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Fünf Verfassungen – Platon

In Kapitel 9 des Werks Politeia beschreibt der altgriechische Philosoph und Begründer der abendländischen Philosophie Platon [BW 485] (427-347 v. Chr.) fünf Verfassungen in der Reihenfolge ihres Niedergangs:

Quelle: ► Platon [BW 485] (427-347 v. Chr.) vorchristlicher altgriechischer Philosoph, Begründer
der abendländischen Philosophie, Politeia [Der Staat], berühmter Dialog, ~370 v. Chr.

Gesellschaftliche Klassen – Sokrates

Der griechische Philosoph Sokrates benannte drei gesellschaftliche Klassen innerhalb einer Demokratie:

die Drohnen (die unbeschäftigten Führer)
die Reichen (Bienenkönigin)
die Arbeiterklasse (Arbeiterbienen)

Die Drohnen / Führer stehlen von den Reichen, behalten riesige Summen des Reichtums für sich ein und verteilen den Rest an die Armen.
Die Reichen können sich nicht verteidigen, da man sie wegen Veruntreuung gegenüber dem Staat anklagen würde.
Die Masse, sofern sie unter falschen moralischen Glaubensüberzeugungen und einer unzureichenden Ausbildung gehalten wird, wählt einen Führer und eröffnet damit die Gelegenheit für Tyrannei.

Source: ► Blog article To Bee or Not to Bee, What is to Be?, presented by the blogspot
"Discovering An Adventure Called Life", Hossca Harrison, 6. September 2011

Siehe auch: ► Sokrates

Wortlaut der US-amerikanischen Unabhängigkeitserklärung

Wir halten diese Wahrheiten für selbstverständlich, dass alle Menschen gleich geschaffen worden sind;
sie von ihrem Schöpfer mit bestimmten unveräußerlichen Rechten ausgestattet sind, dass
zu denen Leben, Freiheit und Streben nach Glück gehören;
dass zur Sicherung dieser Rechte Regierungen unter den Menschen eingesetzt sind,
die ihre rechtmäßige Gewalt von der Zustimmung der Regierten herleiten;
dass, wenn immer eine Regierungsform diesen Zwecken verderblich wird, es das Recht des Volkes ist,
sie zu ändern oder abzuschaffen und eine neue Regierung einzusetzen
und diese auf solchen Grundlagen aufzubauen und ihre Gewalten in solcher Form zu organisieren,
wie es ihm zur Gewährleistung seiner Sicherheit und seines Glücks geboten scheint.

Quelle: ► Unabhängigkeitserklärung der Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika, 4. Juli 1776

Integrale Politik – ⚡Ken Wilber

Der anstehende Paradigmenwechsel auf politischer Ebene ist ein Sprung vom Nationalstaat zur Weltregierung.

Globale Bewusstseinsschichten

Stufe	Gesellschaft	Bewusstseinsstruktur	Pathologie "Wir" gegen "Sie"	%-Verteilung	1. Tier
1.	Jäger und Sammler	Archaisch (grau)		0%	Getrennt
2.	Stammeskultur	Magisch (lila)	Gute Geister ⇔ böse Geister	3%	Getrennt
3.	Feudalistischer Nationalstaat	Mythisch (rot) Mythisch (blau)	Raubtiere ⇔ Beutetiere Heilige ⇔ Sünder	55%	Getrennt
4.	Nationalstaat	National (orange) National (grün)	Sieger ⇔ Verlierer "Sensitive" ⇔ "Insensitive"	40% 20-25% in den Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika	Getrennt

Stufe	Gesellschaft	Bewusstseinsstruktur	Pathologie	%-Verteilung	2. Tier
5.	Weltregierung	Integral (gelb)		1% (Weltweit) 2% (im Westen) 8% (2030)	Integriert
6.	?	Übersinnlich (türkis)		N/a	Integriert
7.	?	Feinstofflich		N/a	Integriert
8.	?	Kausal		N/a	Integriert
9.	?	Nichtdual		N/a	Integriert

Quelle (engl.): ► Interview mit ⚡ Ken Wilber (*1949) US-amerikanischer mystischer Philosoph, Vordenker des 3. Jahrtausends,
transpersonaler Bewusstseinsforscher, Entwickler der Integralen Theorie, Autor,
präsentiert von Shambhala, Teil III, ohne Datumsangabe

Siehe auch: ► Ken Wilber

Nach Wilber können 25% der Bevölkerung (Grünes Mem) die Integrale Politik verstehen,
jedoch nur 2% (Gelb/Türkises Mem) können sie vertreten und betreiben.

"Cognitively about 25% of the population will understand [integral politics] and often feel attracted to it."

Hinweis: Es genügten 50.000 Menschen, um die beginnende Neuzeit, die Europäische Renaissance, im 15. (Quattrocento) und 16. Jahrhundert (Cinquecento) voranzubringen.

Quelle (engl.): ► Videopodiumsdiskussion mit ⚡ Ken Wilber (*1949) US-amerikanischer mystischer Philosoph,
Vordenker des 3. Jahrtausends, transpersonaler Bewusstseinsforscher, Entwickler der Integralen Theorie, Autor,
Interpreting the Singularity, YouTube Film, Minute 10:49, 12:29 Minuten Dauer, eingestellt 13. Februar 2008

Sechs Säulen der Ethik – Jonathan Haidt

Der Amerikaner Jonathan Haidt war assoziierter Professor für Positive Psychologie an der Universität von Virginia. Im Jahr 2001 hat er den Templeton-Preis für Positive Psychologie erhalten, und im Jahr 2004 wurde er mit dem Virginia "Outstanding Faculty Award" ausgezeichnet.
Der Autor des Buchs The Happiness Hypothesis. Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom ["Die Glückshypothese. Zeitgemäße Wahrheit angesichts althergebrachter Weisheit"] ist ein weltlich gesinnter Atheist, der altem Wissen großen Respekt entgegen bringt.

Sechs Säulen von Moral und Ethik
Dr. Jonathan Haidt und Craig Joseph'''

Ergebnisse einer Fragebogen-Umfrage an 23.000 US-Amerikanern

Säule	Fokus	Moralische-ethische Werte und ihre Gegenspieler		Beschreibung	Interesse Politische Ausrichtung U.S.-Partei

1.	Gemeinschaft	Fürsorge ⇔	⇔·Beeinträchtigung	Mitmenschen schätzen und beschützen	70% Interesse	Liberale	Konservative
2.	Gemeinschaft	Fairness/ Proportionalität/ Gegenseitigkeit ⇔	⇔ Betrügen	Gerechtigkeit entsprechend der allgemeinen Regeln walten lassen	30% Interesse	Liberale	Konservative
3.	Gemeinschaft	Freiheit ⇔	⇔ Unterdrückung	Zwangs-/Gewaltherrschaft/Rankismus verabscheuen		Liberale	Konservative

4.	Familie	Eigengruppen- favorisierung/ Gefolgschaft ⇔	⇔ Umsturz	Zur eigenen Gruppe, Familie, Nation halten	Stammes-/ Sippenbe- wusstsein	N/A	Konservative
5.	Familie	Autorität/Respekt·⇔	⇔ Verrat	Traditionen einhalten, rechtmäßiger Autorität gehorchen		N/A	Konservative

6.	Religion	Reinheit/Heiligkeit/ Unverletzlichkeit·⇔	⇔·Herabwürdigung/ Erniedrigung	Widerliche Dingen, Essen, Handlungen verabscheuen		N/A	Konservative

Video Referenz (engl.):
► Video Fernsehinterview mit Dr. Jonathan Haidt (*1963) US-amerikanischer Professor für Sozial-, Kultur-, Moralpsychologie und
ethisches Führungswissen, New York University Stern School of Business, Autor, Jonathan Haidt Explains Our Contentious Culture,
präsentiert von der Fernsehshow Moyers & Company, Gastgeber Bill Moyers (*1934) US-amerikanischer politischer Kommentator,
Journalist, YouTube Film, 47:09 Minuten Dauer, eingestellt von TheEthanwashere, 13. Juni 2012

Folgebuch:
► Dr. Jonathan Haidt (*1963) US-amerikanischer Professor für Sozial-, Kultur-, Moralpsychologie und ethisches Führungswissen,
New York University Stern School of Business, Autor, The Righteous Mind. Why Good People are Divided by Politics and Religion,
Vintage, 2012, reprint edition 12. February 2013

Referenz: de.Wikipedia-Eintrag ► Moral Foundations Theory

Siehe auch : ► Ethik und ► Kultur

See also : ► Six pillars of morality – Jonathan Haidt

Religiös-konservative Menschen sind glücklichere Menschen.

Es spielt keine Rolle, wer im Weißen Haus regiert. Konservative, religiöse Menschen sind glücklicher. Konservative sind in dichtere, verbindlichere Strukturen eingebunden. Videopräsentation und Diskussion über die Fünf Säulen der Moral von und mit Dr. Jonathan Haidt (*1963) US-amerikanischer Professor für Sozial-, Kultur- Moralpsychologie und ethisches Führungswissen, New York University Stern School of Business, Autor, Morality: 2012 Konferenz, veranstaltet von dem US-amerikanischen Magazin New Yorker, Gastgeber Henry Finder, 7. Mai 2007

Demokratiemessung 2011 – Liste von 20 führenden vollständig demokratischen Nationen

Demokratieindex 2011

Rang	Land	Punkte	Wahlprozess und Pluralismus	Funktionsweise der Regierung	Politische Teilhabe	Politische Kultur	Bürgerrechte
1.	Norwegen	9,80	10,00	9,64	10,00	9,38	10,00
2.	Island	9,65	10,00	9,64	8,89	10,00	9,71
3.	Dänemark	9,52	10,00	9,64	8,89	9,38	9,71
4.	Schweden	9,50	9,58	9,64	8,89	9,38	10,00
5.	Neuseeland	9,26	10,00	9,29	8,89	8,13	10,00
6.	Australien	9,22	10,00	8,93	7,78	9,38	10,00
7.	Schweiz	9,09	9,58	9,29	7,78	9,38	9,41
8.	Kanada	9,08	9,58	9,29	7,78	8,75	10,00
9.	Finnland	9,06	10,00	9,64	7,22	8,75	9,71
10.	Niederlande	8,99	9,58	8,93	8,89	8,13	9,41
11.	Luxemburg	8,88	10,00	9,29	6,67	8,75	9,71
12.	Irland	8,56	9,58	7,86	7,22	8,75	10,00
13.	Österreich	8,49	9,58	7,86	7,78	8,13	9,12
14.	Deutschland	8,34	9,58	8,21	6,67	8,13	9,12
15.	Malta	8,28	9,17	8,21	5,56	8,75	9,71
16.	Tschechien	8,19	9,58	7,14	6,67	8,13	9,41
17.	Uruguay	8,17	10,00	8,93	4,44	7,50	10,00
18.	Vereinigtes Königreich	8,16	9,58	7,86	6,11	8,13	9,12
19.	Vereinigte Staaten	8,11	9,17	7,50	7,22	8,13	8,53
20.	Costa Rica	8,10	9,58	8,21	6,11	6,88	9,71

See also: ► Democracy index rankings of nations in 2011

Referenz: de.Wikipedia-Eintrag ► Demokratiemessung

Zitate zum Thema Politik und Weltgeschehen / Politics and world affairs

Zitate von D. Hawkins

⚠ Achtung Siehe Power vs. Truth (engl.) Januar 2013

Krieg

Der Kommunismus wurde nicht durch Krieg besiegt, sondern durch die Gewaltlosigkeit von Gorbatschow [Politischer Einfluss BW 500]. Das All-sehende Auge, Kapitel 4, S. 81, 2005

Der Kommunismus in der UdSSR fiel ohne einen Schuss in sich zusammen. Er wurde nicht "besiegt" durch einen "Krieg gegen das Böse", sondern gerade durch das Auftauchen des Gegenteils davon. Evolution ergibt sich nicht dadurch, dass man das Negative unterdrückt, sondern indem man das Positive wählt und hochhält. Das wurde auch durch die friedliche Annäherung von Nord- und Südkorea demonstriert. Das All-sehende Auge, Kapitel 5, S. 126, 2005

Beispielsweise stellt ein Schlachtfeld in einem Krieg für Seelen die Möglichkeit zur Verfügung, die Grenze von 200, d.h. von Angst zu Mut, zu überschreiten im Angesicht des wirklich körperlichen Todes für ein höheres Prinzip. Licht des Alls. Die Wirklichkeit des Göttlichen, 2006

Wie bei einem trojanischen Pferd werden die Pforten des Krieges durch Rechtfertigungen und Überzeugungen von politischen Naivität geöffnet, welche dann die darunter liegenden "satanischen" Energien von Tod und Zerstörung freisetzen. Die Vermeidung von Krieg hängt daher von der frühzeitigen Entdeckung seiner ideologischen Vorläufer ab, indem man die in diesen Ideologien enthaltenen falschen Prämissen, nämlich die aus dem Gleichgewicht gebrachte Verzerrung von Daten und Nichtbeachtung von Kontext, offenlegt. FU Licht des Alls. Die Wirklichkeit des Göttlichen, S. 123, 2006

Quotes by D. Hawkins

⚠ Caveat See Power vs. Truth, January 2013

Regardless what branch of inquiry one starts from – philosophy, political theory, theology – all avenues of investigation eventually converge at a common meeting point: the quest for an organized understanding of the nature of pure consciousness. […] If we can understand even one simple thing in depth, we will have greatly expanded our capacity for comprehending the nature of the universe and life itself. Power vs. Force. The Hidden Determinants of Human Behavior, "Foreword", S. 25, Veritas Publishing, 1st edition 1995

Expediency, force, persuasion:

Zweckmäßigkeit Berechnung

Politicians, operating out of expediency, rule by force after gaining their position through the force of persuasion. [...]
Statesmen represent true power, ruling by inspiration, teaching by example, and standing for self-evident principle. Statesmen invoke the nobility that resides within all men and unifies them through what can best be termed the heart.
Although the intellect is easily fooled, the heart recognizes the truth.
Where the intellect is limited, the heart is unlimited; where the intellect is intrigued by the temporary, the heart is only concerned with the permanent. Power vs. Force. The Hidden Determinants of Human Behavior, chapter 10 "Power in Politics", S. 154, Hay House, February 2002

Statesmen vs. politicians

Footnote10, S. 306: "Stewardship [LoC 415] as a primary leadership role has received considerable emphasis in recent sociopolitical dialogue."

True statesmen [LoC 415/430] serve the people; politicians [LoC 180/190] exploit people to serve their own ambitions. Statesmen sacrifice themselves to serve others; politicians sacrifice others to serve themselves. Power vs. Force. The Hidden Determinants of Human Behavior, chapter 10 "Power in Politics", S. 154, Hay House, February 2002

Democracy is eventually being acknowledged universally as the superior form of government. Around the globe, there's a rising call for Freedom. Many nations with a heritage of repression are learning the lessons necessary for the establishment of liberty. Power vs. Force. The Hidden Determinants of Human Behavior, chapter 10 "Power in Politics", S. 156, Hay House, February 2002

The power of the United States, or any other democracy, arises from the principles upon which it was founded. Principles that calibrate as high as 700 affect mankind over great courses of time. Thus we can find the basis of power by examining such documents the U.S. Constitution [LoC 710/720], the Bill of Rights [LoC 640], and the Declaration of Independence [LoC 705]. Power vs. Force. The Hidden Determinants of Human Behavior, chapter 10 "Power in Politics", S. 156, Hay House, February 2002

If we calibrate the relative power of each line of these documents, we find the highest attractor pattern of all, out of which the power of the entire United States government emanates, in the Declaration of Independence: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." (Calibrated at 700.) Power vs. Force. The Hidden Determinants of Human Behavior, chapter 10 "Power in Politics", S. 156-157, Hay House, February 2002

Democracy recognizes the Divine right of the ruled, rather than the ruler. Power vs. Force. The Hidden Determinants of Human Behavior, chapter 10 "Power in Politics", S. 157, Hay House, February 2002

Failing to differentiate principle from expediency

It’s most important to remember that to violate principle for practical expediencies to relinquish enormous power. Power vs. Force. The Hidden Determinants of Human Behavior, chapter 10 "Power in Politics", S. 159, Hay House, February 2002

Learning the difference between principles and their imitators requires experience and educated judgment. The exercise of such discretion is necessary for moral survival in the modern world in general, but it is imperative in those grayest of areas […]: the political arena and the marketplace of daily commerce. Power vs. Force. The Hidden Determinants of Human Behavior, chapter 10 "Power in Politics", S. 159, Hay House, February 2002

"Pockets of totalitarianism" in the US government thwart democracy by compromising its principles.

