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Undecided? You bet!

Up until today, I have remained undecided whom to vote for President. Searching for a photo to accompany this post, I came across this one. It highlights the chorus of ridicule I’ve heard aimed lately at the undecided ‘wishywashers’ among us. Slinging ridicule back is tempting; however examining this from a symptomatic point of view […]

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Nov 5, 2012 by Carl Abbott
Filed Under: Autobiographical Tagged With: desire, freewill, government, lower position, politics, symptoms point of view, tribalism

Siren’s Song of Politics

The noblest purpose of politics is the pursuit of the “perfect” compromise which bitterly opposing factions can live with, if not heartily support. This is true for keeping the peace in any civilization. Put simply, the intimate social connection and mutual understanding common among our hunter-gather ancestors is not possible given civilizations’ hierarchical social system. […]

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Oct 29, 2012 by Carl Abbott
Filed Under: Observations Tagged With: balance, consensus, democracy, desire, future, politics, thinking, tribalism

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