A loop of thought I regularly have is triggered almost daily by all of this election madness. Generally I subscribe to the idea that at some level we are all one, and everything that reality presents us with is also inherent us. There is no there ''out there' that is not also 'in here'. To create world peace, we must create peace in ourselves. There is no 'us' vs. 'them', ultimately we are all one and the same.
But lately I find myself thinking thoughts that are peppered with phrases such as 'Those people...', 'What's wrong with them?...', 'Those dummies...', 'Idiots!', 'Flyover zone'- a lot. So this video on TED arrived not a minute to soon. Some very interesting ideas on the real differences between liberals and conservatives.
Fascinating talk. It left me scratching my head (as any good talk should): so, if Obama and McCain are yin and yang, Shiva and Vishnu, who do we vote for? Nader?
Posted by: Jeff | October 12, 2008 at 10:32 PM