[MD] Is it serious?

[Andre Broersen]

Ham to Andre (and John):

If we're talking philosophy and not politics, "emphasis on the 'I'"
certainly does "divide, create conflicts, and reveal differences."

Andre:
Politics can be seen as the practical application of one's philosophical
stance. Most politicians I know and hear have their philosophical
convinctions based on outmoded, outdated, flawed and contradictory
philosophies.Here in Holland Calvin, Descartes and Locke are still top of
the pops.

Ham:
Instead of trying to sweep the knowing Self under the rug, try appreciating
the value of difference in your own life.

Andre:
But I am Ham, and do not think I am suggesting or advocating the 'death of
the individual'. I'd rather see a kind of complementarity in the spirit of
Pirsig's heart, head and hands (as desrcribed in ZMM). This way of working
and living will unfold a notion of the Good common, and at the same time
different, for everyone.

The current notion of individualism is simply a cover up for supporting an
artificial self interest based on exploitation, and not just of the poor but
of a living earth as well.
Individual differences can complement and stimulate towards a greater good
but they can also produce conflict and destruction.
I suggest that the latter path is the one we have been on for quite some
time now and it is time that we change this, based on updated
philosophies informed by the latest scientific investigations (e.g MoQ).

The intellectual level can play a leading role in this but I do give Bodvar
the benefit of the doubt: the S/O divisions will be furthered and history
will repeat itself yet again.

Ham:
"Vive la difference!"

Andre:
Hear hear!