Allan
On Saturday, August 20, 2011, archytas <nwterry@gmail.com> wrote:
> http://www.economist.com/blogs/bagehot/2011/08/civil-disorder-and-looting-hits-britain-0
>
> We had riots in England a couple of weeks ago. Our media was full of
> people, including reporters, stating this was a new issue and
> unprecedented. I did not believe this as I watched - though I did see
> a great deal I recognised from GTA games. The above link to the
> Economist makes use of a book by Pearson I read years ago - it casts a
> very different view that our riots were really only history repeating
> itself.
>
> I don't believe human thought can 'rid itself' of emotional response
> (or should). I do believe we can do better than 'knee-jerk reactions'
> - but I also believe this is quite difficult and beyond many people
> left to their own devices. I believe our democracies are weak at the
> moment and that this is because we can't argue very well - hence
> politicians appeal to much that is populist and wrong using highly
> dubious techniques.
>
> I'm sure I could identify the protocols that appeal to 'ignorant
> Idols' that lead to situations of 'nopolitics' in our societies and
> thus the rule of the very rich through "economics" in a way far more
> centralised than any politburo.
>
> I've pretty much given up on democracy. Teaching is very frustrating
> because you want to encourage self-learning and resourceful human
> beings and also know this is too much for most - democracy is
> similar. The struggle is knowing this and not wanting to be elitist
> and sneer at others. I succeed a bit in 'adventures with ideas' but
> the same mistakes in reaction crop up time and time and time again in
> wider social action.
>
> I wonder if outing the protocols of the dreary positions people take
> in reaction could help us actually find dialogue?
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