Despite dissatisfaction with the outcome of the election, I believe the USA is very unlikely in the near future to have people "fleeing" from it, resulting in Americans being seen as "refugees" in Canada. It is still a very stable democracy, and I believe it will stay that way for generations to come. Of course, I could be wrong.
On Fri, Nov 11, 2016 at 8:54 PM, VLADIMYR BURACHYNSKY <[email protected]> wrote: > Glen, > > > > Knowing that power is an illusion seems to make little difference to those > > that believe Power is the Ultimate Goal. > > Often the illusion requires pure cruelty to be regularly applied as > confirmation of its existence, followed then by ardent denial. > > > > Believing in Power is a type of madness that justifies > > annihilation of non-Believers. > > So should we all become two-faced hypocrites just to Survive the Madness? > > My father tried to teach that strategy to his boys as a consequence of > his incarceration > > during the war years. > > "Make, nice and live" > > > > bye the way I do relish reading your pithy notes. I love your subdued yet > civilized ferocity. > > > > I have noted that Control Freaks are generally very loosely attached to > ethics. > > That lack of ethics is often considered Ruthlessness and so Clever > replaces Intelligence. > > > > So what should Canada do about a possible invasion from our neighbours to > the south. > > I expect such refugees are going to be problematic... > > > > Canada is well aware of the constraints imposed by the Americans and our > independence has been > > extraordinarily difficult to maintain. > > vib > > ------------------------------ > > *From: *"┣glen┫" <[email protected]> > *To: *"The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group" < > [email protected]> > *Sent: *Friday, November 11, 2016 11:38:56 AM > *Subject: *Re: [FRIAM] Trump Is Just A Normal Polling Error Behind > Clinton | FiveThirtyEight > > > But it's useful to remember that collectives are not organisms, regardless > how attractive that analogy is. This is one of the reasons I care more > about the liver rather than, say, the brain. In collectives, individuals > that _seem_ entrained in some forcing structure, that for all intents and > purposes _act_ as if entrained, are free to pop out of the structure at any > time. In some cases, that means they soon die off, when they remove their > self from the only context in which their repertoire leads to survival. > But in some cases, dormant parts of their repertoire re-emerge and allow > them to survive away from the pack ... or, er, film/tissue of which they > were part. > > The control sought and seemingly achieved by the control freaks is always > illusory. And the illusion is only held as long as the controlled are > unwilling to take the risks involved in exiting the tissue. > > Hence, it is not, at all, difficult to exist and act as an independent > entity. We are all doing so right now, even if we've chosen to act as if > we were not doing that choosing. What is difficult is to act in opposition > to the forcing structure(s). Don't celebrate independence. Celebrate > opposition. > > "Bad men need nothing more to compass their ends, than that good men > should look on and do nothing." > > > On 11/10/2016 09:08 PM, VLADIMYR BURACHYNSKY wrote: > > There seem to be many diverse combatants demanding that we align our > minds to facilitate their agendas or delusions. > > > > Am I ,your enemy if I choose to think for myself. Why must I accept > unwanted fear from pundits. > > > > It is very difficult to exist as an independent entity. > > > > Control freaks on either side expect us to capitulate and surrender our > minds when all we want is to enjoy a few days more of a too short life. > > -- > ␦glen? > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com > FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ by Dr. Strangelove > > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com > FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ by Dr. Strangelove >
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