[Advisors] Let community re-think community
Peter Frampton
administration.executive_director at lefca.org
Sun, 6 May 2012 22:55:12 -0400
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Garth, Gary, JvL et al
(I am saying what you have all said - just trying on a different colour)
When you have spent your life doing all the "right" things in the expectatio=
n of and "easy/good life". (whatever that is) and find yourself in debt up t=
o your eyeballs, with falling wages, crappy outlook for retirement, and to b=
oot your kids are f$&/ ...=20
Then what I hear on the soccer pitch is a retrenchment to what you know and a=
blaming of the poor that boarders on paranoia and is, I believe, steeped in=
fear of being so close to the same situation. That fear is real and well fo=
unded. What is missing is any sense of empathy because it is ones one reali=
ty and deepest fear. What we have is unrecognized anger - cause I did all t=
he right things. You hate what you might become.
And online or in real life - that fear is driving business and political age=
ndas as it is used not to fix things but recreate "work" (what we used to ca=
ll jobs and now sometimes refer to as the disposable worker) and what it mea=
ns. Ironically in order to make things better!
In there somewhere is the "morality" we must awaken. =20
Our history of "acceptance" came from our place of wealth and perception of o=
ur wealth. We could afford to. Many Canadians no longer have that luxury.
Methinks that is the challenge. To acknowledge the fear and act. But as wi=
th the 9 stages of grief - we are stuck in denial for a bit (not sure what s=
tage it is)
It is and is is not about fairness, Justice, vision and moral fortitude. =20=
I think it is just reality and fear - justifiable fear.
So what is the counter to feeding it??? And make no mistake - it is being f=
ed by those who share the gear and act in old and trusted ways that are, how=
ever, no longer valid or helpful - but onward we go..... =20
If that is the root - then how do we become citizens again and not just tax p=
ayers and consumers (as our telecom policy describes us)???
Paf (please excuse the thumbs)
On 2012-05-06, at 8:27 PM, Gary Kenward <GaryKenward@eastlink.ca> wrote:
> Which has everything to do with the nature of democracy and people. And no=
thing particularly Canadian.
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> On 12.05.06 3:01 PM, "James Van Leeuwen" <jvl@ventus.ca> wrote:
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> Being 'less bad' than the Greeks or the Americans is utterly irrelevant to=
the issue at hand.
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> This isn't about beating ourselves up.=20
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> It's about holding ourselves to account for what we are indisputably accou=
ntable for as democratic citizens.
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> It's our government, and we get the governments we deserve.
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> JvL
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> On 2012-05-06, at 11:03 AM, Gary Kenward wrote:
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> As compared to say the US (have you followed the republican primary)? Or t=
he Greeks?
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> Regardless, the first step is to stop beating ourselves up over what we ar=
e not.
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> Gary
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> On 12.05.06 1:32 PM, "James Van Leeuwen" <jvl@ventus.ca <x-msg://1163/jvl@=
ventus.ca> > wrote:
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> It says that Canadians still don't have the emotional and intellectual mat=
urity for substantive discourse around morals and values.
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> It says we need to grow up.
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> James
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> On 2012-05-05, at 1:22 PM, Garth Graham wrote:
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> > On 2012-05-05, at 12:19 AM, James Van Leeuwen wrote:
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> >> Garth asks:
> >> What kind of a society do we want? =E2=80=A6 I think the very essence o=
f the challenge we Canadians face today is that we have so many conflicting v=
isions of what we want our society to look like. =E2=80=A6 What we lack is s=
ufficient moral capital to bind the nation into a common and cohesive societ=
y with a meaningful purpose and a coherent vision for itself. =E2=80=A6 Wi=
thout an appealing new moral vision and narrative to bind us together, colla=
boration and cooperation across groups will be next to impossible.
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> > James, I congratulate you on risking discussion of values when, from my e=
xperience, the tolerance of Canadians for matters philosophical is pretty li=
mited. The first and only time I dared wade into that debate about narrativ=
e was in June of 1994 (see attached report of a workshop on electronic democ=
racy). The report predicts, accurately, that without ongoing discussion of v=
alues there would be no real basis for effective public policies about Canad=
a's transformation into a digital society. What does a silence that's now 1=
8 years deep say about the current content of public policy?