Power vs. Force, S. 158

"Americanism" is used as a justification by white supremacy groups (calibrated at 150) and lynch mobs, just as warmongering throughout history has been conducted in the name of "God". The misinterpretation of liberty as licence tells us that many people don't know the difference between freedom and Freedom. Power vs. Force. The Hidden Determinants of Human Behavior, chapter 10 "Power in Politics", S. 159, Hay House, February 2002

Existence is […] a statement that awareness is aware of its awareness and of its expression as consciousness. Power vs. Force. The Hidden Determinants of Human Behavior, S. 232, Hay House, February 2002

Contrasting pairs of emotions, feeling states, and attitudes on the issue of politics In alphabetical order

Positive (strong) response (above 200) – Negative (weak) response (below 200)

Authoritative – Dogmatic
Concilliatory – Inflexible
Constructive – Destructive
Contending – Competing
Defending – Attacking
Democratic – Dictatorial
Diplomatic – Deceptive
Equalitarian [dignitarian] – Elitist
Equal – Superior
Free – Regulated
Patriotic – Nationalistic
Peaceful – Belligerent
Leading – Coercing
Liberating – Restricting
Powerful – Forceful
Noble – Pompous
Priviledged – Entitled
Tractable – Contrary

Power vs. Force. The Hidden Determinants of Human Behavior, chapter 9 "Power Patterns in Human Attitudes", S. 146-147, Hay House, February 2002

Each office requires a specific minimum level of awareness in order to be effective; in general, an government official who falls below 200 won't solve problems but will create them. Power vs. Force. The Hidden Determinants of Human Behavior, chapter 24 "Resolution", S. 286, Hay House, February 2002

History

The achievements of pure reason are the great landmarks of cultural history. They've made man the master of his external environment; and to some degree, on the physical plane, of his internal environment. Power vs. Force. The Hidden Determinants of Human Behavior, S. 258, Hay House, February 2002

Keeping one’s own counsel vs. conflictuous social reforms

Spiritual views are not very popular in society in general. It is not necessary to impose one’s views on others. Proselytizing is best done by example rather than by coercion and lapel grabbing. We influence others by what we are rather than by what we say or have. To express views that are contrary to public opinion may be sociologically praiseworthy, but to do so leads to conflict and enmeshment in the arguments and discord in the world. The pursuit of ‘causes’ is the role of the social and political reformer, which is an activity different from that of the seeker of enlightenment. […] Embroilment in the issues of society is a luxury which the seeker of spiritual enlightenment needs to forego. […] We change the world not by what we say or do but as a consequence of what we have become. Thus, every spiritual aspirant serves the world. The Eye of the I. From Which Nothing Is Hidden, S. 68-69, 2001

Social predicament: list of 'unsolvable' social problems

Hawkins shared the same erroneous view/meme on "overpopulation" as propagated by the power elite. The core ideas underlying China's one-child policy are derived from the notorious 1974 Club of Rome study.
"If human society does not reduce the size of its footprint, the ecological systems that underpin its well-being will collapse." Jorgen Randers, co-author of The Limits to Growth, Club of Rome, 1972

What appear on the surface of society seem to be multitudinous problems, but by use of critical factor analysis (see Power versus Force), they often have a common root. For example, we can make up a list of 'unsolvable' social problems, all of which are deemed to stem from different 'causes' in the world, such as poverty; crowded highways; massive immigration; rising gasoline and power consumption; environmental destruction; overwhelmed government agencies; progressive elimination of rain forests; excessive CO₂ production; high taxation; crowded inner cities where crime and poverty prevail; smog and air pollution; global warming; overcrowded landfills; overcrowded courts, jails and prisons; overcrowded emergency rooms and overwhelming medical costs; overwhelming Social Security costs; a postal service overwhelmed by deficits; lack of dump sites; dwindling wildlife and natural resources; threatened extinction of species; pollution of the ocean; excessive case loads for all areas of welfare and human services; overwhelmed child protective services; rising costs of welfare and social services; long waits for service from all agencies; long lines at supermarkets; traffic jams; escalating police costs; overcrowded schools; teacher shortages; nursing shortages; rising noise-pollution levels; invasion of privacy on every level; shortages of raw material; shortages of dump space for toxic materials; overtaxed energy sources; pollution of streams, lakes, and rivers; the AIDS epidemic; and starving nations and continents.
Merely listing all these supposedly diverse problems brings the awareness that they all stem from the same single basis – the very simple and obvious-to-see but unnoticed fact of overpopulation. Thus, we see the paradox that sending financial aid to a country results in a spurt in the birth rate and a worsening of the basic poverty level (e.g., Haiti). The already apparent burdens to society of overpopulation call into question the wisdom of unregulated immigration policies that, although they are opposed by seventy percent of the American public; are favored by eighty percent of the elitist policy makers (Arizona Republic, 2002).
During the last centuries, the consciousness level of the world's human population stood at 190. A this level, overpopulation was held in control by the inevitable consequences of the negativity that ensued. For example, major world wars wiped out whole generations, and great epidemics wiped out twenty-five percent of populations. (Chairman Mao's social experiment alone killed more people by starvation than World War 1, and genocide killed millions more.) In the Roman era, the average life span was forty years.
In contrast, very recently, the consciousness level of mankind jumped from a negative 190 to a positive 207. Although hot spots remain, the civilized world is no longer in the mood for mass extermination. The Cold War ended, hot wars became localized, and the nations of Europe deescalated and stopped their nationalistic rampaging.
At this new level of consciousness, the mass destruction that had held the population in check became mitigated and the world population soared, as did average life spans. The most populous country in the world, China, was then forced into taking serious steps. As world population doubles and then doubles again, the time period between each doubling becomes progressively shorter. This is common to any closed-in biologic population, whether they are fruit flies, rabbits, or people. In a safer society where mass exterminations are eliminated, each generation exacerbates the proliferation. The ensuing population automatically needs more territory, more food, and more services, and metropolitan sprawl begets suburban sprawl, which means the end of more habitat in a natural environment. I. Reality and Subjectivity, chapter 4 "Ego and Society", S. 57-59, 2003

Truth is not only a product of content and context but it is also critically related to a specific level of consciousness to the degree that what is true at one level of consciousness is seen as untrue at another. This is starkly obvious in the relationship to social mores, international diplomacy, religious conflicts, and contentious political positionalities. Truth vs. Falsehood. How to Tell the Difference, S. 48, 2005

Of major interest is that over 90% of the Fortune 500 companies calibrate at or above 200. Truth vs. Falsehood. How to Tell the Difference, S. 131, 2005

Featherbedding unions at 190

While many unions calibrate in the 200s, indicating integrity of purpose and function, 78% fall below 200 for reasons unclear, except perhaps their compromising for the sake of self-interest, e.g. featherbedding at 190. […] [S]elf-interest and leverage for gain are considered to be part and parcel of the game. […] In fact, union demands historically have driven some industries nearly out of business. Truth vs. Falsehood. How to Tell the Difference, S. 133, 2005

Average duration of inherently weak democracies: 200-300 years

The American populace will have to decide whether to side with wisdom or sophomoric absurdity and fulfill Socrates' dire prediction that democracies eventually fall due to giving equal voice and votes to the nonintegrous and ignorant segment of the population (cal. 465). Historians point out that the average duration of a democracy is thus only usually two-to-three hundred years before the self-centered voters deplete the country of its own resources and political erudition. This weakness of democracy is why Socrates recommended the oligarchic form of government. Truth vs. Falsehood. How to Tell the Difference, chapter 10 "America", S. 147, 2005

Downsides of the Far Right and the Far Left

[E]xtremists calibrate below 200, the level of truth and integrity.
➤ The Far Right tends to become fascist (fascist ideology calibrates at 125),
➤ the Far Left moves into the sophistry of thinly disguised Marxism (Marx calibrated at 130, communism at 160) and its distortion of reality (i.e., perpetrator/victim model).
Truth vs. Falsehood. How to Tell the Difference, chapter 10 "America", S. 149-150, 2005

Democracy (actually a constitutional republic) calibrates higher than any other prevalent form of government (at 410); however, it does not guarantee perfection but only a relatively high level of integrity, intention, and accountability. Truth vs Falsehood. How to Tell the Difference, chapter 10 "America", S. 161, 2005

Uncritical praise of elitist US American philanthropists in pursuit of the NWO agenda

TV video interview with Warren Buffett, Bill and Melinda Gates, An Exclusive Hour with Warren Buffett and Bill and Melinda Gates, presented by the US American TV station PBS, talk show Charlie Rose, host Charlie Rose, YouTube film, 56:41 minutes duration, posted 26. June 2006 and 31. October 2013

Similar creativity and ingenuity are exemplified by the legendary life of Andrew Carnegie (cal. LoC 490) (1835-1919) […]. He built the steel industry and then established the tradition of philanthropy. He even tried to stop World War I by offering the Kaiser a huge fortune to not go to war, but sadly unsuccessful. Both Franklin and Carnegie demonstrated the potentiality of the essence of America. […]
An unrecognized, enormous benefit that arises from capitalism is the emergence of a typically American institution, that of the great philanthropists who then return to the populace the immeasurable benefits of the great museums, parks, art galleries, colleges, universities, planetariums, research laboratories, and music halls. Carnegie's legacy was the establishment of great libraries all over the country, where every citizen has free access to the world's information that is now being transferred to the World Wide Web. The great philanthropic foundations are legendary (Rockefeller, Gates, Carnegie, Ford, Mellon, et al.) and pour billions of dollars back into society. Truth vs Falsehood. How to Tell the Difference, chapter 10 "America", S. 164-165, 2005

Note: "True compassion ... comes to see that an edifice which produces beggars needs restructuring."
Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., 4. April 1967.

US America

America is not only a land of opportunity but also […] a flexible self-correcting society based on a sense on balance and fairness in which the injustices and inequities call forth corrective and sympathetic responses. […]
Curiosity arises as to why America represents such an enormous confluence of so many remarkable qualities – material, psychological, and inspirational. Creative genius birthed the majority of the great industries and inventions that support the economy today. The most productive society in history emerged and spawned a free, self-correcting society on top of a govermental foundation of the highest possible calibration. Truth vs Falsehood. How to Tell the Difference, chapter 10 "America", S. 168, 2005

Social clashes between the nonintegrous vs. the integrous

''Political attacks on individuals calibrating from 335-455+

The primary targets of contentious political attack calibrate well above 200 (from 355, on up to Infinity; the average is 455). Thus the conflict is not really political but represents the social clash of collective levels below 200 with those above 200; i.e. between the emotionality of the lower mind and the logic and reason that represents the higher mind. It also reflects the hostility of the less evolved mind toward erudition itself. The underlying fantasy is that by attack, the playing field can be leveled, which is transparently fallacious since the impact of truth and integrity stems from its nonlinear source, which is immune. Truth vs. Falsehood. How to Tell the Difference, S. 213, 2005

Political ranting

Life itself is the ultimate context and power whereby evolution unfolds "unfairly", for like a cork in the sea, excellence automatically rises to the top. […] The smartest octopus gets to be the biggest, and the fastest runner wins the race. Political ranting about the real laws of life is emotional, childish and hardly constitutes justification for attempts to overthrow reality (which is immune anyway). Truth vs. Falsehood. How to Tell the Difference, chapter 12 "Problematic Issues", S. 216, 2005

Whereas the average American naively assumes that "free speech" is the bulwark of civil freedom, the opposite is just as true – it is also the most serious threat to liberty (e.g. Adolf Hitler proclaimed that the purpose of the Third Reich was to "make a better world." Karl Marx exhorted the populace "to loose their chains," etc.) Thus, it is not "free speech" itself that is the vaunted savior of freedom but the purpose for which it is put to use, e.g. the two-edged sword. While it can be a bastion of liberty, it can also be the arena of the slippery slope of nonintegrity and the disasters that ensue from falsehood. Note that wisdom calibrates much higher than free speech. Truth vs. Falsehood. How to Tell the Difference, S. 226, 2005

"Hate the Leader Syndrome"

Those who fear and hate authority project it onto others via ethnic, religious, or political symbols. The basis of leader hatred is simply jealousy and envy of authority figures, facilitated by the projected dualistic perceptual distortion of perpetrator/victim (the classic Marxist pitfall). In addition, narcissism results in guilt and self-hatred that is then projected onto the country and the president. Truth vs. Falsehood. How to Tell the Difference, S. 305, 2005

[Paraphrased] Level of knowledge of politicians (cal. 180) in U.S. and worldwide

LoC 200 – Foreign policy and tax policy
LoC 190 – Job creation and employment issues
LoC 180 – Health policy, medical issues, pricing of oil and commodities
LoC 165 – Outsourcing

Truth vs. Falsehood. How to Tell the Difference, S. 316, 2005

The sources of valuable information for politicians [LoC 180/190] need to come from advisory committees and experts external to the politicial process itself. Politicians are swayed mostly by current public opinion and propagandized positionalities rather than hard, verifiable facts or truth. Truth vs. Falsehood. How to Tell the Difference, S. 316, 2005

Wise statesmen (cal. 415/430) balancing immature politicians (cal. 180)

It is suggested that the countries add to their governmental structure an "oligarchic" level (free of politics) equal to or at least strongly advisory to the Cabinet level [of the presidency].
Oligarchy [LoC 415] (a term from the pinnacle of ancient Greece) means the confluence of wise, seasoned, experienced, brilliant, accomplished, integrous, balanced, proven, gracious, sagacious, educated, good-will statesmen (cal. 430) rather than politicians (cal. 180). It means mentor, advisor, mature, objective, well-rounded, well-spoken, successsful, top level, self-fulfilled, and beyond the desire for gain, whether personal, political, or financial. Truth vs. Falsehood. How to Tell the Difference, S. 319, 2005

From history, one can see that civilizations survive, not because of politics, but in spite of them, nor can "public opinion" be relied upon in a world where seventy-eight percent of the world population calibrates below 200. Truth vs. Falsehood. How to Tell the Difference, S. 320, 2005

No commercial operation that operates at the level of incompetence that characterizes the entire governmental departments could ever survive. It is likely that private enterprise can outperform [incompetent] governments in about every department at much lower cost. (This statement calibrates at 450.) Truth vs. Falsehood. How to Tell the Difference, S. 321, 2005

political rhethoric – thriving on scandals

Mendacity by public figures constitues a major focus of the current media, which thrives on scandal. The superego, or conscience, also constrains the intellect, and therefore integrous reason and logic are a consequence of morality and ethics that reflect context and not just content. Lower Mind [LoC 155] characteristically ignores context because it would impose a constraint on emotionalized distortions of truth (a ruse frequently employed in political rhethoric). Transcending Levels of Consciousness. The Stairway to Enlightenment, chapter 13, S. 228, 2006

US meritocracy

[US] America is a meritocracy and therefore intrinsically unaligned ideologically with socialism [LoC 305] as stated by sociologist Seymour Martin Lipset, Ph.D.. Reality, Spirituality and Modern Man, S. 385, 2008

Book recommendation:

Bryan Caplan, The Myth of the Rational Voter. Why Democrats Choose Bad Policies, Princeton University Press, 16. April 2007

Voters systematically favor irrational policies due to widespread ignorance of economic realities. Reality, Spirituality and Modern Man, S. 386, 2008

The ego's survival relies on the defeat of truth because it is dependent on allegiance to falsity. For one thing, spiritual truth challenges the ego's presumption that it is sovereign. The ego is addicted to being "right" (for example, politics). A prevailing goal of the ego is to be "right." Therefore, it is the core of the payoff of righteousness. You can be right without being righteous, and you can be righteous without being right. Dissolving the Ego, Realizing the Self. Contemplations from the Teachings of David R. Hawkins, M.D., Ph.D., edited by Scott Jeffrey, chapter 1, S. 24, quote 1, Hay House, August 2011

Reorganization of the current money system based on values

For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. And some people, craving money, have wandered from the true faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows. 1 Timothy 6, 10 (NT) (New Living Translation, 2007)

Anytime there’s a shift of consciousness from one level to another, there’s a disruption. […] What’s happening with our economy is a reorganization based on values other than just making money. The economy is really based on greed: every product is an effort to make money [LoC 200]. And making money doesn’t infer anything having to do with responsibility. [LoC 475] […] As citizens, we’re asking, "Should these companies reveal [LoC 425] what they know?" So there's disorganization based on a current lack of clarity about values. […]
[…] Integrity is the current headline – people testifying about the integrity of a company, its executives and whether their compensation is within expectations of financial integrity – and the fact that some are well outside the expected norms is causing a great upset in the media: excessive compensation for executives who not only didn't do a good job but did a bad job. […]
We have instant reporting […] So as an executive is testifying in Washington, the country is listening. We’re far more involved in world affairs that once were abstract. And the fact that [some corruption] involves taxpayer money and people’s personal investments, as in the case of Bernie Madoff, that makes it very personal. Accountability and personal responsibility [LoC 475] are becoming quite primary. Interview with David R. Hawkins, M.D., Ph.D., presented by the US American magazine Holistic Networker, Gina Mazza Hillier, 17. June 2009

Media

The media is controlled by power barons

We are constantly being tempted and provoked. The media plays a large part in the human experience now, almost dominant. What people think or believe is dependent upon what they just saw or heard in the media. […] Our minds are being constantly programmed. The media have great power. Those who control the media are the real power barons of today's world because they're controlling what people think is true. Interview with David R. Hawkins, M.D., Ph.D., presented by the US American magazine Holistic Networker, Gina Mazza Hillier, 17. June 2009

Wickedness knows that within the unconscious of everyone is the unsuspecting innocence of the child. There is a rerun on TV about Hitler, and you watch thousands and thousands of people shouting, "Sieg Heil! Sieg Heil!" as he invokes the name of God to justify genocide, concentration camps and the extermination of whole peoples and cultures. And the people are cheering Adolf Hitler. […] So the politicians – the evil ones – take advantage of this intrinsic innocence and the juvenile nature of the average person's mind. Interview with D. Hawkins, Healing and Recovery, presented by the US American health magazine "Unified Health!", Matt Laughlin, volume 5, issue 14, S. 21, winter 2009

Removing the term "Creator" from the U.S. Constitution and the Pledge of Allegiance

Exposing Hawkins' indoctrinated nationalism
Note: Criticism of the Pledge of Allegiance

Why is the United States so powerful?
It's the foremost nation in the world. It's the most evolved society that has ever been on the globe. […] If you calibrate the United States Constitution [LoC 710/720] it is the highest of any country in the world. It's carefully crafted. It came about as a result of thousands of years of research on the subject [of democracy]. [...] It's extremely complex in its development.
The Constitution guarantees the freedom of everyone. It says, the equality of the citizens is a derivative of the Divinity of their Creator. By the virtue of the Divinity of creation we are all equal.
Therefore, equality is guaranteed by spiritual Reality. That we are all created equal by God, that is a very powerful statement. […]
The Constitution by being spiritual in orientation guarantees two things: the freedom of religion and freedom from religion. That's quite an accomplishment and extremely brilliant. Audio interview with David R. Hawkins, Radio Interview, presented by the US American web radio station Contact Talk Radio, hosts Cameron Steele and Lucie Minetti, aired 13. May 2003, YouTube film, minute 19:02, 41:15 minutes duration, aired 13. May 2003, posted by LftUP 24. März 2011

Getting president of the United States – the minute you are elected 50% of the people hate you instantly. And the likelihood of being assassinated is extremely high. CD series In The World But Not Of It. Living spirituality in the Modern World, CD 4 of 7, track 10 What an advanced teacher would say about 'the Law of Attraction', Nightingale-Conant, United Kingdom, October 2008

Intellectual sophistication, an antidote for unconscious programming

Capitalism vs. social justice doctrin as taught by Havard Business School

A countermeasure to unconscious programming is intellectual sophistication via familiarity with the Great Books of the Western World [LoC 468] Encyclopædia Britannica, 1952 such as An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations [LoC 440]¹ because it’s the philosophical basis of capitalism, and it’s proven to be true. Out of it arose the greatest nation, the greatest productivity, of any country in history. So it proves itself within the world of daily verifiable reality. […] If what the world wants is to return to dialectic materialism in the form of social justice kind of political indoctrination [LoC 190], it’s up to society to do so. But you can’t expect then the benefits that arose out of society that calibrates at 440 by indoctrinating people with a philosophy that calibrates at 190. CD series In The World But Not Of It. Living spirituality in the Modern World, CD 6 of 7, track 8-9, issued by Nightingale-Conant, United Kingdom, October 2008

With enormous power Gandhi [LoC 760] stood there and faced of the (prideful) British Empire [LoC 190]. Without firing one shot he defeated the British Empire and took it apart and brought the end of colonialism. Selfrule became the dominant political system in the world today. Audio series containing seminar snippets The Highest Level of Enlightenment, 6 CD set, Nightingale-Conant, United Kingdom, January 2003, 2004

Future prospect

Teams of truthtellers will publicize their calibrations of public personalities/events/interviews.

