Must we be pure? Whenever we confront the depths of our corruption we hear this whining plea. Ego deflates us, How can I meet such a standard? A false question. We are what we are. We will do what we feel we must do. What is in question is what do these questions mean? WhoContinue reading “It’s a crime, part II”
Tag Archives: Dissensus
Dissensus, Hygiene, Quality, Rhetoric, and Integration; a Stab at a Synthesis…
Dissensus is a tough master. If I choose to follow dissensus I pledge that though what I espouse holds no intent to violate any other, I will refrain from destroying anyone, though they espouse my destruction and this refusal might lead to my own death. I see no other way to make a break withContinue reading “Dissensus, Hygiene, Quality, Rhetoric, and Integration; a Stab at a Synthesis…”
Coherent Action, from unintended consequences to catalytic response.
We struggle with unintended consequences. In frustration we turn to chasing after power to force our will to prevail. We enter a spiral of increasing suffering and greater dislocation as the violence this process unleashes destroys every remaining scrap of coherent life. Blinded to our delusion by delusion, we increase our efforts. We twist andContinue reading “Coherent Action, from unintended consequences to catalytic response.”
Beyond Zombies and Vampires
Zombies & Vampires, Oh My! This post, an essay for Vinay Gupta’s The Future We Deserve, delineated the lay of the land today. We are hemmed in by these two types, both of behaviors and of ways of looking at those around us. But, in the end, is there anything to be gained by remainingContinue reading “Beyond Zombies and Vampires”
Coherence is Provisional
Ideology works through the process of consensus. Someone’s ideas gain followers and a movement is born to support these ideals and find ways to garner wider support; either through negotiated agreement or through some form of overt or covert coercion. Some movements gain broad support. Others limp along, held in high regard by a fewContinue reading “Coherence is Provisional”
A Fragment On Security
I don’t pretend to know anything beyond a string of insights, some borrowed, some arrived at through following strands of words running on to pull them together. One of the greatest voids in what I know is how to deal with issues of strength and power when they surface as physical conflict. While I’ve takenContinue reading “A Fragment On Security”
It’s All Holographic, Stupid!
This phrase just popped into my head after reading Alex Fradera’s post on an event he led at Atlantic College recently. To be clear, and fair to Alex, it’s not directed at him! I’m not even quite sure what it means, that’s what sitting down to write this is for. It just seemed a niceContinue reading “It’s All Holographic, Stupid!”
On Medieval Cathedrals and the Limits of Proprioception
The inevitable question arrived via Twitter. “If civilization is all bad, what about the cathedrals?” I must say I invited this kind of question, literally asking for examples to unpack…. Still, I’m leery of the exercise. I don’t write to convince anyone. I write as a record and a way to extend and fill outContinue reading “On Medieval Cathedrals and the Limits of Proprioception”
Dissensus
This kernel of insight was unavailable before. This mechanism has always worked, but its workings were outside anyone’s awareness. This is one of the key new factors we carry with us into this uncharted territory we face.
Horizons of Significance 