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Thanks. I have followed

A Guy Called LULU — Sat, 15 Jun 2019 00:16:24 +0000

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Thanks. I have followed Wright's Bloggingheads tv which has a wide range of topics for a long time and his later site, The Meaning of Life tv, since its inception. To my mind about one out of three or four at each is excellent.

Lulu, since you like videos.

artappraiser — Fri, 14 Jun 2019 05:09:08 +0000

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Lulu, since you like videos. I was looking up the one Buddhism proponent mentioned, psychologist and author on Buddhism, Robert Wright, and I ran across this video on topic with him. I haven't watched it but I can vouch for the Asia Society, it's a very good nonpartisan scholarly organization dedicated to learning about Asian culture, history and sociology; they wouldn't do garbage. Thought I'd share the link if anyone had more interest:

Can Buddhism End Political Tribalism?

Published on Apr 18, 2018, Asia Society

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NEW YORK, April 18, 2018 — Robert Wright, author of the recent book Why Buddhism Is True, explains how adopting the principle of mindfulness could erode political tribalism. Wright appeared in conversation with ABC News anchor Juju Chang. (5 min., 52 sec.)

Methinks you don't much

PeraclesPlease — Fri, 14 Jun 2019 04:42:32 +0000

In reply to Yeah the hippie culture met

Methinks you don't much understand hippies, but whatevs, I ain't your guru.

Yeah the hippie culture met

rmrd0000 — Thu, 13 Jun 2019 21:57:16 +0000

In reply to What hippie goals did hippie

Yeah the hippie culture met it goals, they got High. We are all one big happy family now.

Here’s the thing about the

rmrd0000 — Thu, 13 Jun 2019 21:55:10 +0000

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Here’s the thing about the Tribe, the Tribe recognizes the situation. The country voted for a guy who wouldn’t rent to blacks, questioned the citizenship of President Obama, and never apologized for calling for the death of five black young men. The Tribe realizes that you have to always go the extra mile to get equal treatment.

The Tribe confirms your opinion of things

Opinions about the current state of race relations – and President Donald Trump’s handling of the issue – are also negative. About six-in-ten Americans (58%) say race relations in the U.S. are bad, and of those, few see them improving. Some 56% think the president has made race relations worse; just 15% say he has improved race relations and another 13% say he has tried but failed to make progress on this issue. In addition, roughly two-thirds say it’s become more common for people to express racist views since Trump became president.

Blacks are particularly gloomy about the country’s racial progress. More than eight-in-ten black adults say the legacy of slavery affects the position of black people in America today, including 59% who say it affects it a great deal. About eight-in-ten blacks (78%) say the country hasn’t gone far enough when it comes to giving black people equal rights with whites, and fully half say it’s unlikely that the country will eventually achieve racial equality.

https://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2019/04/09/race-in-america-2019/

The Tribe understands.

Those outside the Tribe will come with advice that tells you what you need to do to belong to the larger “oh so caring” total. The others don’t have to do anything because they are already perfect to join their mega-Tribe, all you have to do is be less ......tribal.

The mega-Tribe will also tell you what you are doing wrong in your quest for equality. They have the solution because they’ve been meditating on it.

So unless you're tribal you

PeraclesPlease — Thu, 13 Jun 2019 21:48:31 +0000

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So unless you're tribal you're contemplating your navel? No universal humanists out there? Drainball - cart leading horse, conclusions precede theory.

What hippie goals did hippie

PeraclesPlease — Thu, 13 Jun 2019 21:46:22 +0000

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What hippie goals did hippie culture fail to meet? How does a culture "fail" except via total meltdown like Nazism. Did Norwegian culture fail in the 1870's? Did Polynesian culture fail in the 1920's? This just seems absurd.

Think about it, billions of

rmrd0000 — Thu, 13 Jun 2019 20:19:38 +0000

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Think about it, billions of people are not going to be meditating. Meditation is presumed to be beneficial in preventing aggression on a national level in a modern, industrialized society. It will be an experiment.

Tribes help move things forward. While people will talk about pity olympics, tribe members see things like high black maternity rates and pressure physicians and medical organizations to address systemic racism. Other tribes recognize the problem and join forces.

Tribes recognize racial bias in how blacks get charged with crimes, how they are sentenced, and differences in jury verdicts, Tribal members set up get out the vote efforts and work to oust overbearing district attorneys. Voters elect district attorney s with a better eye towards social justice.

Tribes recognize voter suppression efforts, and Eric Holder and others establish local organizations to fight back, they also mount court cases.

Tribes see dwindling enrollment in elite schools in places like NYC and put pressure on politicians to change the situation.

Tribes set up #MeToo. It expands to other tribes.

We are conditioned to small groups. Small groups start movements that grow. Martin Luther King Jr. began as the leader of a local bus boycott. This goes on while others deny that racial bias, for example, is pervasive and impacting , health, voting, education, etc. Tribes are told that they focus too much on race, for example. They are dismissed. Tribes seek solutions while others are contemplating meditating about things.

Rmrd alternative: war, it's a

artappraiser — Thu, 13 Jun 2019 19:55:07 +0000

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Rmrd alternative: war, it's a good thing.

Hippie culture failed

rmrd0000 — Thu, 13 Jun 2019 19:51:51 +0000

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Hippie culture failed

Leaderless Occupy Wall Street failed.

Getting billions to meditate. Really?