What would a politician do when he is on television when he thinks that know that everybody is out there on TV land checking him out with kinesiology? […] We are gonna have a team of truthtellers checking every politian and reporting in some kind of a periodical about the percentage of truth in every public interview.
Now you can do something about world peace. Unless you confront falsity [via truth calibrations] it continues on. It [falsity] does'nt disappear until you call it for what it is. Audio lecture and Q&A by David R. Hawkins, How to Instantly Tell Truth from Falsehood About Anything, part 5 of 6, presented by the Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS), Shift in Action, 17. September 2003, YouTube film, minute 31:33, 46:00 minutes duration, posted 27. March 2011

If it wasn't for deceit there wouldn't be any politics. [Jokingly.] Minute 27:28
The thing that is troublesome about politicians [LoC 180/190] is that they are all politicians. [Jokingly.] Audio interview with David Hawkins, What IS Consciousness Anyway?, teleseminar 148, part 2 of 2 (Q&A), presented by the Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS), host James O'Dea, Irish US American president of the Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS), faculty member of the Omega Institute for Holistic Studies, co-director of The Social Healing Project, educator, activist, speaker, author, minute 32:35, 56:18 minutes duration, 11. June 2008, reissued video David R. Hawkins – June 11th 2008, YouTube film, 1:37:47 duration, posted 25. March 2011

Politics is based on rhetoric. [...] It [Politics] has got nothing to do with truth. [...] You don't get elected by telling the truth. You get elected by swaying the audience. That worked in ancient Rome, it works in Washington DC right now. [...] The basic rule of politics has been to persuade. Politics is based on the persuasiveness of the speaker, the persuasiveness of the message and the vulnerability of the audience. Audio interview with David Hawkins, What IS Consciousness Anyway?, teleseminar 148, part 2 of 2 (Q&A), presented by the Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS), host James O'Dea, Irish US American president of the Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS), faculty member of the Omega Institute for Holistic Studies, co-director of The Social Healing Project, educator, activist, speaker, author, minute 27:34+, 56:18 minutes duration, 11. June 2008, reissued video David R. Hawkins – June 11th 2008, YouTube film, 1:37:47 duration, posted 25. March 2011

Note:

Capitalism [LoC 340] is paternalistic.
Each one gets what they've worked for.
Socialism [LoC 305] is maternalistic.
Benefits are equally shared.

The archetypes are a powerful field of consciousness. [...] The archetype of the feminine and the archetype of the masculine can not be denied. [...] Our society reflects that.
The maternal is socialistic. Each one benefits equally. The mother doesn't decide which one of her children to love more than the others. She loves them all equally. That's the matriarchy. Whereas the patriarchy is the masculine principle. You get what you've worked for. So capitalism [LoC 340] is paternalistic. And socialism [LoC 305] is maternalistic. Audio interview with David Hawkins, What IS Consciousness Anyway?, teleseminar 148, part 2 of 2 (Q&A), presented by the Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS), host James O'Dea, Irish US American president of the Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS), faculty member of the Omega Institute for Holistic Studies, co-director of The Social Healing Project, educator, activist, speaker, author, minute 33:30-35:07, 56:18 minutes duration, 11. June 2008, reissued video David R. Hawkins – June 11th 2008, YouTube film, minute 1:16:50, 1:37:47 duration, posted 25. March 2011

US policies and programs

One of the great mistakes is to judge policies and programs by their intentions rather than their results. We all know a famous road that is paved with good intentions. The people who go around talking for their soft heart, I share their – I admire them for the softness of their heart. But unfortunately it very often extends to their head as well. Because the facts are that programs that are labeled for the poor and for the needy have effects exactly the opposite of those that their well intentioned sponsors intended them to have. Audio presentation at the "Celebrate Your Life" Conference, sponsored by Mishka Productions, Phoenix, Arizona, 7. November 2010 – The Quest for Spiritual Truth (2010), YouTube film, 1:31:05 duration, posted 23. October 2011

Politizisation of God

When you are seeking enlightenment you have to forgo the luxury of constantly commenting on life, [...] the wronging and righting of the mind, trying to decide whether God is a liberal or a conservative. […]
We asked, "Is God a liberal?" We calibrated, "No, He is not."
The Buddha said, "Wisdom is the Middle Way."
Sedona Seminar Enlightenment, lecture 4, Poco Diablo Resort, DVD 1 of 3, minute 8:52 and 15:52, August 2003

US Constitution

Quotes by D. Hawkins – War and spirituality

⚠ Caveat See Power vs. Truth, January 2013

Force

"Force" requires counter force to exist. Source unknown

Power

"Power" simply is and stands alone in the universe. Source unknown

It is apparent that war is the consequence of both the propagation of falsehood, and the absence, ignorance, or denial of truth. Truth vs. Falsehood. How to Tell the Difference, S. 322, 2005

From history, as well as consciousness calibration, we see that passivity (cal. LoC 145) encourages aggression and thus weakness and not moral superiority. Historically, passivity has resulted in the death of tens of millions of innocent citizens for which the pacifists [LoC 185] bear moral and karmic responsibility.
[...] passivity not only did not work but actually triggered war (e.g. World War II). Truth vs. Falsehood. How to Tell the Difference, S. 323, 2005

[...] after the protests and peace parades are over, in the end, the true situation and its serious problems have to be handled by the doers, the 'hard headed' but ethical, practical realists (cal. LoC 465), who are then subjected to politicized attack, no matter what actions are required. Truth vs. Falsehood. How to Tell the Difference, S. 323, 2005

With limited options, the truly spiritual option thus appears to be a forced compromise with the wishful ideal. [LoC 485] [LoC 510, when love of comrades and country is added] Truth vs. Falsehood. How to Tell the Difference, S. 324, 2005

War has thus been paradoxically the very avenue to sudden major spiritual advancement and therefore a great karmic opportunity. […]
People i.e. soldiers who function as required, forgive, and surrender their personal will to God in a war, in a disaster or a calamitous confrontation may even come close to enlightenment. Truth vs. Falsehood. How to Tell the Difference, S. 324, 2005

War is a valuable opportunity for worldwide mutual forgiveness and compassion, which is the real road to peace. Truth vs. Falsehood. How to Tell the Difference, S. 325, 2005

Terrorism

It's a very primitive society [Islamic extremism] – luciferic inversion. What we are up against is a very, very, very severe ideological difference.
9/11 and things like that are just the popout of it. No, the problem is much deeper, more serious, more profound, more pervasive, more dangerous than people know. Audio series Truth vs. Falsehood. The Art of Spiritual Discernment, CD 3 of 6, Intentions are based on the highest good, track 6, Nightingale-Conant, United Kingdom, 2006

Man slaughter – United Nations

The behavior of the Japanese in the slaughter of Chonking when the military officership and discipline broke down and the troops were let loose they quickly reverted to ravage, pillaging, slaughtering 30.000 innocent people [children and women], looting, and stealing, and burning.
What the world aligns through UN and various other cooperate efforts is to try to keep avoid some madman's testosterone from going crazy and killing us all. Because all the horrific rulers of history from Genghis Khan [Mongol Empire] on down you'll find that they are all run by almost a psychotic level of egomania. [...] It's hard for a normal person to even imagine that such a degree of egocentricity exists. That's why politicians routinely misdiagnose their opponents. Sedona Seminar Integration of Spirituality and Personal Life, Poco Diablo Resort, DVD 2 of 3, minute 22-24, February 2003

Zitate von anderen Quellen

Persönliche Bekenntnisse

Ich schreibe meinen Namen unter kein Gesetz, welches eine Belastung des Arbeiters enthält. Otto von Bismarck (1815-1898) konservativer deutscher Staatsmann, Ministerpräsident von Preußen (1862-1890), Bundeskanzler des Norddeutschen Bundes (1867-1871), erster Reichskanzler des Deutschen Reiches (1871-1890), dessen Gründung er maßgeblich vorangetrieben hat, Quelle unbekannt

Geständnis der beabsichtigten Missrepräsentation

Wir beschließen etwas,
➢ stellen das dann in den Raum und
➢ warten einige Zeit ab, ob was passiert.
➢ Wenn es dann kein großes Geschrei gibt und keine Aufstände, weil die meisten gar nicht begreifen, was da beschlossen wurde,
➢ dann machen wir weiter – Schritt für Schritt, bis es kein Zurück mehr gibt. Jean-Claude Juncker (*1954) luxemburgischer christlich-sozialer Politiker, Finanzminister (1989-2009), Premierminister (1995-2013), Vorsitzender der Euro-Gruppe (2005-2013), Präsident der Europäischen Kommission (*2014), Mitglied des NWO-orientierten Kommittees der 300, präsentiert von dem deutschen Nachrichtenmagazin Der Spiegel, S. 136, Ausgabe 52, 27. Dezember 1999

NWO-Agenda: IQ-reduziertes orientalisches Europa

Globalisierung mittels Rassenvermischung sowie kultureller und religiöser Gleichschaltung
Mehr Zitate hier: Elitefaschismus und Rassemischung
Merkel. Zionistische Jüdin. Mitglied des B’nai-B’rith-Ordens, präsentiert von wahrheitfuerdeutschland.de, 25. Oktober 2015

Wir erstreben ein orientalisches Europa mit einer eurasisch-negroiden Mischrasse der Zukunft. Diese zukünftige Mischrasse wird äußerlich der altägyptischen Rasse ähnlich sein. Führer werden die Juden sein als neuer Adel von Geistes Gnaden. ⚡ Richard Nikolaus Coudenhove-Kalergi (1894-1972) österreichisch-japanisch-tschechisch-französischer Politiker, Gründer der Paneuropa-Union, Graf bis 1919, Mitglied der der Geheimloge und jüdischen Organisation B'nai B'rith [Bnai Brith] (*1843), zitiert 1923; Buch Praktischer Idealismus [Practical Idealism], S. 20, 23, 50, 1925
- Das Endziel ist die Gleichschaltung aller Länder der Erde, sie soll durch die Vermischung der Rassen herbeigeführt werden, mit dem Ziel einer hellbraunen Rasse in Europa. Hierfür sollen in Europa jährlich 1,5 Millionen Einwanderer aus der Dritten Welt aufgenommen werden. Das Ergebnis ist eine Bevölkerung mit einem durchschnittlichen IQ von 90, zu dumm etwas zu begreifen, doch intelligent genug um zu arbeiten. Thomas P. M. Barnett (*1962) US-amerikanischer Leiter des Forschungsprojekt über globale Militärstrategien, Sozialtechniker, Globalisierungsfanatiker, zitiert in: Artikel Der nicht mehr ganz so geheime Globalisierungsplan der USA, präsentiert von Non Profit News, 4. Februar 2015

Geständnis und Warnung

Nie wird so viel gelogen wie nach einer Jagd, im Krieg und vor Wahlen. Otto von Bismarck (1815-1898) konservativer deutscher Staatsmann, Ministerpräsident von Preußen (1862-1890), Bundeskanzler des Norddeutschen Bundes (1867-1871), erster Reichskanzler des Deutschen Reiches (1871-1890), dessen Gründung er maßgeblich vorangetrieben hat, Quelle unbekannt

Geständnis – Politisch-zionistischer Betrug

Wenn ich ein arabischer Führer wäre, würde ich nie einen Vertrag mit Israel unterschreiben. Es ist normal; wir haben ihr Land genommen. Es ist wahr, dass es uns von Gott versprochen wurde, aber wie sollte sie das interessieren? Unser Gott ist nicht ihr Gott. Es gab Anti-Semiten, die Nazis, Hitler, Auschwitz, aber war es ihre Schuld? Sie sehen nur eine Sache: Wir kamen und haben ihr Land gestohlen. Warum sollten sie das akzeptieren? David Ben-Gurion [David Grün, Vater der Nation] (1886-1973) polnisch-israelischer Hauptgründer des Staats Israel, erster israelischer Ministerpräsident (1948-1963), Mitgründer der sozialdemokratischen Arbeitspartei Israels, mündliche Aussage im Gespräch mit Nahum Goldmann, zitiert in: Nahum Goldmann, The Jewish Paradox [Le Paradoxe Juif], S.121, 1978

Empfehlungen

Problematische Ungleichheit und Spaltung der Rangstufen

Siehe Gleichheit

Wollt ihr dem Staat Bestand verleihen, dann
➢ nähert die äußeren Rangstufen einander so weit wie möglich an.
➢ Duldet weder übermäßig Reiche noch Bettler.
Diese beiden ihrem Wesen nach nicht voneinander zu trennenden Stände sind für das Gemeinwohl gleichermaßen verhängnisvoll. Aus dem einen gehen die Förderer der Tyrannei, aus dem anderen die Tyrannen hervor. Sie verschachern untereinander die öffentliche Freiheit, der eine kauft, der andere verkauft sie. Jean-Jacques Rousseau [BW 465] (1712-1778) Schweiz-französischer Aufklärer, Wegbereiter der Französischen Revolution, Kulturphilosoph, Pädagoge, Naturforscher, Schriftsteller, Vom Gesellschaftsvertrag oder Prinzipien des Staatsrechtes, 1762

Die Politik hat nicht zu rächen, was geschehen ist, sondern zu sorgen, dass es nicht wieder geschehe. Otto von Bismarck (1815-1898) konservativer deutscher Staatsmann, Ministerpräsident von Preußen (1862-1890), Bundeskanzler des Norddeutschen Bundes (1867-1871), erster Reichskanzler des Deutschen Reiches (1871-1890), dessen Gründung er maßgeblich vorangetrieben hat, Quelle unbekannt

Aufruf und Versprechen

Wir wollen mehr Demokratie wagen! Willy Brandt (1913-1992) deutscher sozialdemokratischer Politiker, Regierender Bürgermeister von Berlin, vierter Bundeskanzler der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (1969-1974), Mitglied des Komitees der 300, Hochgradfreimaurer, Quelle unbekannt

Ich propagiere, nicht alle Angelegenheiten in einem exklusiven Rat zu entscheiden, vielmehr das Gremium zu öffnen und zu einem wie auch immer zu strukturierenden großen Forum zu machen. Jeder Weisenrat, so attraktiv er auch sein möge, hat zugleich etwas Undemokratisches. Ich glaube aber, dass demokratische Entwicklung eine ganz entscheidende Option und Notwendigkeit ist. Und da sind wir, historisch gesehen, insgesamt auf einem guten Weg, auch wenn es immer wieder Rückschläge gibt. Interview mit Dr. Walter Spielmann, österreichischer Germanist, Geschichtswissenschaftler, Leiter der Robert-Jungk-Bibliothek für Zukunftsfragen, Salzburg, Moderator von Zukunftswerkstätten, Mitherausgeber der Zeitschrift pro ZUKUNFT, präsentiert von dem deutschen Magazin KursKontakte, Nr. 130, S. 17. Januar 2004

Politikverdrossenheit

Die ganze Politik soll sich zum Teufel scheren, wenn sie nicht dabei hilft, das Leben der Menschen einfacher zu machen. Willy Brandt (1913-1992) deutscher sozialdemokratischer Politiker, Bürgermeister von Berlin (1957-1966), Bundeskanzler der BRD (1969-1974), Mitglied des Komitees der 300, Hochgradfreimaurer, zitiert in: Peter Merseburger (*1928) deutscher Journalist, Autor, Biografie Willy Brandt. 1913-1992 – Visionär und Realist, Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt, 14. August 2006

70+ Jahre US-Besatzung in Deutschland

Deutschland ist ein besetztes Land. Und es wird auch so bleiben. Nicht verizierte Aussage von Barack Obama (*1961) 44. US-amerikanischer Präsident, Rede vor amerikanischen Soldaten, US-Luftwaffenstützpunkt Ramstein, 5. Juni 2009
- Wir in Deutschland sind seit dem 8. Mai 1945 zu keinem Zeitpunkt mehr voll souverän gewesen. Rede über Gewaltenteilung und Völkerrecht von Dr. Wolfgang Schäuble (*1942) deutscher CDU-Politker, Finanzminister der BRD, Banker-Treffen, Alte Oper, Frankfurt, 18. November 2011; Schäuble – Deutschland seit 1945 nicht souverän, YouTube Film, 1:54 Minuten Dauer, eingestellt 31. Januar 2013

Populationsplan

Der Mensch der fernen Zukunft wird Mischling sein. [...] Die eurasisch-negroide Zukunftsrasse, äußerlich der altägyptischen ähnlich, wird die Vielfalt der Völker [...] ersetzen. ⚡ Richard Nikolaus Coudenhove-Kalergi (1894-1972) österreichisch-japanisch-tschechisch-französischer Politiker, Gründer der Paneuropa-Union, Graf bis 1919, Mitglied der der Geheimloge und jüdischen Organisation B'nai B'rith [Bnai Brith] (*1843), Praktischer Idealismus [Practical Idealism], 1925

Bürgerlicher Ungehorsam ist das angeborene Recht jeden Buergers. Gibt er es auf, hoert er auf ein Mensch zu sein. Mohandas Karamchand Mahatma Gandhi [BW 760] (1869-1948) indischer hinduistischer Weiser, spiritueller Führer der indischen Unabhängigkeitsbewegung, Menschenrechtsanwalt, gewaltloser Widerstandskämpfer zur Durchsetzung politischer Ziele, humanistischer Weiser, asketischer Morallehrer, Pazifist, Publizist, Quelle unbekannt

Demokratie ist die schlechteste aller Regierungsformen – abgesehen von all den anderen Formen, die von Zeit zu Zeit ausprobiert worden sind. ⚡ Winston Churchill [BW 510, Einfluss BW 500] (1874-1965) britischer Premierminister des United Kingdom während des Zweiten Weltkriegs (1940-1945) und (1951-1955), rassistischer Kriegsverbrecher, PARLIAMENT BILL, 11. November 1947

Der Mensch wird sicherlich von Zeit zu Zeit über die Wahrheit stolpern, aber sich meist schnell wieder aufraffen und weitermachen wie gehabt. ⚡ Winston Churchill [BW 510, Einfluss BW 500] (1874-1965) britischer Premierminister des United Kingdom während des Zweiten Weltkriegs (1940-1945) und (1951-1955), rassistischer Kriegsverbrecher, zitiert in: Stanley Baldwin (1867-1947) britischer konservativer Politiker, Richard M. Langworth, Herausgeber, Churchill by Himself, S. 322, PublicAffairs, 2008

Ebenso wie der menschliche Körper beginnt auch der politische schon von seiner Entstehung an zu sterben und trägt den Keim seines Unterganges in sich selbst. Jean Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778) Schweiz-französischer Aufklärer, Wegbereiter der Französischen Revolution, Kulturphilosoph, Pädagoge, Naturforscher, Schriftsteller, Vom Gesellschaftsvertrag oder Prinzipien des Staatsrechtes, Kapitel 33 "Vom Tode des politischen Körpers", 1762

Die Demokratie beruht auf drei wesentlichen Säulen:
1. Die Freiheit der Rede,
2. die Freiheit der Gedanken und
3. die Klugheit, beide nicht zu gebrauchen.

