independence (Are you totally \u2018you\u2019? If so, be this person)<\/li>\n<li>Be recognized by world communities (share mutual respect for others)<\/li>\n<li>Manage branding \u2013 create money, logo, anthem, constitution, and marketing materials. (Decide what that \u2018looks\u2019 like, how you want to be perceived based on government and constitution)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>The ImagiNation Constitution &amp; Charter<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <strong>ImagiNation <\/strong>constitution is a blank paged book. Each territory (person) will be responsible for creating their own constitution and writing it in the blank pages.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/katehollett.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/IMG_3949.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1523\" src=\"http:\/\/katehollett.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/IMG_3949-300x236.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_3949\" width=\"300\" height=\"236\" srcset=\"https:\/\/katehollett.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/IMG_3949-300x236.jpg 300w, https:\/\/katehollett.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/IMG_3949-1024x806.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/katehollett.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/IMG_3949-700x551.jpg 700w, https:\/\/katehollett.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/IMG_3949.jpg 2042w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>The ImagiNation Charter<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The territories write their individual <strong>ImagiNation<\/strong> charter. Each territory (person) will establish their own set of rules and laws. Here is an example of a charter by a territory:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>We (I) believe that a compassionate world is a peaceful world.\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>We (I) believe that a compassionate world is possible when every man, woman and child treats others as they wish to be treated<\/em><em>&#8211;with dignity, equity and respect.<\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>We (I) believe that all human beings are born with the capacity for compassion, and that it must be cultivated for human beings to survive and thrive. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.charterforcompassion.org\/\">Charter for Compassion)<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>The ImagiNation Logo<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The ImagiNation logo is a blank box. Inside the blank box each territory (person) will be responsible for creating their identification. The logo can be any shape or size. Here is one example template:<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1525\" src=\"http:\/\/katehollett.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/blank_logo-300x211.gif\" alt=\"blank_logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"211\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The ImagiNation Flag<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This will apply to all marketing materials. Each territory will be given blank cloth and blank materials necessary to create their own flag. Here is an example:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/katehollett.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/whiteblankflag.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1524\" src=\"http:\/\/katehollett.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/whiteblankflag-300x211.jpg\" alt=\"whiteblankflag\" width=\"300\" height=\"211\" srcset=\"https:\/\/katehollett.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/whiteblankflag-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/katehollett.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/whiteblankflag.jpg 469w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>The ImagiNation Anthem<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The anthem will be based on the original score created by John Lennon in 1971.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XLgYAHHkPFs\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XLgYAHHkPFs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The song sung as a collective of territories.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VlxI2fAUymw\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VlxI2fAUymw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Examples of remix of this song:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dubstep <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=shf8qEOKkzQ\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=shf8qEOKkzQ<\/a><\/li>\n<li>HipHop <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ytcsloQcUfM\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ytcsloQcUfM<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Club Mix <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymotion.com\/video\/xsu8aq_john-lennon-imagine-dj-nolan-club-mix-2009_music\">http:\/\/www.dailymotion.com\/video\/xsu8aq_john-lennon-imagine-dj-nolan-club-mix-2009_music<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Spanish <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=shf8qEOKkzQ&amp;list=RDshf8qEOKkzQ#t=192\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=shf8qEOKkzQ&amp;list=RDshf8qEOKkzQ#t=192<\/a><\/li>\n<li>French <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QMdQ8iE0NAk\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QMdQ8iE0NAk<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Italian <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/18989219\">https:\/\/vimeo.com\/18989219<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Arabic <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ba6wLw7_RhY?t=1m\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/ba6wLw7_RhY?t=1m<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Hebrew <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Rg2QXXShMVg\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Rg2QXXShMVg<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Chinese <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bb9tJXr-WWE\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bb9tJXr-WWE<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Russian <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DTeEwpam2Z0\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DTeEwpam2Z0<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>For more please search online.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>ImagiNation in Action<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Examples of the process in action include facebook:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/katehollett.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/FBCountryPost1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1528\" src=\"http:\/\/katehollett.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/FBCountryPost1-300x241.jpg\" alt=\"FBCountryPost1\" width=\"300\" height=\"241\" srcset=\"https:\/\/katehollett.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/FBCountryPost1-300x241.jpg 300w, https:\/\/katehollett.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/FBCountryPost1-1024x821.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/katehollett.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/FBCountryPost1-700x561.jpg 700w, https:\/\/katehollett.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/FBCountryPost1.jpg 1040w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/katehollett.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/FBCountryPost2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1529\" src=\"http:\/\/katehollett.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/FBCountryPost2-300x218.jpg\" alt=\"FBCountryPost2\" width=\"300\" height=\"218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/katehollett.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/FBCountryPost2-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/katehollett.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/FBCountryPost2-1024x744.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/katehollett.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/FBCountryPost2-700x509.jpg 700w, https:\/\/katehollett.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/FBCountryPost2.jpg 1068w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The ImagiNation \u2013 A Concept for a Country The first step for the process of creating a new country is reviewing the past. 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