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Egalitarian Seeds
“You can be whatever you want to be.”
“What’s in it for me (WIIFM)?”
“Money is a way to keep score.”
“Greed is good.”
“Anyone can move from rags to riches with enough hard work.”
“The poor are responsible for their poverty.”
“The rich deserve their wealth.”
“Somebody’s gotta win and somebody’s gotta lose.”
“Winning is everything.”
“Go along to get along.”
“Keep up with the Joneses.”
“Mom, I have to have a smartphone because everyone has one.”
“Someone must always be in charge.”
“My workplace is a dictatorship.”
“At least I can be boss in my home.”
Society implants these hyper-individualistic, materialistic beliefs deep within people’s minds, which inflames instincts to dominate and submit for personal gain.
Our social system claims to be based on merit, equality, and a level playing field, but in fact, it exalts wealth, power, and status, however gained. The elite rule, supposedly deservedly, in every arena.
Humans are torn between fear and anger on the one hand and trust and love on the other. Fully facing this tension is necessary to resolve it. Chronic denial and distraction are deadly. We must acknowledge our best and our worst instincts. Only then can we most effectively relieve suffering and promote justice.
We can pause for rest and recreation, take care of ourselves so we can better care for others, and then reengage to pursue Truth, Justice, and Beauty and organize (structure) activities that cultivate holistic reform.
Numerous advocates presented in the Systemic knowledge base on the Compassionate Humanity Community website promote the compassionate holistic democratic reform of our top-down, selfish society. They address the whole person and the whole society, deal with complete systems, propose mutual support for self-improvement, and promote structural reforms rooted in moral transformation. These efforts don’t echo each other precisely, but they share many core principles and move in the same direction. [read more] |