Mark Twain [Samuel Langhorne Clemens] [Werk BW 465] (1835-1910) US-amerikanischer Humorist, Freimaurer, Schriftsteller, Quelle unbekannt

Demokratie ist nichts anderes als das Niederknüppeln des Volkes durch das Volk für das Volk. Oscar Wilde [Werk BW 440] (1854-1900) irischer Dramatiker, Dichter, Romanschriftsteller, Quelle unbekannt

Demokratie ist ein Verfahren, das garantiert, dass wir nicht besser regiert werden, als wir es verdienen. George Bernard Shaw [Werk BW 400] (1856-1950) irischer Politiker, Pazifist, Satiriker, Dramatiker, Nobelpreisträger in Literatur, 1925, Quelle unbekannt

Hege nie Zweifel daran, dass eine kleine Gruppe aufmerksamer und engagierter Bürger die Welt verändern können. Tatsächlich sind es die einzigen, welche es überhaupt je getan haben. Zugeschrieben Margaret Mead (1901-1978) US-amerikanische Kulturanthropologin, Soziologin, Biologin, Ethnologin, Referentin, Schriftstellerin, zitiert in: Frank G. Sommers, Tana Dineen, Curing Nuclear Madness, S. 158, Methuen, 1984

Universalhistorische gesellschaftliche Entwicklungen

♥ Den sektoralen Wandel von der Agrar- über die Industrie- zur Wissensgesellschaft
♥ Die Globalisierung der Raumgebundenheit
♥ Die Individualisierung und gleichzeitig die Universalisierung kultureller Identität
♥ Die Ablösung kultureller Integration durch soziale Integration auf der Grundlage von Bildung
♥ Die Emanzipation aus der territorial gebundenen politischen und bürgerlichen Gesellschaft

in die globale (Zivil-)Gesellschaft

Dr. Christoph Zöpel (*1943) deutscher Politiker (SPD), Wirtschaftswissenschaftler, Philosoph, Jurist, Politik mit 9 Milliarden Menschen in Einer Weltgesellschaft. Eine Orientierung in Worten und Zahlen, Vorwärtsbuch, S. 245, 635 S., Berlin, 2008²

Moderner Elitismus muss(te) sich demokratisch verschlüsseln. Peter Sloterdijk (*1947) deutscher Professor für Philosophie, Universität Karlsruhe, Fernsehmoderator, Kulturwissenschaftler, Essayist, Kritik der zynischen Vernunft, 2 Bände, S. 46, Suhrkamp Verlag, 17. Auflage Januar 1983

Wir leben in einer Nation, in der

➢ die Ärzte die Gesundheit zerstören,

➢ die Anwälte die Gerechtigkeit,

➢ die Universitäten das Wissen,

➢ die Regierungen die Freiheit,

➢ die Presse die Information,

➢ die Religion die Moral und

➢ unsere Banken die Wirtschaft.

Chris Hedges (*1956) US-amerikanischer Kriegsberichterstatter, spezialisiert auf US-amerikanische und Nahostpolitik, Pulitzerpreisträger, Journalist, Autor, Quelle unbekannt

Hinweis:

Paul Lersch, Demokratie im Ausnahmezustand – Die verhüllte Freiheitsstatue
Die schockierende These des italienischen Philosophen Giorgio Agamben lautet: Die Demokratie ist im "Niedergang" begriffen. Zwischen Demokratie und Totalitarismus besteht "innerste Solidarität". Nazismus und Faschismus bleiben "bedrohlich aktuell".

In allen westlichen Demokratien wird die Erklärung des Ausnahmezustands ersetzt durch eine beispiellose Ausweitung des Sicherheitsparadigmas als normale Technik des Regierens.
(Der "Patriot Act", nach in Kraft gesetzt, erlaubt dem Generalbundesanwalt der Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika, jeden 'in Gewahrsam zu nehmen', der in Verdacht gerät, die nationale Sicherheit zu gefährden. Immerhin gilt für ihn die Strafprozessordnung. Bushs 'military order' aber macht die Gefangenen in Guantánamo zu 'juristisch nicht benennbaren Wesen'. Sie haben, wie die Juden im KZ, 'jede rechtliche Identität verloren'.) Kernaussage von Giorgio Agamben (*1942) italienischer Politikphilosoph, Dozent, Universität Verona, Essayist, zitiert in: Artikel Die verhüllte Freiheitsstatue, präsentiert von dem deutschen Nachrichtenmagazin Der Spiegel, Paul Lersch, 27. Oktober 2004

Kapitalismus im Übergang – die Grenzen des kapitalistischen Systems

Siehe Paradigmenwechsel

Alle Systeme haben begrenzte Lebensdauern. [...] Wenn man nun das kapitalistische System als ein besonderes historisches soziales System betrachtet, dann kann man ersehen, dass es gewisse Ereignisse gegeben hat, die es zu einem Punkt gebracht haben, an dem es nun weit vom Gleichgewicht entfernt ist. Der Kapitalismus ist ein System, das die endlose Anhäufung von Kapital anstrebt. [...] Im Bestreben, Kapital zu akkumulieren, müssen Firmen gegründet werden, die Profit erzielen und damit Kapital anhäufen. Betrachtet man die Kosten des Kapitalisten, dann gibt es drei wesentliche Kostenfaktoren:
1. die Personalkosten [...],
2. die Kosten für den Input an Material / Ressourcen und Energie, usw. [...]
3. die Besteuerung in all ihren Formen – eine Erscheinung, die im gesamten System die Norm ist.

Wenn man nun die Geschichte dieser drei Faktoren: Personal, Input und Steuer historisch betrachtet, dann zeigt sich, dass die Kosten dafür in den letzten 500 Jahren beständig anstiegen. Gleichzeitig bemerkt man, dass es eine Grenze dafür gibt, wie stark die Preise steigen können. Diese Grenze ist die Bereitwilligkeit der Menschen, Güter zu kaufen.

Es gibt also in den letzten 500 Jahren ein Ansteigen der Kosten bis zum Erreichen von [...] Asymptoten.
Kommt das System an die Spitze, beginnt das System zu 'schwingen' und es entstehen enorme Verschiebungen. Dies ist eine 'chaotische' Situation und dort befinden wir uns gerade. Videointerview mit Immanuel Wallerstein (*1930) US-amerikanischer Sozialwissenschaftler, Sozialhistoriker, Yale University, Mitbegründer der Weltsystem-Theorie, Präsident der International Sociological Association (1994-1998), Autor, präsentiert von Kontext TV, Weltsozialforum in Dakar, Die Grenzen des Kapitalismus sind erreicht, YouTube Film, 8:03 Minuten Dauer, eingestellt 3. Juli 2011

Die Demokratie setzt die Vernunft des Volkes voraus, die sie erst hervorbringen soll. Karl Jaspers (1883-1969) deutsch-Schweizer Psychiater, interkultureller Philosoph, Vertreter der Existenzphilosophie, zugeschriebenes Zitat

Unbegrenztes Wachstum führt ins Chaos. Überbevölkerung ist ein eingeschleuster Irrglaube.:

Die Gefahren der Überbevölkerung und die Wachstumsideologie werden von einer wachsenden Zahl vernünftiger und verantwortlicher Menschen richtig eingeschätzt. Gegen die Verwüstung des Lebensraums werden allenthalben Maßnahmen ergriffen, die zwar bei weitem nicht ausreichen, aber die Hoffnung erwecken, es bald zu werden. Prof. Dr. Konrad Lorenz (1903-1989) österreichischer Professor für Psychologie, Zoologe, Tierpsychologe, Hauptvertreter der klassischen vergleichenden Verhaltensforschung (Ethologie), Nobelpreisträger für Physiologie oder Medizin, 1973, Die acht Todsünden der zivilisierten Menschheit, Piper, München, "Vorwort", 1. Auflage 1973, 29. Auflage 2002, 34. Auflage 2009

Demokratie – Unsere Ansichten gehen als Freunde auseinander. Ernst Jandl (1925-2000) österreichischer konkreter Dichter, Schriftsteller, Quelle unbekannt

Wenn sich die Europäische Union [BW 205] bei der EU um Aufnahme bewürbe, würde sie als undemokratisch abgewiesen werden. Jacques Schuster, deutsch-jüdischer Kolumnist, präsentiert von der überregionalen deutschen Tageszeitung Die Welt, S. 8, 15. Juni 2004

Demokratie lebt vom Streit, von der Diskussion um den richtigen Weg. Deshalb gehört zu ihr der Respekt vor der Meinung des anderen. Richard von Weizsäcker (1920-2015) deutscher CDU-Politiker, sechster Bundespräsident der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (1984-1994), Quelle unbekannt

Durch Ruhe und Ordnung kann die Demokratie ebenso gefährdet werden wie durch Unruhe und Unordnung. Hildegard Hamm-Brücher (1921-2016) deutsche Politikerin (ehemals FDP), Staatsministerin im Auswärtigen Amt (1976-1982), Quelle unbekannt

Wer Visionen hat muss zum Arzt. Helmut Schmidt (1918-2015) deutscher sozialdemokratischer Politiker, fünfter Bundeskanzler der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (1974-1982), Quelle unbekannt

Ein Leben in Freiheit ist nicht leicht, und die Demokratie ist nicht vollkommen. John F. Kennedy [BW 430] (1961-1963) politisch ermordeter 35. US-Präsident (1917-1963), Quelle unbekannt

Wir brauchen keine Opposition. Wir sind schon Demokraten. Franz Josef Strauß (1915-1988) deutsch-bayrischer Politiker, CSU-Vorsitzender, bayerischer Ministerpräsident, Quelle unbekannt

Weitaus die meisten Politiker halten es nicht für ihre Sache, an Bewusstseinsveränderungen mitzuwirken; sie werden aber immer da sein, wo die Mehrheit ist. Erhard Eppler (*1926) deutscher Politiker ehemals der SPD, Bundesminister für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit (1968-1974), Quelle unbekannt

Eine Demokratie ist ein Machtbrechungssystem. Moritz Leuenberger (*1946) Schweizer Rechtsanwalt, Politiker (SP) Bundespräsident, Schweizer Bundesrat SP (2001-2006), Quelle unbekannt

Armut ist politisch gewollt. Michaela Hofmann, stellvertretende Sprecherin der nationalen Armutskonferenz (nak), 18. Dezember 2012

Tabuisierung ist in der Demokratie ebenso extremistisch wie klassischer Radikalismus – fällt aber nicht so unangenehm auf. Interview mit Prof. Bernd Rabehl (*1938) deutsches bekanntes Mitglied des Sozialistischen Deutschen Studentenbunds (SDS), Vordenker der APO bzw. des SDS, ehemals engster Vertrauter von Rudi Dutschke, Autor, Nicht herumschubsen lassen, präsentiert von JUNGE FREIHEIT Verlag, 23/04, 28. Mai 2004

Das deutsche Volk hat keine große Praxis in Demokratie, wie Sebastian Haffner sagte. In der Weimarer Republik waren nur 30 Prozent für die Demokratie. Über 60 Prozent haben der Monarchie nachgetrauert. Dann kam Hitler. Dass nach 1945 plötzlich ein urdemokratisches Volk entstanden sein soll, das kann nicht sein. Wir sind erst ein halbes Jahrhundert unterwegs und kapieren immer noch nicht, welche Möglichkeiten unsere Verfassung bietet. Interview mit Dieter Hildebrandt (1927-2013) deutscher Kabarettist, Schauspieler, Buchautor, präsentiert von der deutschen Tageszeitung Süddeutsche Zeitung, Martin Zips, 17. Mai 2003

Was ist der Unterschied zwischen Demokratie und allem anderen? Alles andere ist leichter. Dieter Hildebrandt (1927-2013) deutscher Kabarettist, Schauspieler, Buchautor, Quelle unbekannt

Viele Menschen fliehen in die Diktatur, weil es guter Nerven bedarf, die Demokratie zu ertragen. Hans Habe (1911-1977) österreichisch-jüdischer, Drehbuchautor, Journalist, Schriftsteller, Quelle unbekannt

1981-1985: Oshos Bewegung/Kult erwies sich als Diktatur

unter der Interrimsführung von Sheela Silverman-Birnstiel (*1949).

Demokratie ist nicht das höchste Ziel. Sie ist besser als diktatorische Regimes, sie ist besser als Monarchien, doch sie ist nicht das Ende der Reise – weil Demokratie im Wesentlichen eine Regierung der Menschen von den Menschen für die Menschen bedeutet, doch die Menschen sind idiotisch. Also kann man sagen: eine Regierung der Idioten von den Idioten für die Idioten. Demokratie kann nicht die höchste Möglichkeit sein, die der Mensch anstrebt. Sie ist gut im Vergleich zu anderen ausprobierten Formen des Regierens, doch nicht etwas dauerhaft Erfolgreiches. Osho [Bhagwan Sree Rajneesh] [BW 570⇒180⇒90] (1931-1990) indischer Philosophieprofessor, umstrittener Guru, Begründer der NeoSannyas-Bewegung, From Bondage to Freedom. Answers to the Seekers of the Path, Rebel Publishing House, 1st edition 1991

Am deutschen Wesen wird die Welt genesen. Emanuel Geibel (1815-1884) deutschnationaler Lyriker, 1861

Die Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika werden noch den mörderischsten Tyrannen unterstützen, solange er ihr Spiel spielt, und sich alle Mühe geben, Demokratien in der Dritten Welt zu stürzen, wenn diese von ihrer Dienstleisterfunktion abweichen. Noam Chomsky [BW 185] (*1928) US-amerikanischer Professor für Linguistik, Kognitionswissenschaftler, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), sozialer Aktivist, Autor, Sprache und Politik, Kapitel 6, "Die Schwachen erben nichts", S. 136, Philo Verlag, 1999, 2. Auflage 2000

Referenz: de.Wikiquote-Eintrag ► Politik

Quotes by various other sources

Personal avowals

When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love has always won. There have been tyrants, and murderers, and for a time they can seem invincible, but in the end they always fall, always. Mohandas Karamchand Mahatma Gandhi [LoC 760] (1869-1948) Indian Hindu sage, spiritual activist leader, humanitarian, lawyer, nonviolent freedom fighter, aphorism

Our English Coasts, 'Strayed Sheep', 1852
William Holman Hunt (1827-1910) English painter

As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy. Whatever differs from this, to the extent of the difference, is no democracy. Abraham Lincoln [LoC 565] (1809-1865) assassinated 16th US President (1861-1865), abolisher of slavery, The Papers And Writings Of Abraham Lincoln. Complete Constitutional Edition, first published 1985, volume V, chapter 1.11, Project Gutenberg EBook #3253, 6. July 2009

It is true, as I have already stated, that I have been influenced by Marxist thought. But this is also true of many of the leaders of the new independent States. Such widely different persons as Gandhi, Nehru, Nkrumah, and Nasser all acknowledge this fact. We all accept the need for some form of socialism to enable our people to catch up with the advanced countries of this world and to overcome their legacy of extreme poverty. But this does not mean we are Marxists. Nelson Mandela [Influence LoC 505] (1918-2013) leading South African anti-apartheid activist, prisoner for 27 years during apartheid, first black president of South Africa (1994-1999), statement from the dock at the opening of the defence case in the Rivonia Trial, Pretoria Supreme Court, 20. April 1964

I represent a party which does not yet exist: the party Revolution-Civilization. This party will make the twentieth century. There will issue from it
1. first the United States of Europe,
2. then the United States of the World.

Victor Hugo [Work LoC 455] (1802-1885) French statesman, human rights activist, exponent of the Romantic movement in France, visual artist, playwright, poet, essayist, novelist, Oeuvres complètes. Océan. Tas de Pierres, A. Michel, Paris, 1942

I have the audacity to believe that peoples everywhere can have:
- three meals a day for their bodies, –
- education and culture for their minds –
- and dignity, equality and freedom for their spirits.

Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968) US American Baptist minister, activist, leader of the African American civil rights movement, Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Acceptance Speech, Oslo, Norway, 10. December 1964

As for me, I am deeply a democrat; this is why I am in no way a socialist. Democracy and socialism cannot go together. You can't have it both ways [...]. Socialism is a new form of slavery. Alexis de Tocqueville [Work LoC 455] (1805-1859) French historian, political thinker, publicist, author, Notes for a Speech on Socialism, 1848

One party corporate system in United States politics

In the United States, there is basically one party – the business party. It has two factions, called Democrats and Republicans, which are somewhat different but carry out variations on the same policies. By and large, I am opposed to those policies. As is most of the population. Noam Chomsky [LoC 135-185] (*1928) US American professor emeritus of linguistics, philosopher, cognitive scientist, social activist, author, The NS Interview: Noam Chomsky, presented by the British political and cultural magazine New Statesman, Alyssa McDonald, 13. September 2010

If I were the president, I could stop terrorist attacks against the United States in a few days. Permanently. I would first apologize – very publicly and very sincerely – to all the widows and the orphans, the impoverished and the tortured, and all the many millions of other victims of American imperialism. I would then announce that America's global interventions – including the awful bombings – have come to an end. And I would inform Israel that it is no longer the 51st state of the union but – oddly enough – a foreign country. I would then reduce the military budget by at least 90% and use the savings to pay reparations to the victims and repair the damage from the many American bombings and invasions. There would be more than enough money. Do you know what one year of the US military budget is equal to? One year. It's equal to more than $20,000 per hour for every hour since Jesus Christ was born. That's what I'd do on my first three days in the White House. On the fourth day, I'd be assassinated. Talk delivered by William Blum (*1933) Jewish-American historian, critic of United States foreign policy, former State Department computer related employee (mid-1960s-1967), opposed to the Vietnam War, journalist, author, War against terrorism or expansion of the American Empire?, sponsored by the University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, 16. October 2002

I did not want my tombstone to read, 'She kept a really clean house.' I think I'd like them to remember me by saying, 'She opened government to everyone.' Statement by Ann Richards (1933-2006) US American politician, 45th governor of Texas (1991-1995), shortly before leaving office, January 1995

On election day ... I don't vote. Two reasons.
1. First of all it's meaningless; this country was bought and sold a long time ago. The shit they shovel around every 4 years *pfff* doesn't mean a fucking thing.
2. Secondly, I believe if you vote, you have no right to complain. People like to twist that around – they say, 'If you don't vote, you have no right to complain', but where's the logic in that?

