Next month's topic is on INDIVIDUALISM AND COLLECTIVISM based on G. Edward Griffin's work, executed by Stop and Look Productions.

GOT POLITICAL CLARITY?

ARE YOU SURE?

ARE YOU READY TO PAY THE PRICE IF YOU ARE WRONG?

A little research before the polls open seems both reasonable and prudent, doesn't it?

Intro: Individualism and Collectivism

Part 1: The Nature and Origin of Human Rights

Part 2: Group Supremacy

Part 3: Coercion vs. Freedom

Part 4: Equality and Inequality Under the Law

Part 5: The Proper Role of Government

This series of videos suggest that the underlying principle, or meta-principle, we see manifest in politics and government is between the philosophies of individualism and collectivism. We will seek to explore and integrate the truths contained in these SHORT educational films (intro plus 4 parts) with our useful toolkit of integral theory + living awareness for application.

And, as we are a Ken Wilber meetup group, here's a little input from him on: Integral Third-Way Politics
Kenny does a very nice recap of our founding fathers foresight (leading edge for their time), the very real and serious problems of our lack of coherent culture and our population being at different (primarily first-tier) developmental levels, and the inadequate complexity of our political system in representing our diversity, as well as the issues caused by left and right polarization (partial truths that are attractors for identification, and seem to be [thus far] resistant to integration).
He points out that green is slowly beginning to realize that development is real, due to issues with "the square states" (amber/blue, Bible Belt, etc.). The humorous irony to us is that green can see it in the external "other", and remain blind to their own interiors. Ah, the beauty and horror of free will...

"... and all had one to his each..."
The Cheerful Insanity of Giles Giles and Fripp

Feel free to use the message board to get the conversation started, if you wish.
Please keep the writing ON TOPIC if you decide to post (the tug-of-war between individualism and collectivism locally and globally, an integral perspective on all this, etc., NOT who you prefer as the "lesser evil" among our severely limited [elephant or donkey] choices).

All the best,
Jana and Eliot

We will meet where we did the last several times, at the Cafe Restaurant on the furthest end from the museum. On the map it is the most southern point. http://www.getty.edu/....