Calling out a return to past times when discussion was more the norm might seem like an innocent endeavor. "We did it before, and we can do it again, why not?" Democracy works only when a critical-mass of people decide that they can participate. You have to participate with talking before you can participate with doing.
Then you conjecture that we are either naïve, or revolutionary, but definitely not group-think. You are naïve only if you think discussion options in today's world is NOT REVOLUTIONARY. Even to ask for justification for conventional wisdom is the greatest upheaval. There are so many "mono-topics" that can't allow any interference.
I will write about The Culture of Silence in the next couple of days, (if I may). We are coming face to face with the major shortcomings of the western culture. People give no-constructive-energy toward repairing our damaged society. They must believe that either, it has no value, or that it is so tough it will never be destroyed. It may be true that momentum gives the appearance there is nothing to be troubled about. (Does anyone still believe that?)
Calling out a return to past times when discussion was more the norm might seem like an innocent endeavor. "We did it before, and we can do it again, why not?" Democracy works only when a critical-mass of people decide that they can participate. You have to participate with talking before you can participate with doing.
Then you conjecture that we are either naïve, or revolutionary, but definitely not group-think. You are naïve only if you think discussion options in today's world is NOT REVOLUTIONARY. Even to ask for justification for conventional wisdom is the greatest upheaval. There are so many "mono-topics" that can't allow any interference.
I will write about The Culture of Silence in the next couple of days, (if I may). We are coming face to face with the major shortcomings of the western culture. People give no-constructive-energy toward repairing our damaged society. They must believe that either, it has no value, or that it is so tough it will never be destroyed. It may be true that momentum gives the appearance there is nothing to be troubled about. (Does anyone still believe that?)
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