If you vote and you elect dishonest, incompetent people into office who screw everything up, you are responsible for what they have done. You caused the problem; you voted them in; you have no right to complain. I, on the other hand, who did not vote, who in fact did not even leave the house on election day, am in no way responsible for what these people have done and have every right to complain about the mess you created that I had nothing to do with. Video presentation by George Carlin (1937-2008) controversial US American stand-up comedian, social critic, actor, author, George Carlin – Why I Don't Vote, "Back In Town", YouTube film, 1996, 3:23 minutes duration, posted 12. March 2010

I think that politics is the devil's instrument. Politics kill. Politics is dirty. Politics is corrupt. I mean, everybody knows that. Interview with Bob Dylan [Work LoC 500] (*1941) US American singer-songwriter, painter, poet, lyricist, Nobel laureate in literature, 2016, Interview: Bob Dylan, presented by the US American biweekly magazine on popular culture Rolling Stone, Kurt Loder, S. 17, 21. June 1984, cited in: Talkin' Devil With Bob Dylan, presented by the English daily newspaper The Daily Telegraph, Bert Cartwright, issue 49, summer 1994

Psychopathological political torture – issued and defended by VP Dick Cheney

[T]orture was what the al-Qaeda terrorists did to 3,000 Americans on 9/11. There is no comparison between that and what we did with respect to enhanced interrogation. [...] It worked. It worked now. For 13 years we've avoided another mass casualty attack against the United States. [...] I'd do it again in a minute. Dick Cheney (*1941) US American businessman, Republican politician, 46th US vice president (2001-2009), Meet the Press Transcript – December 14, 2014, presented by the US American TV station MSNBC, program Meet the Press, 14. December 2014

Confession of deliberate political misrepresentation of EU countries

We decide on something,
➢ put it out there and
➢ then wait some time for something to happen.
➢ Then, when there are no clamors and uprising, because many don’t get the gist of what has been decided,
➢ we move on – step by step, until there is no going back.
Jean-Claude Juncker (*1954) Luxembourgish politician, minister for finances (1989-2009), prime minister of Luxembourg (1995-2013), president of the European Commission, the executive branch of the European Union (EU) (*2014), presented by the German weekly news magazine Der Spiegel, S. 136, issue 52, 27. December 1999, cited in: Blog article Right to answer: Why Jean-Claude Juncker should not be the next president of the European Commission, presented by the website europecafe, 24. May 2014

Confessional of Zionist national fraud – Israel

If I were an Arab leader, I would never sign an agreement with Israel. It is normal; we have taken their country. David Ben-Gurion [David Grün, Father of the Nation] (1886-1973) Polish born primary founder of the state of Israel, first Israeli prime minister (1948-1953, 1955-1963), alleged verbatim quote cited in: Nahum Goldmann, adversary of Ben-Gurion, The Jewish Paradox [Le Paradoxe Juif], S.121, 1978

We must use terror, assassination, intimidation, land confiscation, and the cutting of all social services to rid the Galilee of its Arab population. David Ben-Gurion [David Grün, Father of the Nation] (1886-1973) Polish born primary founder of the state of Israel, first Israeli prime minister (1948-1953, 1955-1963), May 1948, mentioned to the General Staff, cited in: Michael Ben-Zohar, From Ben-Gurion. A Biography, Delacorte, New York, 1978

Appeal

Magna Carta, Bill of Rights, Habeas Corpus

White supremacist imperialist speech

Here are the title deeds of freedom which should lie in every cottage home [...] we must never cease to proclaim in fearless tones the great principles of freedom and the rights of man which are the joint inheritance of the English-speaking world and which through Magna Carta, the Bill of Rights, the Habeas Corpus, trial by jury, and the English common law find their most famous expression in the American Declaration of Independence. ⚡ Winston Churchill [LoC 510, influence LoC 500] (1874-1965) British prime minister of the United Kingdom during the 2nd World War (1940-1945) and (1951-1955), racist war criminal, speech at Fulton, Missouri, 5. March 1946

Recommendations / Caveats'

Two laws of politics [derived from the Watergate scandal]

The first law of politics: No matter how paranoid or conspiracy-minded you are, what the government is actually doing is worse than you imagine. William Blum (*1933) Jewish-American historian, critic of United States foreign policy, former State Department computer related employee (mid-1960s-1967), opposed to the Vietnam War, journalist, author, Rogue State. A Guide to the World's Only Superpower, Common Courage Press, 2000, third edition 2006
The second law of politics: Don't believe anything until it's been officially denied. Discussion of US foreign policy with William Blum (*1933) Jewish-American historian, critic of United States foreign policy, former State Department computer related employee (mid-1960s-1967), opposed to the Vietnam War, journalist, author, The Other Side: Interview With Historian Bill Blum, presented by "The Other Side", hosted by Golden Rock Films, recorded 26. June 2006, YouTube film, minute 36:16 38:10 minutes duration, posted 6. February 2014

Political statements

I heartily accept the motto, – "That government is best which governs least;" and I should like to see it acted up to more rapidly and systematically. Carried out, it finally amounts to this, which I also believe, – "That government is best which governs not at all;" and when men are prepared for it, that will be the kind of government which they will have. Government is at best but an expedient; but most governments are usually, and all governments are sometimes, inexpedient. Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) US American historian, philosopher, leading transcendentalist, naturalist, abolitionist, surveyor, tax resister, development critic, poet, author, Civil Disobedience and Other Essays, Dover Publications, 20. May 1993

Disclosure

Shadow elite plotting the New World Order

Rumor says that Coningsby is based on the figure Nathan Mayer Rothschild (1777-1836).

The world is governed by very different personages from what is imagined by those who are not behind the scenes. ⚡ Benjamin Disraeli [LoC 405] (1804-1881) British prime minister, conservative statesman, parliamentarian, Zionist Rothshield agent, instigator of two world wars, literary, character Sidonia cited in: novel Coningsby, the New Generation, book 4, chapter 15, 1844

"The real owners"

The real owners are the big wealthy business interests that control things and make all the important decisions. You have owners.
⚑ They own you.
⚑ They own everything.
⚑ They own all the important land.
⚑ They own and control the corporations.
⚑ They've long since bought and paid for the Senate, the Congress, the statehouses, the city halls.
⚑ They've got the judges in their back pockets.
⚑ And they own all the big media companies, so that they control just about all of the news and information you hear.

♦ They don't want a population of citizens capable of critical thinking. They don't want well-informed, well-educated people capable of critical thinking.
♦ [They want] [o]bedient workers, people who are just smart enough to run the machines and do the paperwork but just dumb enough to passively accept [their worsening situation]. Audio presentation by George Carlin (1937-2008) controversial US American stand-up comedian, social critic, actor, author, George Carlin's Illuminati Speech, excerpted from The American Dream program, (Transcript), YouTube film, minute 0:30, 3:14 minutes duration, 17. January 2012

70+ years of US occupation in Germany

Germany is an occupied country and it will stay that way. Not verified statement by Barack Obama (*1961) 44th US president, addressing US American soldiers, Ramstein Air Base, 5. June 2009
- At no time since 8tn May 1945 have we in Germany been fully sovereign. For this reason, the attempt to create through European unification a new kind of governance for the 21st century gives us better signposts into the future than we would have by relapsing into regulation by the classical national states of past centuries. Dr. Wolfgang Schäuble (*1942) German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), federal minister of finance of Germany since 2009, banker meeting assuring the Rothschild's empire, Alte Oper, Frankfurt am Main, 18. November 2011; Video presentation Schäuble – Deutschland seit 1945 nicht souverän, YouTube film, 1:54 minutes duration, posted 31. January 2013

Future outlook

A day will come when there will be no battlefields, but markets opening to commerce and minds opening to ideas. A day will come when the bullets and bombs are replaced by votes, by universal suffrage, by the venerable arbitration of a great supreme senate which will be to Europe what Parliament is to England, the Diet³ to Germany, and the Legislative Assembly to France.
A day will come when a cannon will be a museum-piece, as instruments of torture are today. And we will be amazed to think that these things once existed!⁴
A day will come when we shall see those two immense groups, the United States of America and the United States of Europe, facing one another, stretching out their hands across the sea, exchanging their products, their arts, their works of genius, clearing up the globe, making deserts fruitful, ameliorating creation under the eyes of the Creator, and joining together, to reap the well-being of all, these two infinite forces,
1. the fraternity of men
2. and the power of God.

Victor Hugo [Work LoC 455] (1802-1885) French statesman, human rights activist, exponent of the Romantic movement in France, visual artist, playwright, poet, essayist, novelist, opening address, Peace Congress, Paris, 21. August 1849; cited in: Actes et paroles. Avant l'exil, 1875

Dystopian NWO agenda

The man of the future will be of mixed race. Today's races and classes will gradually disappear owing to the vanishing of space, time, and prejudice. The Eurasian-Negroid race of the future, similar in its appearance to the Ancient Egyptians, will replace the diversity of peoples with a diversity of individuals. [...]
Instead of destroying European Jewry, Europe, against its own will, refined and educated this people into a future leader-nation through this artificial selection process. No wonder that this people, that escaped Ghetto-Prison, developed into a spiritual nobility of Europe. Therefore a gracious Providence provided Europe with a new race of nobility by the Grace of Spirit. This happened at the moment when Europe's feudal aristocracy became dilapidated, and thanks to Jewish emancipation. ⚡ Richard Nikolaus Coudenhove-Kalergi (1894-1972) Austrian-Japanese-Czechoslovak-French politician, philosopher, pioneer of European integration, founding president of the Paneuropean Union, member of the secret lodge and Jewish organization B'nai B'rith [Bnai Brith] (*1843), Practical Idealism [Praktischer Idealismus], S. 20, 23, 50, 1923, 1925

Note:

Finance theorist Ludwig von Mises (supported by a grant from the Rockefeller Foundation) also participated in Coudenhove-Kalergi's Pan-European Movement. Later von Mises disciples Arthur Burns and Milton Friedman spread his ideas through a network of secret 'conservative' think tanks, led by the Mont Pelerin Society.

At the beginning of 1924, we received a call from Baron Louis de Rothschild; one of his friends, Max Warburg from Hamburg, had read my book and wanted to get to know us.
To my great surprise, Warburg spontaneously offered us 60,000 gold marks, to tide the movement over for its first three years [...]
Max Warburg, who was one of the most distinguished and wisest men that I have ever come into contact with, had a principle of financing these movements.
He remained sincerely interested in Pan-Europe for his entire life.
Max Warburg arranged his 1925 trip to the United States to introduce me to Paul Warburg and financier Bernard Baruch.
⚡ Richard Nikolaus Coudenhove-Kalergi (1894-1972) Austrian-Japanese-Czechoslovak-French politician, philosopher, pioneer of European integration, founding president of the Paneuropean Union, member of the secret lodge and Jewish organization B'nai B'rith [Bnai Brith] (*1843), Crusade for Pan-Europe. Autobiography of a man and a movement, G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1st edition 1943

Castro's prophecy come true

The United States will come to talk to us when they have a black president and the world has a Latin American Pope. Fidel Castro [LoC 445⇒180] (1926-2016) Spanish-born revolutionary and politician, prime minister of Cuba (1959-1976), president of Cuba (1976-2008), speaking to the international press, 1973

Recommendations

So let us begin anew – remembering on both sides that civility is not a sign of weakness, and sincerity is always subject to proof. Let us never negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate.
Let both sides explore what problems unite us instead of belaboring those problems which divide us. John F. Kennedy [Presidency LoC 430] (1917-1963) assassinated 35th US American president (1961-1963), Inaugural Address, MP3, 20. January 1961

Conclusions

Nationalism of one kind or another was the cause of most of the genocide of the twentieth century. Flags are bits of colored cloth that governments use first to shrink-wrap people's brains and then as ceremonial shrouds to bury the dead. Speech titled Come September by Arundhati Roy (*1961) Indian political activist, essayist, novelist, sponsored by the Lensic Performing Arts Center, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 29. September 2002

Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. George Santayana (1863-1952) Spanish US American philosopher, literature critic, poet, essayist, novelist, The Life of Reason, chapter "Reason in Common Sense", volume 1, 1905

Our modern lifestyle is not a political creation. Before 1700, everybody was poor as hell. Life was short and brutish. It wasn't because we didn't have good politicians; we had some really good politicians. But then we started inventing – electricity, steam engines, microprocessors, understanding genetics and medicine and things like that. Yes, stability and education are important – I'm not taking anything away from that – but innovation is the real driver of progress. Bill Gates (*1955) US American multibillionaire, co-founder and owner of the company Microsoft, "philanthropist", eugenicist, presented by the US American biweekly magazine on popular culture Rolling Stone, 13. March 2014

Insights

Civic courage

It is from numberless diverse acts of courage and belief that human history is shaped. Each time a person stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope, and crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring, those ripples build a current which can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance. Robert F. Kennedy (1925-1968) US American justice minister, Democratic New York State senator, civil rights activist, younger brother of the 35th US president John F. Kennedy, speech Day of Affirmation, sponsored by N.U.S.A.S. University of Cape Town, South Africa, 6. June 1966

The fact that so many successful politicians are such shameless liars is not only a reflection on them, it is also a reflection on us. When the people want the impossible, only liars can satisfy. Thomas Sowell [LoC 480] (*1930) US American economist, social theorist, political philosopher, senior fellow of ⚡ The Hoover Institution, Big Lies in Politics, Townhall.com, 22. May 2012

Purpose of politics – controlling by smokescreening and fearmongering

The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed – and hence clamorous to be led to safety – by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary. H. L. Mencken (1880-1956) US American critic of American life and culture, satirist, journalist, magazine editor, essayist, author, In Defense of Women, 1918

A democratic civilisation will save itself only if it makes the language of image into a stimulus for critical reflection – not an invitation to hypnosis. Umberto Eco (1932-2016) Italian media scientist, semiotician, philosopher, literary critic, medievalist novelist, cited in: Manuel Alvarado, author, Edward Buscombe, author, Richard Collins, editor, The Screen Education Reader. Cinema, Television, Culture. Communications and Culture, chapter 31 "Can Television Teach?", S. 12, 1979, Columbia University Press, February 1993

In my country we don't have Democrats and Republicans. We have Remocrats and Depublicans. [...]
We are heading to the endpoints without any institutional guidance as to where we should stop. What we have the most is an abolition of context. There are no agreed upon social norms. […] Changes Changes become autocatalytic. Change is feeding itself [autocatalyticly]. […] Logic is no longer the dominant organizing premise to society. Video lecture by Watts Wacker (1953-2017) US American futurist, speaker, author, Watts Wacker – World Renowned Futurist, presented by the website speakersspotlight, YouTube film, 7:16 minutes duration, posted 29. August 2009

Roman Empire and Western civilization; status 1948

Materialistic capitalist society

It is true that the materialistic society, the so-called culture that has evolved under the tender mercies of capitalism, has produced what seems to be the ultimate limit of this worldliness. And nowhere, except perhaps in the analogous society of pagan Rome, has there ever been such a flowering of cheap and petty and disgusting lusts and vanities as in the world of capitalism, where there is no evil that is not fostered and encouraged for the sake of making money. We live in a society whose whole policy is to excite every nerve in the human body and keep it at the highest pitch of artificial tension, to strain every human desire to the limit and to create as many new desires and synthetic passions as possible, in order to cater to them with the products of our factories and printing presses and movie studios and all the rest. Thomas Merton [LoC 515/520] (1915-1968) Anglo-American Catholic Trappist monk, mystic student of comparative religion, social activist, poet, writer, autobiography The Seven Storey Mountain, Harcourt Brace, 11. October 1948

The greater the institution, the greater the chances of abuse. Democracy is a great institution and therefore it is liable to be greatly abused. The remedy therefore is not avoidance of democracy, but reduction of the possibility of abuse, to a minimum. Mohandas Karamchand Mahatma Gandhi [LoC 760] (1869-1948) Indian Hindu sage, spiritual activist leader, humanitarian, lawyer, nonviolent freedom fighter, presented by the Indian newspaper Young India, 7. May 1931

The spirit of democracy is not a mechanical thing to be adjusted by abolition of forms. It requires change of heart. Mohandas Karamchand Mahatma Gandhi [LoC 760] (1869-1948) Indian Hindu sage, spiritual activist leader, humanitarian, lawyer, nonviolent freedom fighter, presented by the Indian newspaper Young India, 1. December 1927

Quotes by Noam Chomsky

Excerpted from: Noam Chomsky (*1928) US American professor emeritus of linguistics, philosopher,
cognitive scientist, social activist, author, Hopes and Prospects, Haymarket Books, 1st edition 1. June 2010

Predatory capitalism

A basic principal of modern state capitalism is that costs and risks are socialized to the extent possible, while profit is privatized. S. 114

[T]he Maxim of Thucydides: The strong do as they wish, and the weak suffer as they must. S. 16

The Idea of America

Expansion is the pathway to security – security, not for the population, but for corporate interests; seizing land and resources from others is done out of benevolence, "responding to the pleas of the miserable natives to be rescued from their bitter pagan fate." S. 21, 27

The Founding Principle of Corporate Law

Quotes by Robert W. Fuller

Rankism is universal. It [...] is defined as abuse of the power inherent in rank, and it is human nature to abuse power – so long as we can get away with it. [...] Racism and the other isms are types of predation, [...] not written in our genes. [...] Rankism’s victims are likely to turn into perpetrators as soon as they can get away with it – to even the score, so to speak. This is why rooting out rankism is difficult.
We learn; we evolve; we change. We will overcome rankism […] because dignitarian workplaces, schools, and societies are more productive and creative, more powerful and successful than are rankist workplaces, schools, and societies. Interview with Robert W. Fuller, Ph.D. robertworksfuller.com (*1936) US American professor of physics, college president, dignity and rankism researcher, lecturer, author, Dignity's Apostle, presented by the blogspot Intrepid Liberal Journal, Robert Ellmann, 20. May 2006

No nation has yet built a dignitarian society. Doing so is democracy’s next step. Some Scandinavian societies seem to be moving in that direction. The bottom line of a dignitarian society is that everyone’s dignity is afforded equal protection. People can still hold unequal ranks, but in those ranks, dignity is equal from top to bottom. At a minimum, this means that regardless of rank, everyone is paid a living wage, has access to good health care and education. […] Even prisoners are treated with dignity, as they serve their terms. It is very hard for people who have grown up with libertarian values to get this distinction, but getting it is the next step for democracy. […] The guarantee in a dignitarian society is to dignity, not to a particular role or rank. Interview with Robert W. Fuller, Ph.D. robertworksfuller.com (*1936) US American professor of physics, college president, dignity and rankism researcher, lecturer, author, Dignity's Apostle, presented by the blogspot Intrepid Liberal Journal, Robert Ellmann, 20. May 2006

Dignitarian politics

[G]ood governance means honoring legitimate rank, but abjuring rankism – abuse of the power inherent in rank. Dignitarian governance – be it academic, corporate, or civic – rests on precisely that distinction. Rankism, not rank, is the source of indignity, so by barring rankism, dignity is secured. Though many subspecies of rankism – corruption, cronyism, favoritism, predatory lending, insider trading – are unlawful, these laws are nowhere consistently enforced. […] "One person-one vote" style democracy may have been up to the tasks of governance in an agrarian age, perhaps even in an industrial age, but it is no match for the intricacies and perils of hi-tech, knowledge-based societies.
Dignitarian governance offers an alternative to traditional democracy by providing accountability through layers of governing bodies comprised of a fine-tuned mix of professionals and representatives chosen by those who have a stake in the decisions of those bodies.
Democratic governance took time to develop, and so will dignitarian governance. But we must try because the only way to create and maintain the global harmony that will protect us from self-destruction is to create forms of self-governance that ensure dignity for everyone. Robert W. Fuller, Ph.D. robertworksfuller.com (*1936) US American professor of physics, college president, dignity and rankism researcher, lecturer, author, Something America and China Could Do Together, presented by the US American liberal-oriented online newspaper The Huffington Post, 29. April 2013

Englische Texte – English section on Politics

Six pillars of morality – Jonathan Haidt

The former associate professor of Positive Psychology at University of Virginia Jonathan Haidt was the winner of the
Templeton Prize in Positive Psychology in 2001 and the winner of the Virginia "Outstanding Faculty Award" in 2004.
Building on the work of cultural anthropologist Richard Shweder, the results of a survey via a questionnaire
completed by 23.000 Americans were published in his book The Happiness Hypothesis.
Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom, Perseus Books, 1st edition 31. October 2005

Six foundations of ethics and morality
Jonathan Haidt and Craig Joseph

Pillar	Focus	Ethical values and their antagonists		Legend	Political orientations/tendencies / U.S. parties

1.	Community	Care ⇔	⇔ Harm	Cherishing and protecting others	70% interest	Liberals	Conservatives
2.	Community	Fairness Proportionality Reciprocity ⇔	⇔ Cheating	Rendering justice according to shared rules	30% interest	Liberals	Conservatives
3.	Community	Liberty ⇔	⇔·Oppression	Loathing of Rankismus/tyranny		Liberals	Conservatives

4.	Family	Loyalty Ingroup ⇔	⇔ Subversion	Standing with your group, family, nation	Tribal psychology	N/A	Conservatives
5.	Family	Authority Respect ⇔	⇔ Betrayal	Obeying tradition and legitimate authority		N/A	Conservatives

6.	Religion	Purity Sanctity Inviolability ⇔	⇔ Humiliation Degradation	Abhorrence for disgusting things, foods, actions		N/A	Conservatives

References featuring Jonathan Haidt, Ph.D. (*1963) US American professor of social, cultural and moral psychology and
ethical leadership, New York University Stern School of Business, author
► Video TV interview Jonathan Haidt Explains Our Contentious Culture, presented by the US American TV show Moyers & Company,
host Bill Moyers (*1934) US American political commentator, journalist, YouTube film, 47:09 minutes duration, posted by
TheEthanwashere 13. June 2012
► Followup book: The Righteous Mind. Why Good People are Divided by Politics and Religion, righteousmind.com, Pantheon,
1st edition 13. March 2012, reprint edition 12. February 2013

Reference: en.Wikipedia entry ► Moral Foundations Theory

See also: ► Ethics and ► Culture and ► Control

Siehe auch: ► Sechs Säulen der Ethik – Jonathan Haidt

Religious conservatives are happier.

