Thank you Ed.
Arthur, I agree.
That aside...
Speaking from a place not so exalted as having higher education in
Economics or Business Management, Political Sciences, Mathematics, the
Physical Sciences or even Theology, I have been stumped, educated,
enlightened but more often perplexed. Not by the knowledge contained in
any of the statements and arguments (I can ask questions about those)
but about the /power of the need to be right!!/
If the "higher educational system" in the "west" (based upon a European
structure of thought) is meant to produce this lack of ability to
/dialogue/ in order for one to achieve these "higher" credentials, then
in my most humble opinion, the educational system has *failed*.
It is as if this list has developed a "mini U.N." that is echoing the
strife that the world is currently feeling and some contributors
continually jockey for control. These feelings of stress which might
normally be contained within each person's "heart" (for lack of a better
term) are, and have been seeping into each culture whereupon the crowd
(or pack) mentality is growing. (I speak from the "level" of that
circling pack). Wherefrom I appear to have a better view than most on
this list of contributors.
I wonder how many lurkers would agree with me? How insular is this list?
This country (I mean Canada - as I am Canadian writing on a *Canadian
*list) is very slow to respond to these rising symptoms. This is a
"cultural trait" of Canadians. This does not mean we are /better/
people, this does not mean we are /stupid , illiterate, or uneducated/.
But, though a boiler with many safety valves may weather a greater
number of rises and falls of building pressure, as these valves are
closed down, one-by-one, as even our government is now doing, the boiler
will explode. This bottled pressure is already affecting those cultures
that have clearer and more painful memories than most of the Canadian
veiled sensibilities are willing to accept. The bottle that is the U.S.
will explode sooner. How will this be /handled/ by the Canadian
/leaders/? Will it be from the view of the "exalted position" or from
the level of the pack?
Again, from my /lowly vantage point/ as (I suppose labeled as a labourer
in our society), there is */no one thing that will solve this coming
crisis/*.
Dialogues *must*, in positive frame of reference, *involve all aspects
of the culture for whatever crisis is being discussed*, whether that be
the Future of Work, the Future of the Environment or the /*Future of
Mankind*/.
If that last statement appears to be one to illicit alarm, then I might
add "You are behind in understanding the current global situation and
the current of feeling circulating through the masses". The "natural
disasters" and the lack of understanding of "humanity" in how to aid
escalates these "worldwide" energetic systems of desperation and
despair. Should any be seen as taking /advantage/ of these situations
for personal benefit or for the benefit of their /own cultural or
religious beliefs/, then their /personal heritage/ (or learned
behaviour) becomes associated with their culture and */dialoguing/*
becomes highly improbable to impossible.
*This world, life, and all it pertains to is a web and the "Future of
Work" is only one tiny thread.* While it may be true that for lack of a
thread the button fell off, if the rest of the coat is beset by moths,
it is of little consequence.
In this cultural patchwork of the world (reduce it if you will to
Britain, Canada, the U.S. or even Israel or China), threads are
unraveling. The reasons why must be diagnosed */from all aspects/* and
steps must be taken to correct the failures of the past decisions and a
/*bold and new (yet old)*/ *vision* must be considered - */seriously/*.
This, then *must be taken to the people* for their consideration /from
the aspects of each cultural heritage/.
It has been mentioned on this list before the *PEOPLE* are inherently
intelligent (at least intelligent enough to know what they need to
survive in this world - if offered the chance to consider it); a pack,
/gang/, /*mob*/ is an entirely different "creation". Do not be so lost
in narrowness of perspective or vision to ignore this rising phenomenon,
to allow its progression, to feed its wolf.
Let us expand our horizon of vision and through positive, /progressive/
thoughtfulness continue with the *full *repair of this coat.
Darryl
On 11/24/2010 8:46 AM, Ed Weick wrote:
*Amen!*
*Ed*
----- Original Message -----
*From:* Arthur Cordell <mailto:[email protected]>
*To:* 'RE-DESIGNING WORK, INCOME DISTRIBUTION,EDUCATION'
<mailto:[email protected]>
*Sent:* Wednesday, November 24, 2010 9:29 AM
*Subject:* [Futurework] Lets get back to the future of work and
away frompushing and shoving
I received this message from an active FWer. And I am adding my
own plea to FWers below.
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Arthur,
I won't participate in the futurework list as long as racist and
venomous comments continue. This kind of "talk" doesn't contribute
anything to the list but bile.
==========================
My open plea to FWers.
FW was set up to discuss the future of work but seems to go off
track from time to time. The conversation soon leads to
schoolyard type of talk "I said this, no you said that...you are a
creep, no you are a creep". Pointless schoolyard pushing and shoving.
If people want to engage in this virtual pushing and shoving
please do it off list. One to one. So that others don't have to
be party to what are private shoving (pissing?) matches.
I have asked individual FWers to not respond to those FWers who
provoke in this way (you know who you are) thinking that by
shunning those who behave this way would cause them to change
their ways or drift off to another list where this sort of
behavior is tolerated. But for whatever reason a few (you know
who you are) seem to want to pick a fight and so things heat up.
Now is our chance to be a self-governing group. Let's not do or
say anything virtually that we wouldn't say if we were talking
face to face.
I prize civility and exchange of ideas. How do other FWers feel
about this? Suggestions and ideas welcome.
Arthur
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