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Tyler,
Re understanding…
From a very basic UTOK analysis, we can say that we want a society that maximizes the opportunity for people to be known and valued and have social influence in accordance with that.
Both rights and responsibilities are “self-other-Society” dialectical forces that are needed for balance.
There are blue line power/competition/authority-based considerations that are reflected upon by traditional conservative values.
There are red line love/care/equality considerations that represent progressive liberal values.
There are green line freedom/liberty values that represent libertarian values.
The proper approach to cultivating the social commons is the healthy dialectical balance between these tensions and poles.
Best,
Gregg
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I would find more comfort in learning that there was an increase in basic understanding of complex shared problems ad conflicts and communication, than increased focus on important variables that don’t offer much by themselves to the activation and creation of important shared processes.
best regards to efforts @ learning,
Tyler
James Tyler Carpenter, PhD, FAACP
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Yes, indeed! Those with mass influence, power and wealth who seek to keep it have mastered the "divide and conquer"
tactic a long time ago... Pat Buchanan, a speech writer for Nixon's campaign, one quipped that the way to win
an election is to "divide the country and take the bigger half".
Now, with polling, both parties take opposing positions on a multitude of issues selected via multivariate analysis and work incessantly
to pull us all apart from each other with proxy issues that will help them win the election.
We fall for it, and identify strongly with it, because we told them (in polls) what motivates us most... which is a far cry
from what truly matters most.
So it's little wonder that it feels like society is being ripped apart at the seams. As you've said, it's alienation nation.
I applaud you Gregg for the call for immunity from these forces in the ToK community.
My concern is that this internal political machinery makes us vulnerable to attacks from outside influences fanning the flames of
discontent and the fact the millenials have been taught to hate the US, and themselves.
I will stop there. :)
On Sat, Oct 31, 2020 at 7:35 AM Henriques, Gregg - henriqgx <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
Hi All,
I feel very much apolitical/metapolitical these days. I believe that the system is essentially corrupt and broken, and the two parties have entered a “bad divorce” mindset that is more about winning than about cultivating the commons that is the USA. That said, I loathe Trump in a, well, unique way. I am driven by the meta-values of enhancing dignity and well-being with integrity. And whatever you say about Trump or think of his policies, no one can deny that he is the absolute antithesis of someone who has integrity, especially intellectual integrity.
Four and a half years ago, in May of 2016, I started to get nervous Trump could actually win. It was still implausible, but I had gone from “essentially inconceivable” (see here) to “OMG, this is possible”. As such, I wrote the attached “Morning After” letter. I would say his Presidency has not been as bad as I feared, but by and large what I expected. Given how I feel about Trump, I feel it is useful to share this letter again.
Intellectually, I seriously doubt he will find his way to another miracle victory, but having been burned before, my gut is anxious.
Finally, let me say here that I think the TOK Society should be very careful to avoid political polarization traps. In that regard, let me say that I am not attacking the Republican party nor intellectual conservativism. I am operating from the meta-value position, especially the value of intellectual integrity, which he blatantly rejects and therefore he should be rejected from my value-based vantage point.
Best,
Gregg
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