"It doesn't matter who is in the White House. Conservative, religious people are happier. Conservatives participate in denser, more binding structures." Video presentation by Jonathan Haidt, Ph.D. (*1963) US American professor of social, cultural and moral psychology and ethical leadership, New York University Stern School of Business, author, Morality im 2012, location at the "2012: Stories from the Near Future" conference, sponsored by the US American magazine The New Yorker, host Henry Finder, 31:27 minutes duration, released 26. February 2009 Discussing the five (six) foundations of morality

Comparative neuropolitics stress / brain study results – conservatives and liberals

In 2011 cognitive neuroscientist Ryota Kanai performed MRI scans on
the brains of 90 British male and female students at University College London.
The results of his brain study were published in the scientific journal Current Biology, issue 21(8), S. 677-680, 2011.

Differences in the brains of conservatives and liberals

Focus Reaction	Brain status	Conservatives Republicans	Liberals Democrats
Fear	Amygdala⁸ Memory of (anxiety-based) emotions	Larger in size Increased amount of gray matter	Normal in size Normal amount of gray matter
Threat-fear	Exposure to stress* Threatening images	Greater skin conductance response Greater sympathetic nervous system response	Lesser skin conductance response Lesser sympathetic nervous system response
Fright	Exposure to stress* Unexpected noise	Stronger startle reflex As measured by strength of eyeblink	Less strong startle reflex As measured by strength of eyeblink
Uncertainty Handling conflicting information	Anterior cingulate cortex⁹ (ACC) Monitoring uncertainty (Stress*)	Normal in size (Normal amount of gray matter)	Larger in size (Increased amount of gray matter)
Accuracy of perception Dealing with conflicting situations	Activity rate in the brain circuits (Stress*)	2.2 times higher	4.9 times higher
Moral behavior Oxytocin is a key ingredient to moral development.¹⁰	Oxytocin (hormone) level	Less oxytocin	More oxytocin Including Independents

Note: Conservative (authoritarian) personalities tend to block distracting information i.e. tend to be in denial.

* Stress – Brain scan studies show decreased activity in different parts of the frontal lobes when exposed to different forms of stress. Mental and physical activities (meditation, unfocussing, focussing, intense cognitive work, exercise) that increase frontal brain activity decrease stress. Continued stress shrinks the size of the frontal lobe.
Source: ► Brain study on stress conducted by J. L. Hanson, M. K. Chung, B. B. Avants, K. D. Rudolph, E. A. Shirtcliff, J. C. Gee, R. J. Davidson, S. D. Pollak, department of psychology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, Structural variations in prefrontal cortex mediate the relationship between early childhood stress and spatial working memory, presented by the weekly peer-reviewed scientific journal The Journal of Neuroscience, issue 32(23), S. 7917-7925, 6. June 2012

Written sources:
► Article Study finds left-wing brain, right-wing brain, presented by the US American daily newspaper Los Angeles Times,
Denise Gellene, 10. September 2007
► Book Paul Zak, Ph.D. (*1962) US American professor of (neuro)economics and neurology, mathematician, oxytocin researcher,
Claremont Graduate University, The Center for Neuroeconomics Studies (CNS), Southern California, author,
The Moral Molecule. The Source of Love and Prosperity, Dutton Adult, 10. May 2012
► Article New Studies Show Liberals and Conservatives Have Different Brain Structures. Psychiatrist Gail Saltz explains why it's so hard
for the two groups to get along., presented by the US American publication Alternet, Alexandra Rosenmann, 6. June 2016

Audio interview: ► Gabor Maté, M.D. drgabormate.com (*1944) Hungarian-Canadian physician, addiction expert, speaker, author,
Failed War on Drugs, drug decriminalization, and addiction, last third of MP3 audio, presented by the US American
broadcasting station Citizen Radio, aired 2. November 2012

Video source: ► Presentation by Gail Saltz, US American psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, television commentator, columnist, author,
Liberal vs. Conservative: A Neuroscientific Analysis with Gail Saltz, presented by the US American web portal Big Think,
Reference, YouTube film, 14:24 minutes duration, posted 29. May 2016

Reference: en.Wikipedia entry ► Biology and political orientation

See also: ► Culture and ► Neuroscience and ► Violence and ► Politics

Features of the conservative mindset – Russell Kirk

Belief in an enduring moral order made for man – Moral truths are permanent.
Adherence to custom, convention, and continuity
Ackwnowledging the principle of prescription
Guidance by their principle of prudence
Ackwnowledging the principle of variety / complexity
Ackwnowledging the principle of imperfectability
Acknowledging the close linkage of freedom and property
Support of voluntary community – avoidance of involuntary collectivism
Prudent restraining of power and human passions
Recognition of and reconciliation with the permanence and change in vigorous societies

Referenced by Russell Kirk (1918-1994) influencial US American political theorist on 20th century Anglo-American conservatism, historian, moralist, social critic, literary critic, fiction author, Ten Conservative Principles, adapted from The Politics of Prudence, ISI Books, 1993

Adjective conservative

Being neither a religion nor an ideology, the body of opinion termed conservatism possesses no Holy Writ and no Das Kapital to provide dogmata. So far as it is possible to determine what conservatives believe, the first principles of the conservative persuasion are derived from what leading conservative writers and public men have professed during the past two centuries. [...] Perhaps it would be well, most of the time, to use this word "conservative" as an adjective chiefly. For there exists no Model Conservative, and conservatism is the negation of ideology: it is a state of mind, a type of character, a way of looking at the civil social order. Russell Kirk (1918-1994) influencial US American political theorist on 20th century Anglo-American conservatism, historian, moralist, social critic, literary critic, fiction author, Ten Conservative Principles, adapted from The Politics of Prudence, ISI Books, 1993

True equality vs. healthy inequal diversity and unhealthy inequality

Conservatives pay attention to the principle of variety. They feel affection for the proliferating intricacy of long-established social institutions and modes of life, as distinguished from the narrowing uniformity and deadening egalitarianism of radical systems. For the preservation of a healthy diversity in any civilization, there must survive orders and classes, differences in material condition, and many sorts of inequality. The only true forms of equality are
☛ equality at the Last Judgment and
☛ equality before a just court of law;

all other attempts at levelling must lead, at best, to social stagnation.

Society requires honest and able leadership;

and if natural and institutional differences are destroyed, presently some tyrant or host of squalid oligarchs will create new forms of inequality.

Russell Kirk (1918-1994) influencial US American political theorist on 20th century Anglo-American conservatism, historian, moralist, social critic, literary critic, fiction author, Ten Conservative Principles, adapted from The Politics of Prudence, ISI Books, 1993

Politics of poverty and violence – Pride-guilt-shame culture of socio-economic status in the United States

Violence expert and psychiatrist James Gilligan, M.D., Ph.D. screened 107 years of US American rulership given the two party system consisting of the Republican Party and the Democratic Party.
To his own surprise he discovered that the Republican periods had consistently added to poverty and violence in the United States whereas the periods ruled by Democratic president consistently lowered the unemployment and homicide rates. His book Why Some Politicians Are More Dangerous Than Others, published in 2011, sheds light on his findings.

The political process of the two party system in the U.S.
Consistent trend within a time period of 107 years (1900-2007)
Based on data from the nonpartisan National Center for Health Statistics of the US Public Health Service

Presidential reign	Time period 1900-2007	Systemic trend Wealth-poverty in U.S.	Systemic trend Homicide rate in U.S.¹¹
Republicans	59 years of U.S. politics	Increase in: unemployment rate	Rise to VDR 51 The most vulnerable and emotionally illiterate "snapped."
Democrats	48 years of U.S. politics	Decrease in: unemployment rate	Reduction to VDR to 44

"According to the most objective and reliable data that we have concerning prosperity and public safety, the Republican party is the party of poverty and violent death." S. 69
"Republican voters were far more likely than Democratic ones to see the use of violence as both an effective and an acceptable means of resolving social problems and conflicts." S. 126
Source: ► James Gilligan, M.D., Ph.D., US American psychiatrist, violence expert, author, Why Some Politicians Are More Dangerous Than Others, Polity, 1st edition 2. August 2011

Two U.S. party system	Ideological characteristics	Altitude – meme
Republicans	► Adhere to a culture of shame ► Believes in superior and inferior people ► Is more closely wired/programmed to a shame-pride based moral frame ► Associates (inter)dependence with dishonour and shame ► Accepting violent retaliations to loss of masculine strength	♦◊♦ Absolutism / fundamentalism SD¹²: Blue/Orange/Red meme
Democrats	► Subscribe to a culture of guilt ► Espouses equality and compassion ► Favors non-violent solutions.	♦◊♦ Postmodernism SD: Green/Orange meme

The degree to which a person experiences feelings of shame depends on two variables:
1. the way other people are treating him (with admiration and respect, or with contempt and disdain),
2. and the degree to which he himself already feels proud or ashamed. […]

The more a person is shamed by others, from childhood by parents or peers who ridicule or reject him, the more he is likely to feel chronically shamed, and hypersensitive to feelings and experiences of being shamed, sometimes to the point of feeling that others are treating him with contempt or disdain even when they are not. For such people, and they are the rule among the violent, even a minor sign of real or imagined disrespect can trigger a homicidal reaction. James Gilligan, M.D., Ph.D., US American psychiatrist, violence expert, author, Preventing Violence (Prospects for Tomorrow), S. 35, Thames & Hudson, July 2001

Lack of respect and self-respect drives violence.

The purpose of violence is to force respect from other people. The less self-respect people feel, the more they are dependent on respect from others; for without a certain minimal amount of respect, from others of the self, the self begins to feel dead inside, numb and empty. […]
When people lack self-respect, and feel they are incapable of eliciting respect from others in the form of admiration for their achievements or their personalities, they may see no way to get respect except in the form of fear, an ersatz, substitute for admiration; and violence does elicit fear, as it is intended to. James Gilligan, M.D., Ph.D., US American psychiatrist, violence expert, author, Preventing Violence (Prospects for Tomorrow), S. 36, Thames & Hudson, July 2001

Violence is a language of the inarticulate, when people don't know how to talk and communicate with each other. Dr. Bernard Lafayette, Jr. (*1940) US American longtime civil rights activist and organizer, leader in the Civil Rights Movement, source unknown

Five constitutions – Platon

The Greek philosopher Plato [LoC 485] reported on his dialogue with his colleague Socrates [LoC 540] naming five constitutions in the order he thinks they will deteriorate:

The truth being that the excessive increase of anything often causes a reaction in the opposite direction; and this is the case not only in the seasons and in vegetable and animal life, but above all in forms of government.
[…] The excess of liberty, whether in States or individuals, seems only to pass into excess of slavery.
Yes, the natural order.
And so tyranny naturally arises out of democracy, and the most aggravated form of tyranny and slavery out of the most extreme form of liberty?

Source: ► Plato [LoC 485] (427-347 BC) Ancient Greek pre-Christian philosopher, founder of the occidental philosophy, writer, Socratic dialogue The Republic, chapter VIII, S. 564 and 565, ~380 BC

Three classes of society – Socrates

Socrates saw democracy consisting of three social classes:

Drones (the unemployed leaders, immensely rich people)
Rich people (well-to-do middle class)
Working class (below and above 200).
- The drones (leaders) steal from the rich, keep large amounts of valuables to themselves and distribute the rest to the poor.
- The rich cannot defend themselves as they would be accused of disloyalty to the state.
- The masses when kept by false moral beliefs and improper education choose a leader thereby opening an opportunity for tyranny.

Source: ► Article What is Justice?, presented by Ondix.com, undated

See also: ► Socrates

Models of leadership, value creation and democracy – Richard Barrett

Seven states of consciousness to create a high-trust liberal/electorial democracy
From freedom to trust, from I to We – Evolutionary stages of 20 mapped democratic nations

The sequence of values that determine the quality of democracy are as follows:

༺༻'	LoC Hawkins	Focus	Legend	Theme	Legend	Spiral Dynamics Color level
1. Stage 1	Below 200 Deficiency	Survival Personal Mastery	Internal stability	Freedom	Freedom from survival needs Freedom of expression and fear	Survival Basic needs Beige meme
2. Stage 1	Below 200 Deficiency	Relationship Personal Mastery	External equilibrium	Equality	Gender, racial, and income equality are the key to building trust.	Family/Tribe Ingroup think Purple meme
3. Stage 1	Below 200 Deficiency	Self-esteem Personal Mastery	Balancing outer power	Accountability	Practice of "responsible freedom" Personal responsibility of leaders is eminent. Two party politics is a stifling blame game.	Power / Red meme Authority / Blue meme Status / Orange meme

4. Stage 2	200 threshold echoed in 500 threshold	Internal cohesion Transformation Flow	Turning point ☛ Common good	Fairness Moral integrity	Basis of justice and positive value consciousness Reduction of elitism Moral integrity of leaders is the new platform for justice.	Relativistic personalistic pluralistic multiplistic-complex communitarian egalitarian Green meme
5. Stage 2	Above 200 Growth	Internal cohesion Field flow	External stability	Openness Defenselessness Full spectrum leadership	Shared vision and shared values. Leaders disclose themselves and their motivations to the public, encouraging a participatory multilog among all stakeholders.	Integral sensing Teal meme

6. Stage 3	Above 200 425 Growth	External cohesion Making a difference Field flow	Internal equilibrium	Transparency	Documented operation availed to public scrutiny	Integral sensing Teal meme
7. Stage 3	Above 200 250+ Growth	External cohesion Service Field flow	Expressing ubiquitous power	TRUST	Extended to a trustworthy leadership team	Coherence / Holonic mode Turquoise meme

Ladder of Democracy

⇒ 1. Independence/Freedom ⇒ 2. Equality ⇒ 3. Accountability
⇒ 4. Fairness/Moral integrity
⇒ 5. Openness ⇒ 6. Transparency ⇒ 7. TRUST

Correspondences Chakra level	Smaller octave – Body – Linear world		Wider octave – Soul – Nonlinear realm
1. ∞ 7.	Independence/Freedom	Individuation	Trust	Interdependence
2. ∞ 6.	Equality		Transparency
3. ∞ 5.	Accountability		Openness
4.∞4.	Fairness		Moral integrity

Video sources featuring with Richard Barrett, FRSA valuescentre.com (*1945) British social commentator, speaker, author on the evolution of leadership and human values in business and society
► [*]Video interview Love, Fear and the Destiny of Nations – The Future of Western Civilisation No. 23 (MP3), presented by
Dr. Nicholoas Beecroft, British consultant psychiatrist, YouTube film, 1:27:17 duration, posted 11. April 2012
► Vimeo video interview Measuring Conscious Cultures and Conscious Leadership, presented by 4th Annual International Conference on
Conscious Capitalism; Conscious Capitalism: Building a Flourishing Business on Love and Care, Bentley University, Waltham,
Massachusetts, 22.-23. May 2012, 31:55 minutes duration, posted 22. June 2012
☛ Ken Wilber's AQAL model: Leaders need to walk the talk, live authentically. When the values of the leaders change their behavior
changes alike which restructures the value system of the organisation and subsequently the behaviors of the whole organisation.
Minute 25:21
☛ High cultural entropy in organisations/nations (41+%) ensues in very low engagement. When they are bigger than 51% fallouts of
organisations/governments are imminent. (See Iceland, France, United States)
☛ 6. September 2008 – Iceland had 54% entropy due to issues of leadership (government). 2 weeks later the banks in Iceland went
bancrupt. Re-elections voted out the existing government. Former Icelandic prime minister Geir Haarde was put on trial of charges of
negligence over the 2008 financial crisis in March 2012. Minute 21:29
☛ November 2009 – Latvia had cultural entropy of 52%. A few months later government changed.¹³ Minute 29:33
☛ 1. May 2012 – France had the highest percentage of cultural entropy of all 15 assessed nations. President Sarkozy lost the elections
on May 15, 2012. People are leaving France. Minute 30:00
☛ Staggering rates of cultural entropy were found in the United States year after year: 52% (2009), 54% (2010), 56% (2011).
The most severe issue of conflict is the growing social inequality gap.¹⁴ Minute 31:34
► Video presentation Barrett Seven Levels and CTT Intro, presented by valuescentre, YouTube film,
7:10 minutes duration, posted 28. June 2012
► Video interview Forum on Organizational Culture – Building High Performance Values-Driven Organizations, sponsored by Integra and
"The Todd Thomas Institute for Values-Based Leadership", 3. November 2009, Toronto, YouTube film, 54:07 minutes duration, 2009

Literature by Richard Barrett, FRSA valuescentre.com (*1945) British social commentator, speaker, author on the evolution of leadership and human values in business and society
► Love, Fear and the Destiny of Nations. The Impact of the Evolution of Human Consciousness on World Affairs, Fulfilling Books, 4. May 2012
Based on the Barrett Model, developed from Abraham Maslow's (1908-1970) Hierarchy of needs model, 1998
► Liberating the Corporate Soul. Building a Visionary Organization, Butterworth-Heinemann, 1st edition 5. November 1998
Note: Three mantras displayed

We've got an old leadership paradigm in place which comes from self-esteem consciousness. It's all about self-interest (ego/status) of the individual. We want people operating out of higher level of consciousness. We need openness, we don't need this hiding behind closed doors. Minute 32:25[*]

Shift from I to we

We need a new leadership paradigm – it is a shift from I to we, from being best in the world to being best for the world. We need higher thinking people [leaders]. Minute 34:56[*]

The leaders you get represent the average level of consciousness of the nation. You get the leaders you deserve, basically. […] What we can do is eliviate poverty, minimize inequality, so the masses can individuate and self-actualize. That's really about the evolution of human consciousness. And if we do that in a nation we will gradually get better and better leaders.
People always elect those people [i.e. leaders] who represent their average level of consciousness. What we need to do is to lift the average level of consciousness in the nation.
We do that by minimizing inequality, by helping people grow and develop and getting to being able to meet their deficiency needs. That's what we see in the [relatively homogeneous] Scandinavian or Nordic countries. Guess what, they've have got coalition governments. People make informed decisions now. Minute 36:20[*]

Leadership requirements in the new era of Integrity:

It's OK [for elected leaders] to have a shadow past. It's not OK to have a shadow present. […] Our leaders need to be more accountable for their own growth and .... ////////////
If in the now you are living these indiscretions and you've have been elected by people that's not OK (with me). Minute 43:36[*]

Authentic leadership induces cultural change.