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<html><head></head><body bgcolor=3D"#FFFFFF"><div>Garth, Gary, JvL et al</di=
v><div><br></div><div>(I am saying what you have all said - just trying on a=
different colour)</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>When you have spe=
nt your life doing all the "right" things in the expectation of and "easy/go=
od life". (whatever that is) and find yourself in debt up to your eyeballs, w=
ith falling wages, crappy outlook for retirement, and to boot your kids are f=
$&/ ... </div><div><br></div><div>Then what I hear on the soccer pi=
tch is a retrenchment to what you know and a blaming of the poor that boarde=
rs on paranoia and is, I believe, steeped in fear of being so close to the s=
ame situation. That fear is real and well founded. What is missing is a=
ny sense of empathy because it is ones one reality and deepest fear. W=
hat we have is unrecognized anger - cause I did all the right things. =
You hate what you might become.</div><div><br></div><div>And online or in re=
al life - that fear is driving business and political agendas as it is used n=
ot to fix things but recreate "work" (what we used to call jobs and now some=
times refer to as the disposable worker) and what it means. Ironically=
in order to make things better!</div><div><br></div><div>In there somewhere=
is the "morality" we must awaken. </div><div><br></div><div>Our histo=
ry of "acceptance" came from our place of wealth and perception of our wealt=
h. We could afford to. Many Canadians no longer have that luxury=
.</div><div><br></div><div>Methinks that is the challenge. To acknowle=
dge the fear and act. But as with the 9 stages of grief - we are stuck=
in denial for a bit (not sure what stage it is)</div><div><br></div><div>It=
is and is is not about fairness, Justice, vision and moral fortitude.  =
;</div><div><br></div><div>I think it is just reality and fear - justifiable=
fear.</div><div><br></div><div>So what is the counter to feeding it??=
? And make no mistake - it is being fed by those who share the gear an=
d act in old and trusted ways that are, however, no longer valid or helpful -=
but onward we go..... </div><div><br></div><div>If that is the root -=
then how do we become citizens again and not just tax payers and consumers (=
as our telecom policy describes us)???</div><div><br>Paf (please excuse the t=
humbs)</div><div><br>On 2012-05-06, at 8:27 PM, Gary Kenward <<a href=3D"=
mailto:GaryKenward@eastlink.ca">GaryKenward@eastlink.ca</a>> wrote:<br><b=
r></div><div></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div>
<title>Re: [Advisors] Let community re-think community</title>
<font face=3D"Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:1=
2pt">Which has everything to do with the nature of democracy and people. And=
nothing particularly Canadian.<br>
<br>
<br>
On 12.05.06 3:01 PM, "James Van Leeuwen" <<a href=3D"jvl@ventus.ca">jvl@v=
entus.ca</a>> wrote:<br>
<br>
</span></font><blockquote><font face=3D"Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial">=
<span style=3D"font-size:12pt">Being 'less bad' than the Greeks or the Ameri=
cans is utterly irrelevant to the issue at hand.<br>
<br>
This isn't about beating ourselves up. <br>
<br>
It's about holding ourselves to account for what we are indisputably account=
able for as democratic citizens.<br>
<br>
It's our government, and we get the governments we deserve.<br>
<br>
<br>
JvL<br>
<br>
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<br>
On 2012-05-06, at 11:03 AM, Gary Kenward wrote:<br>
<br>
</span></font><blockquote><font face=3D"Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial">=
<span style=3D"font-size:12pt">Re: [Advisors] Let community re-think communi=
ty <br>
As compared to say the US (have you followed the republican primary)? Or the=
Greeks?<br>
<br>
Regardless, the first step is to stop beating ourselves up over what we are n=
ot.<br>
<br>
Gary<br>
<br>
<br>
On 12.05.06 1:32 PM, "James Van Leeuwen" <<a href=3D"jvl@ventus.ca">jvl@v=
entus.ca</a> <x-msg:<a href=3D"//1163/jvl@ventus.ca">//1163/jvl@ventus.ca=
</a>> > wrote:<br>
<br>
</span></font><blockquote><span style=3D"font-size:12pt"><font face=3D"Conso=
las, Courier New, Courier">It says that Canadians still don't have the emoti=
onal and intellectual maturity for substantive discourse around morals and v=
alues.<br>
<br>
It says we need to grow up.<br>
<br>
James<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
On 2012-05-05, at 1:22 PM, Garth Graham wrote:<br>
<br>
> On 2012-05-05, at 12:19 AM, James Van Leeuwen wrote:<br>
> <br>
>> Garth asks:<br>
>> What kind of a society do we want? =E2=80=A6 I think the very=
essence of the challenge we Canadians face today is that we have so many co=
nflicting visions of what we want our society to look like. =E2=80=A6 =
What we lack is sufficient moral capital to bind the nation into a common an=
d cohesive society with a meaningful purpose and a coherent vision for itsel=
f. =E2=80=A6 Without an appealing new moral vision and narrative=
to bind us together, collaboration and cooperation across groups will be ne=
xt to impossible.<br>
> <br>
> James, I congratulate you on risking discussion of values when, from my=
experience, the tolerance of Canadians for matters philosophical is pretty l=
imited. The first and only time I dared wade into that debate about na=
rrative was in June of 1994 (see attached report of a workshop on electronic=
democracy). The report predicts, accurately, that without ongoing dis=
cussion of values there would be no real basis for effective public policies=
about Canada's transformation into a digital society. What does a sil=
ence that's now 18 years deep say about the current content of public policy=
?<br>
> <br>
> GG<br>
> <br>
> <Values debate.rtf><br>
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