If I'm committing as a leader I need to commit to my own leadership improvement. […] Cultural transformation begins with the personal transformation of the leaders because the culture of the organisation is a reflection of their leadership consciousness. […] Our leaders need to be more accountable for their own personal growth and development. Minute 46:15[*]

Four pillars of conscious capitalism

[Paraphrased] Four pillars of Conscious Capitalism
1. Higher purpose of making money
2. Equal consideration to all stake holders (employees, customers, shareholders, local community, society)
3. Conscious leadership
4. Conscious culture

Rajendra S. Sisodia, Ph.D., Indian US American professor of marketing, Bentley University, co-founder and chairman of the Conscious Capitalism Institute, founding member of the Conscious Capitalism movement, Jagdish N. Sheth, Ph.D. (*1938) Burmese-US American Charles H. Kellstadt professor of marketing, Goizueta Business School, Emory University, David B. Wolfe, US American customer behavior expert, author, Firms of Endearment. How World-Class Companies Profit from Passion and Purpose, Pearson Prentice Hall, 1st edition 10. February 2007

Turning points: 1987-2012-2026

Leap from self-interest to altruism at the threshold of integrity

Life in its beginning is selfish. The core of that life energy is survival. In order to survive it has to get. The core of the ego is to get because it doesn't have a source of energy within itself. The quality of the ego is primarily self-interest, up to consciousness level 200. At 200 there is a major change from selfishness to altruism. Interview with ⚡ Dr. David R. Hawkins, Power vs. Force, presented by the US magazine In Light Times, Kathryn M. Brinkley, November 2004

Around four fifths of humanity are unable to live by the standard of integrity.

It is very immature to expect others to live up to one’s own standards or ideals. Let us not overlook that
- the majority of people have no reason other than to ‘take what they can get’. Seventy-eight percent of the people on the planet calibrate below the level of Integrity at 200.
- They are not committed to spiritual truth [LoC 500], which to them is fiction or idealistic nonsense.

Fairness, consideration, honesty, and ethics do not prevail at consciousness levels below 200. When they do, it is the exception rather than the rule.

⚡ D. Hawkins, The Eye of the I From Which Nothing is Hidden, S. 267, 2001

Evolutionary stages of moral development

At the lowest levels of the evolution of consciousness, right versus wrong is equated primarily at the animal level of gain versus loss.
At another level, the motive becomes fear of negative consequences, including guilt.
As consciousness progresses, the motives for behavior include social approval, self-acceptance, and self-esteem.
This then merges into the level at 200 of integrity and moral responsibility [LoC 200+-275-290-475].

As this occurs, we speak of character formation and self-respect. ⚡ D. Hawkins, I. Reality and Subjectivity, S. 208, 2003

Loc 350 – Acceptance: The maturity of Acceptance includes the ability to tranquilly accept both personal and human limitations without loss of self-esteem because value judgements have lost their validity and are now seen to be primarily arbitrary, personalized choices. ⚡ D. Hawkins, Transcending Levels of Consciousness, S. 217, 2005

Shoulding, expectations, and projections don't work.

It is unrealistic as well as eventually injurious to believe that other people "should" adopt and live by one's own personal standards, morals, and code of conduct as well as interpretation of reality. Projected moralism is always expressed as "should" and often leads to resentment, hatred, grudges, or even retaliatory vengeance – and, of course, war (such as the naïve American view that all other nations "should" be democracies). One can, by choice, reject the temptation to habitual judgementalism. The result is a great inner peace. ⚡ Dr. David R. Hawkins, Along the Path to Enlightenment. 365 Reflections from David R. Hawkins, edited by Scott Jeffrey, S. 85, Reflection of June 6th, January 2011

Evolution of consciousness, values, leadership, and group culture – Richard Barrett

Leadership creates culture.

First, leaders need to understand that it’s their leadership that creates the culture and is the principal driver of performance in their company. They need to be committed to personal transformation and their leadership team needs to be able to adapt. Richard Barrett, FRSA valuescentre.com (*1945) British social commentator, speaker, author on the evolution of leadership and human values in business and society, Q&A With Richard Barrett: The Bottom Line Impact of a Cultural Transformation, presented by "The Skouting Report", David Gebler, 24. January 2011

Barrett Models –––– Inspired by Abraham Maslow's book Hierarchy of Needs, 1998

Seven stages of evolution of consciousness, values and leadership

༺༻	Seven levels of consciousness		False belief	༺༻	Leadership type
1.	Survival		I don't have enough.	1.	Crisis director
2.	Relationship	Bonding / Belonging to in relationships	I am not loved enough.	2.	Relationship manager
3.	Self-esteem		I am not enough.	3.	Facilitator	Influencer

4.	Transformation Courage	Individuation Allowing one's soul to emerge in the world	Internal cohesion	4.	Manager	Organizer
5.	Finding meaning		Internal cohesion	5.	Integrator	Inspirer

6.	Finding beauty Making a difference in the world	Alignment with the natural order	External cohesion	6.	Mentor	Partner
7.	Service		External cohesion	7.	Wisdom leader	Visionary

Source: ► Richard Barrett, FRSA valuescentre.com (*1945) British social commentator, speaker, author on the evolution of leadership and human values in business and society Barrett Models –––– Inspired by Abraham Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, 1998

Five values of evolution of consciousness taking form

༺༻	Value of evolution	Evolving consciousness[*]	Evolving creation[*]
1.	Adaptability	Becoming viable and independent within one's framework of existence	Atoms ⇒ molecules ⇒ cells
2.	Continuous learning		Group structures ⇒ organisms ⇒ creature (Homo sapiens)
3.	Ability to bond	Bonding with other viable and independent entities	Individuals ⇒ nations ⇒ global cooperative
4.	Ability to cooperate	Group structures cooperate with each other to form a higher group entity
5.	Ability to be at ease with uncertainty

[*] Source:
► Video interview with Richard Barrett, FRSA valuescentre.com (*1945) British social commentator, speaker, author on the evolution
of leadership and human values in business and society, Love, Fear and the Destiny of Nations – The Future of Western Civilisation
No. 23 (MP3), presented by Dr. Nicholoas Beecroft, British consultant psychiatrist, YouTube film, minute 11:11, 1:27:17 duration,
posted 11. April 2012

See also: ► Culture and ► Richard Barrett and ► Consciousness and ► Dignity and ► Community

Individual, human, organisational, and societal stages of development – Richard Barrett

Corresponding evolutionary stages of human development

༺༻	Individual consciousness	Human consciousness	Organisational consciousness	Societal consciousness
1.	Surviving	Survival	Financial stability Control, corruption, greed, caution, short-term focus	Bands
2.	Conforming	Safety	Belonging Manipulation, blame, internal competition, empire building	Tribes
3.	Differentiating	Power (domination)	High performance Bureaucracy, complacency, silo-mentality, hierarchy	States

4.	Individuating	Righteousness	Continuous renewal and learning	Nations

5.	Selfactualizing	Economic growth	Building corporate community	Cohesive nations
6.	Integrating	Democracy	Strategic alliances and partnerships	Regional groupings
7.	Serving	Human wellbeing	Service to humanity and the planet	Global grouping

Sources featuring Richard Barrett, FRSA valuescentre.com (1945) British social commentator, speaker, author on the evolution of leadership and human values in business and society ► Video presentation The Evoluotion of Consciousness: Next Steps, 2012 BVC International Conference, part 1 of 2, presented by the "Barrett Values Centre", YouTube film, minute 5:29, 20:21 and 28:23 and 36:13 minutes duration, posted 17. December 2012 ► Video presentation A Compass for Navigating Cultural Transformations*, presented at the "Building Capacity for Sustainable Transformations" conference, sponsored by Italian Asterys s.r.l., Rome, 7. June 2012, YouTube film, minute 31:41, 48:33 minutes duration, posted 29. October
See also: ► Richard Barrett and ► Evolution of consciousness

Fairness study on altruism, empathy and ethics of animals – Frans de Waal

Empathy is expressed via two channels:

a) the body channel – the ability to understand and share the feelings of another and comfort another

b) the cognitive channel – the ability to take the perspective of another, to recontextualize.

Dutch Primatologist Frans de Waal, Ph.D. (*1948) performed a "Fairness study" on benign, self-aware animals. He and his colleague Sarah Brosnan tested the sense of altruism and morality with chimpanzees (apes), dogs and birds, and elephants.
Note on the mirror self-recognition: Next to humans do great apes, dogs, elephants, European magpies (birds), individual owls, bottlenose dolphins, orcas, have the ability to recognize themselves in the mirror.

Reward division – Inequity aversion

When two capuchin monkeys – coopeative by nature and considered as the most intelligent New World monkeys – each received a cucumber treat, they performed the requested task in the lab many times in a row. If one of them was rewarded with higher valued grapes and the other one merely with cucumber – the latter felt cheated and soon started to protest by either refusing to further comply or to eat the cucumber.

Smiling peaceful bonobo

Monkeys will accept and eat a piece of cucumber whenever they receive it, but not when they witness their partner getting a better deal. This reaction known as "inequity aversion" refutes the theory of profit-maximizing under all circumstances made by economy theorists who claim that greedy humans would invariably take whatever they can get.

What is morality based on? These are the two factors that always come out:
1. One is reciprocity, […] a sense of fairness,
2. and the other one is empathy and compassion.

Video presentation by Frans de Waal, Ph.D. (*1948) Dutch US American Candler professor of psychology and primate behavior, director of Living Links, Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, biologist, ethologist, speaker, author, Moral behavior in animals, presented by TEDx Talks Peachtree, minute 3:10, 16:52 minutes duration, filmed November 2011, posted April 2012

According to De Waal, human nature is the result of "tamed contradictions."

Book review: Our Inner Ape: A Leading Primatologist Explains Why We Are Who We Are, presented by The Science Shelf, Fred Bortz, 21. November 2013

Being both more systematically brutal than chimps and more empathic than bonobos, we are by far the most bipolar ape. Our societies are never completely peaceful, never completely competitive, never ruled by sheer selfishness, and never perfectly moral. Frans de Waal, Ph.D. (*1948) Dutch US American Candler professor of psychology and primate behavior, director of Living Links, Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, biologist, ethologist, speaker, author, Our Inner Ape, Riverhead Hardcover, 6. October 2005

Sources featuring Frans de Waal, Ph.D. (*1948) Dutch US American Candler professor of psychology and primate behavior, director of Living Links, Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, biologist, ethologist, speaker, author
► Q&A Frans de Waal Answers Your Primate Questions, presented by Freakonomics, 7. May 2008
► Video presentation Moral behavior in animals, presented by TEDx Talks Peachtree, minute 13:11, 16:52 minutes duration,
filmed November 2011, posted April 2012

See also: ► Animals and ► Empathy and ► Compassion and ► Ethics

Historical cycle of civilizations (Tytler cycle) – rise and decline of empires

Historian W. Edwards Deming and statistician Walter A. Shewhart along with other colleagues have noted that

► from the beginning of history

► the average duration of the world's civilizations has been about 200 years

► followed by a period of transitioning time of 50 years.

The gestation cycle of a human being takes 260 [20x13] days.

Note: A period of 20x13 days or years coincides with the cycles presented in the Mayan calendar.

Ancient Colosseum during heavy snowfalls, Rome, 4. February 2012

In his 1976 essay The Fate of Empires and Search for Survival¹⁵ British scholar commanding general during World War I
John Bagot Glubb (1897-1986) observed the life cycle of empires. They last for about 250 years covering the span of
rougly 10 generations. Empires develop during six consecutive phases:
1. Pioneers 2. Conquests 3. Commerce 4. Affluence 5. Intellect 6. Decadence[^Features of decadence: bread and circus: undisciplined, overextended military
complex, conspicuous display of wealth, massive disparity between rich and poor, desire to live of a bloated state, debasement of currency, obsession with sex)°]

Glubb concluced:

We do not learn from history because our studies are brief and prejudiced.
In a surprising manner, 250 years emerges as the average length of national greatness.
This average has not varied for 3,000 years [lasting over ten generations].
The stages of the rise and fall of great nations seem to be [these ages]: Pioneers (outburst) ⇔ Conquests ⇔ Commerce ⇔ Affluence ⇔ Intellect ⇔ Decadence.
Decadence is marked by: Defensiveness · Pessimism · Materialism · Frivolity · Influx of foreigners · Welfare State · Weakening of religion.
Decadence is due to: Too long a period of wealth and power · Selfishness · Love of money · The loss of a sense of duty.
The life histories of great states are amazingly similar, and are due to internal factors.
Their falls are diverse, because they are largely the result of external causes.
History should be taught as the history of the human race, though of course with emphasis on the history of the student's own country.

❄	Nation	Dates of rise and fall	Duration in years
1.	Assyria	859-612 BC	247
2.	Persia (Cyrus and his descendants)	538-330 BC	208
3.	Greece (Alexander and his successors)	331-100 BC	231
4.	Roman Republic	260-27 BC	233
5.	Roman Empire	27 BC-180 AD	207
6.	Arab Empire	634-880	246
7.	Mameluke Empire	1250-1517	267
8.	Ottoman Empire	1320-1570	250
9.	Spain	1500-1750	250
10.	Romanov Russia	1682-1916	234
11.	Britain	1700-1950	250
12.	United States of America	1776-2024¹⁶	248

Civilizations progress through sequential evolutionary cycles lasting roundabout 250 years.

Reference: en.Wikipedia entry ► Pluto (planet)

Written reference: Article The US has reached the last stage before collapse, presented by the German-owned
American business, celebrity and technology news website Business Insider, James Traub, 24. December 2017

See also: ► Pluto in Capricorn – Rise and fall of empires – Structural transformation within cycle of 248 years

Inherently weak democracies will last for 200-300 years on average.

Every few hundred years throughout Western history, a sharp transformation has occurred. In a matter of decades, society altogether rearranges itself – its world view, its basic values, its social and political structures, its arts, its key institutions. Fifty years later a new world exists. And the people born into that world cannot even imagine the world in which their grandparents lived and into which their own parents were born.
Peter Drucker (1909-2005) US American management consultant, self-described "social ecologist", educator, writer, The New Society of Organizations, presented by the bimonthly management magazine Harvard Business Review (HBR), published by Harvard Business Publishing, September-October issue 1992

The American populace will have to decide whether to side with wisdom or sophomoric absurdity and fulfill Socrates' dire prediction that democracies eventually fall due to giving equal voice and votes to the nonintegrous and ignorant segment of the population (cal. 465). Historians point out that the average duration of a democracy is thus only usually two-to-three hundred years before the self-centered voters deplete the country of its own resources and political erudition.
⚡ D. Hawkins, Truth vs. Falsehood. How to Tell the Difference, chapter 10 "America", S. 147, 2005

We now live in a nation where
➤ doctors destroy health,
➤ lawyers destroy justice,
➤ universities destroy knowledge,
➤ governments destroy freedom,
➤ the press destroys information,
➤ religion destroys morals, and
➤ our banks destroy the economy.
Chris Hedges (*1956) US American journalist, war correspondent, specializing in American and Middle Eastern politics and societies, author, Pulitzer Prize laureate, The World as it is: Dispatches on the Myth of Human Progress, recited in: Video presentation "Calling All Rebels" – Chris Hedges Berkely CA talk in 2010 at KPFA fundraiser first 20min only, presented by the listener-funded Californian radio station KPFA, Pacifica Community Radio Lecture/Fundraiser, Berkeley, California 2010, YouTube film, minute 12:11,
31:10 minutes duration, posted 12. April 2012

"Great nations rise and fall. The people go
** ↑ From bondage to spiritual truth (faith),
** ↑ From spiritual truth / faith to great courage,
** ↑ From courage to liberty,
** ↑ From liberty to abundance,
** ↓ From abundance to selfishness,
** ↓ From selfishness to complacency,
** ↓ From complacency to apathy,
** ↓ From apathy to dependence,
** ↓ From dependence back to bondage once more."

Originator/s:
► Alexander Fraser Tytler (1747-1813) Scottish historian
► Also attributed to Lord Thomas MacCauley, letter to an American friend, 23. May 1857
► Also attributed to Henning Webb Prentis, Jr., President of the Armstrong Cork Company, 1943 and 1946

First source: ► Article Why Democracies Fail, presented by the newspaper The Daily Oklahoman, S. 12A, 9. December 1951

Further reference: ► Article by Loren Collins, The Truth About Tytler, undated

Siehe auch: ► Zivilisationenzyklus (Tytler-Zyklus) – Aufstieg und Niedergang historischer Reiche

BW-Werte: Politik / Politics

Quellen: Weitgehend entnommen aus Truth vs. Falsehood, S. 91, 254, 255 und 263 u.a., Stand ~2004

BW 460 – Amt des US-amerikanischen Präsidenten¹⁷ Gefallen s.u.
BW 450 – Amt des US-amerikanischen Präsidenten (Durchschnittlicher Bewusstseinswert)
BW 450 – Oligarchie¹⁸
BW 415/430 – Weise Staatsmänner und Staatsfrauen¹⁹
BW 410 – Demokratie / Republik ²⁰
BW 355 – Liberalismus in den Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika [Traditional Liberals]²¹
BW 340 – Kapitalismus (Philosophie)²²
BW 315 – Republikanische Partei in den Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika²³ Gefallen s.u.
BW 310 – Demokratische Partei in den Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika²⁴ Gefallen s.u.
BW 305 – Sozialismus²⁵
BW 225 – Freie Rede im "traditionellen Nordamerika"²⁶

BW 190 – Freiheit der Meinungsäußerung und -verbreitung in den Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika²⁷
BW 190 – Freie Rede in den Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika²⁸
BW 190 – Konservatismus
BW 190 – Unterentwickelte beeinflussbare Politikern
BW 180 – Wissensumfang von unterentwickelten Politikern²⁹
BW 160 – Kommunismus³⁰
BW 145 – Lautstarke politische Hassreden von prominenten Altpolitikern³¹
BW 135 – Dialektischer Materialismus (problematische Philosophie)
Entwickelt von Karl Marx, der überzeugt war, dass im Außen eine "objektive Realität" vorhanden ist; die Hegelsche Dialektik wurde umgedreht (Kopf-Füße).
BW 135 – Diktatur (problematisches politisches System)
BW 135-195 – Extreme Linke³²
BW 135-195 – Extreme Rechte³³
BW 80 – Radikale extrem Linke³⁴
BW 80 – Radikale extrem Rechte³⁵

BW 275 – Amt des US-amerikanischen Präsidenten[Stand Nov 2010]³⁶ Gefallen s.o.
BW 255 – Tea-Party-Bewegung US-amerikanische populistische Protestbewegung mit rechtslibertären Zügen [Stand Nov 2010]³⁷
BW 210 – Republikanische Partei in den Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika³⁸
BW 200 – Demokratische Partei in den Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika³⁹

Persönlicher Bewusstseinswert – Intention – Fähigkeit essentiell beizutragen

BW 500 – Starke Intention zugunsten des allgemeinen Wohls vor dem 2. Weltkrieg von Arthur Neville Chamberlain (1849-1940) britischer Politiker der Conservative Party, Premierminister des Vereinigten Königreichs (1937-1940)⁴⁰

BW 185 – Arthur Neville Chamberlain (1849-1940) britischer Premierminister des Vereinigten Königreichs (1937-1940)⁴¹
BW 140 – Schwache Fähigkeit während des 2. Weltkriegs (1939-1940), den Verlauf der Weltgeschichte zu beeinflussen⁴² von Arthur Neville Chamberlain (1849-1940) britischer Premierminister des Vereinigten Königreichs (1937-1940)
Chamberlains schwacher BW-Wert verhinderte, dass der britische Premier seine wohlwollende Intention in die Tat umzusetzen vermochte.

LoC calibrations (engl.): Politics

Sources: ► Truth vs. Falsehood, pg. 209, 210, 254, 255, 263, 316 – Status ~2004;
Reality, Spirituality and Modern Man, S. 160, 161 – Status ~2007 and others

Politics in general, partially in the United States

LoC 720 – United States Constitution⁴³
LoC 500 – Benevolent sovereign⁴⁴
LoC 500s – Patriotism (in the United States) [Status 2004]⁴⁵
LoC 470 – Rationalism (Philosophers/philosophy) [Status 2004]⁴⁶
LoC 465 – "Hard headed" practical, ethical realist, subjected to politcized attacks no matter what actions are required⁴⁷
LoC 450 – Oligarchy (Political system) [Status 2007]⁴⁸
LoC 445 – Transcendentalism (Philosophers/philosophy) [Status 2004]⁴⁹
LoC 415/430 – Wise statesmen and stateswomen⁵⁰
LoC 415 – Oligarchy (council of mature elder statesmen) (Political system)[Status 2004]⁵¹
LoC 410 – Democracy / Republic (Political system)[Status 2004]⁵²
LoC 405 – Conservatism (Philosophers/philosophies) [Status 2004]⁵³
LoC 400 – ⚡ Economy by Alan Greenspan (*1926) US American economist, Chairman of the US Federal Reserve (1987-2006) (Philosopher/philosophy)⁵⁴⁵⁵
LoC 400 – ⚡ Economy by Milton Friedman (1926-2006) (Philosopher/philosophy)⁵⁶
LoC 400 – Objectivism (Philosophers/philosophy) [Status 2004]⁵⁷
LoC 399 – Iroguois Nation (Political system) [Status 2004]⁵⁸
LoC 395 – Neoconservatism (Philosophers/philosophy) [Status 2004]⁵⁹
LoC 380 – Logical positivism (Philosophers/philosophy) [Status 2004]⁶⁰
LoC 355 – Domestic Partnership Law (US Politics) [Status 2004]⁶¹
LoC 355 – Traditional Liberal (Philosophers/philosophy) [Status 2004]⁶²
LoC 345 – Coalition (Political system) [Status 2004]⁶³
LoC 340 – New Deal issued by President ⚡ Franklin D. Roosevelt [LoC 499] (1882-1945)
LoC 340 – Capitalism (Philosophers/philosophy) ⁶⁴
LoC 305 – Laissez-faire (Philosophers/philosophies) [Status 2004]⁶⁵
LoC 305 – Nationalism (in the United States) [Status 2004]⁶⁶
LoC 305 – Socialism (Political system)⁶⁷
LoC 265 – Gay Marriage Law (US Politics) [Status 2004]⁶⁸
LoC 240 – Utilitarianism (Philosophers/philosophy) [Status 2004]⁶⁹
LoC 230 – Automobile industry in the United States [Status November 2010]*
LoC 210 – National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) African-American civil rights organization in the United States, since 1909 [Status November 2010]*⁷⁰
LoC 206 – CMS (Medicare/Medicaid) ~17. December 2004⁷¹
LoC 205 – Christian Fundamentalist (Philosophers/philosphies) [Status 2004]⁷²
LoC 200 – US economy [Status November 2010]*⁷³
LoC 200 – Monarchy (Political system)⁷⁴
LoC 200 – Tribal System (Political system)⁷⁵
LoC 200 – Foreign policy and tax policy (in regard to the knowledge level of politicians (cal. 180) in U.S. and worldwide)⁷⁶
LoC 145-200 – Feudal System (Political system) [Status 2004]⁷⁷
LoC 195 – Politically-based lawsuits by environmental activists [Status 2004]⁷⁸
LoC 190 – Conservatism (political and social philosophy that promotes the maintenance of traditional institutions and supports, at the most minimal and gradual change in society)
LoC 190 – Wall Street Financial District, Manhattan, NYC [Status November 2010]*⁷⁹
LoC 190 – Immature influencable politicians
LoC 190 – Job creation and employment issues (in regard to the knowledge level of politicians (cal. 180) in U.S. and worldwide)⁸⁰
LoC 185 – Xenophobia
LoC 185 – Feminist politics (Sexism)
LoC 185 – Playing "the racial card"⁸¹
LoC 185 – Pacifism
- LoC 180 – "Peacenik" (Politicalization)
LoC 180 – Libertarianism
LoC 180 – Nationalism
LoC 180 – Knowledge level of immature politicians⁸²
LoC 180 – Harvard Law School (Curriculum is invaded by political ideation such as the Marxist concept of "social justice") [Status November 2010]*⁸³
LoC 180 – Health policy, medical issues, pricing of oil and commodities (in regard to the knowledge level of politicians (cal. 180) in U.S. and worldwide)⁸⁴
LoC 180 – Political protest art⁸⁵
LoC 175 – Theocracy (Political system) [Status 2004]⁸⁶
LoC 165-210 – Pop sociology⁸⁷
LoC 165 – Outsourcing (in regard to the knowledge level of politicians (cal. 180) in U.S. and worldwide)⁸⁸
LoC 165 – Political extremists⁸⁹
LoC 160 – Communism (Political system) [Status 2004]⁹⁰
LoC 160 – Toritelli Principle (US Politics) [Status 2004]⁹¹
LoC 150 – White supremacy⁹²
LoC 145-200 – Feudal system (Political system) [Status 2004]⁹³
LoC 135 – Dictatorship (Political system) [Status 2004]⁹⁴
LoC 125 – Fascism (Political system) [Status 2004]⁹⁵

Politics in the United States of America

LoC 460 – Office of the US presidency [Status 2004]⁹⁶
LoC 460 – High Integrity / Conservative political position⁹⁷ / News commentation [Status 2004]⁹⁸
LoC 455 – The Presidential cabinet is analogous to the oligarchic council. (The current United States cabinet calibrates at 455.) [Status November 2007]⁹⁹
LoC 415 – Conservative political position at US election 2004¹⁰⁰
LoC 405 – Republican political position at US election 2004¹⁰¹
LoC 375 – Moderate political position at US election 2004¹⁰²
LoC 350-455 – Conservative political position / News commentation [Status 2004]¹⁰³
LoC 325 – Democrats political position at US election 2004¹⁰⁴
LoC 315 – Republican Party (US Politics) [Status 2004]¹⁰⁵
LoC 310 [Fallen from 460, 2004] – The O'Reilly Factor, hosted by political commentator Bill O'Reilly, Fow News TV station [Status November 2010]*¹⁰⁶
LoC 310 – Democratic Party (US Politics) [Status 2004]¹⁰⁷
LoC 310 – Conservative Party (US Politics) [Status 2004]¹⁰⁸
LoC 300 – Ultraconservative political position / News commentation [Status 2004]¹⁰⁹
LoC 295 – Libertarian Party (US Politics) [Status 2004]¹¹⁰
LoC 275 – Office of the US presidency [Status November 2010]*¹¹¹
LoC 265 – Socialist Party (US Politics) [Status 2004]¹¹²
LoC 265 – Tea Party Movement [Status November 2010]¹¹³
LoC 260-350 – Moderate political position / News commentation [Status 2004]¹¹⁴
LoC 255 – Liberal political position at US election 2004¹¹⁵
LoC 245-255 – Evangelical Right (moral majority) (US Politics) [Status 2004]¹¹⁶
LoC 200-390 – Moderates (US Politics) [Status 2004]¹¹⁷
LoC 200-260 – Neutral political position / News commentation [Status 2004]¹¹⁸
LoC 210 – Republican Party in the United States [Status November 2010]*¹¹⁹
"Well, you better vote Republican then." [dito] – "Dont' tell them [other people] how to vote."¹²⁰
LoC 200 – Democratic Party in the United States [Status November 2010]*¹²¹
LoC 185 – Far Left Liberals (US Politics) [Status 2004]¹²²
LoC 180-200 – Liberal political position / News commentation [Status 2004]¹²³
LoC 180-200 – Liberals (US Politics) [Status 2004]¹²⁴
LoC 180 – Green Party (US Politics) [Status 2004]¹²⁵
LoC 175 – Radical Conservative political position / News commentation [Status 2004]¹²⁶
LoC 170-190 – Leftist political position / News commentation [Status 2004]¹²⁷
LoC 150 – Ultraconservatism Attitudes/opinions favoring established ideas, conditions, or institutions (Problematic positionality) [Status 2004]¹²⁸
LoC 135-145 – Far Right Conservative (US Politics) [Status 2004]¹²⁹
LoC 135-145 – Far Left political position / News commentation [Status 2004]¹³⁰
LoC 135 – Radical Left political position / News commentation [Status 2004]¹³¹

Source: [*] ► Audio presentation at the "Celebrate Your Life" conference, sponsored by Mishka Productions, Phoenix, Arizona, 7. November 2010 – The Quest for Spiritual Truth (2010), YouTube film, 1:31:05 duration, posted 23. October 2011

Political players during World War II
Personal level of consciousness – Intention – Ability to contribute essentially

LoC 510 – ⚡ Winston Churchill (1874-1965) British prime minister of the United Kingdom during the 2nd World War (1940-1945) and (1951-1955)
LoC 500 – Strong ability to influence the course of world history during the 2nd World War
LoC 500 – Strong intention for the good of all before the 2nd World War of Arthur Neville Chamberlain (1849-1940) British premier minister of the United Kingdom (1937-1940)¹³²

LoC 185 – Arthur Neville Chamberlain (1849-1940) British premier minister of the United Kingdom (1937-1940)¹³³
LoC 140 – Weak ability to influence the course of world history during the 2nd World War (1939-1940)¹³⁴ of Arthur Neville Chamberlain (1849-1940) British premier minister of the United Kingdom
Chamberlain's weak level of consciousness denied that the British premier could manifest his good intentions for the good of all.

Index: Politik / Politics – Bücher von D. Hawkins

Index: Audio- und Videomedien (engl.) von und mit D. Hawkins

Benefit of an oligarchical council of independent versed wise statesmen and stateswomen

Audio series Truth vs. Falsehood. The Art of Spiritual Discernment, 6 CD set, Nightingale-Conant, United Kingdom, 2006

Democracy usurped by moral relativism:

[Demokratie und moralischer Relativismus] – Anarchy has taken over the communication system, i.e. the Internet

Video Prescott Seminar Spirituality: Reason and Faith, 26. January 2008

Links zum Thema Politik und Weltgeschehen / Politics and world affairs

Literatur

Prof. Hans Herbert von Arnim (*1939) deutscher Verfassungsrechtler, Parteienkritiker, Autor, Das System. Die Machenschaften der Macht, Droemer Verlag, München, 2001, Taschenbuchausgabe 1. Mai 2004
Dr. Christoph Zöpel (*1943) deutscher Politiker (SPD), Wirtschaftswissenschaftler, Philosoph, Jurist, Politik mit 9 Milliarden Menschen in Einer Weltgesellschaft. Eine Orientierung in Worten und Zahlen, Vorwärtsbuch, Berlin, 2008

Drei Schwerpunkte einer Weltdemokratie, einer "utopischen Utopie", eines "universalen Universalismus" (S. 247):
1. Auseinandersetzung mit der Wirkungsmächtigkeit nationaler Traditionen;
2. die globalen Wirklichkeiten für die Existenz der Menschheit, welche die Schaffung einer Weltgesellschaft erfordern;
3. die Maxime, universale Menschenrechte durchzusetzen.

George Lakoff, Sprach- und Sozialwissenschaftler, Eva Elisabeth Wehling, Sprach- und Sozialwissenschaftlerin, Auf leisen Sohlen ins Gehirn. Politische Sprache und ihre heimliche Macht, Carl-Auer-Systeme, 1. Auflage März 2008
Naomi Wolf (*1962) US-amerikanische Literaturwissenschaftlerin, politische Aktivistin, führende Sprecherin der Dritten Welle des Feminismus, Schriftstellerin, Wie zerstört man eine Demokratie: Das 10-Punkte-Programm, Goldmann Verlag, 14. Juni 2010
Noam Chomsky [BW 185] (*1928) US-amerikanischer Professor für Linguistik, Kognitionswissenschaftler, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), sozialer Aktivist, Die Herren der Welt. Essays und Reden aus fünf Jahrzehnten, Promedia, 6. März 2014

Literature (engl.)

Rev. Jim Wallis (*1948) evangelical Christian writer, political activist, God's Politics. Why the Right Gets It Wrong and the Left Doesn't Get It, HarperOne, 11. January 2005
Anne-Marie Slaughter, US American professor of politics and international relations, Princeton University, A New World Order, Princeton University Press, 18. July 2005
Bob Altemeyer (*1940) Canadian retired professor of psychology, University of Manitoba, producer of the scale for Right-wing authoritarianism, author, The Authoritarians, PDF, 2006
John Dean (*1938) US American White House counsel for US president Richard Nixon (1970-1973), columnist, author, Conservatives Without Conscience, Viking Press, July 2006
Rajendra S. Sisodia, David B. Wolfe, Jagdish N. Sheth, Firms of Endearment. How World-Class Companies Profit from Passion and Purpose, Pearson Prentice Hall, 1st edition 10. February 2007
John Perkins ['Economic hitman'] johnperkins.org (*1945) US American Peace Corps Volunteer in Ecuador (1968-1970), globalization critic, political activist, controversial author, The Secret History of the American Empire. Economic Hit Men, Jackals, and the Truth about Global Corruption, Dutton Adult, 5. June 2007
Steve McIntosh stevemcintosh.com (*1960) US American lawyer, entrepreneur, founder and president of Now & Zen, activist, author of integral thought, Integral Consciousness and the Future of Evolution. How the Integral Worldview Is Transforming Politics, Culture, and Spirituality, Continuum International Publishing Group, September 2007

► Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1770-1831) ♦◊♦ Dialectic of consciousness
► Henri Bergson (1859-1941) ♦◊♦ Intuition, unmediated knowledge
► James Mark Baldwin (1861-1934) ♦◊♦ Development psychology and genetic logic
► Alfred North Whitehead (1861-1947) ♦◊♦ Philosophy as mediator between science and religion
► Pierre Teilhard de Chardin (1881-1955) ♦◊♦ Evolutionary thresholds, physiosphere, biosphere, noosphere
► Jean Gebser (1905-1973) ♦◊♦ Coined the term "integral consciousness"
► Clare W. Graves (1914-1986) ♦◊♦ Bio-psycho-social developmental stages
► Jürgen Habermas (*1929) ♦◊♦ German founder of integral philosophy
► ⚡ Ken Wilber (*1949) ♦◊♦ US American framer of integral philosophy, "big picture"
► Steve McIntosh (*1960) ♦◊♦ Need to distinguish, not blend, science, philosophy, spirituality

Fareed Zakaria (*1964) Indian-American political scientist, CNN TV show host, journalist, author, The Post-American World, W.W. Norton & Company, 17. April 2008

Intelligent examination of power: rise of China, trailed by India and US American decline

John Micklethwait, US American editor The Economist, Adrian Wooldridge, God Is Back. How the Global Revival of Faith Is Changing the World, The Penguin Press, 2. April 2009
Dr. Jean Francois Drolet, French senior lecturer in international relations, Queen Mary, University of London, American Neoconservatism. The Politics and Culture of a Reactionary Idealism, Oxford Univ Press, June 2011
Nick Hanauer nick-hanauer.com, US American multi-millionaire entrepreneur, venture capitalist, Eric Liu, US American civic entrepreneur, former speechwriter of Bill Clinton, The Gardens of Democracy. A New American Story of Citizenship, the Economy, and the Role of Government, Sasquatch Books, 1st edition 8. November 2011
Chris Hedges (*1956) US American journalist, war correspondent, specializing in American and Middle Eastern politics and societies, author, Pulitzer Prize laureate, 2002, Death of the Liberal Class, 2010, Nation Books, 1st Trade Paper edition 29. November 2011
Mark Corske (*1951) US American political philosopher, author, Engines of Domination. Political Power and the Human Emergency, Amazon Digital Services, Kindle edition 23. January 2012
Jonathan Haidt, Ph.D. (*1963) US American professor of social, cultural and moral psychology and ethical leadership, New York University Stern School of Business, author, The Righteous Mind. Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion righteousmind.com, Pantheon, 1st edition 13. March 2012
Avi Tuschman, Ph.D., US American professor of evolutionary and political anthropology, Stanford University, senior writer to Peruvian president Alejandro Toledo (2001-2006), Our Political Nature. The Evolutionary Origins of What Divides Us, Prometheus Books, 3. September 2013

Political orientations (left-right voting) arise from three clusters of measurable personality traits i.e. opposing attitudes toward (1) tribalism: ethnocentricity vs. ethnophilia, (2) human nature: competitiveness vs. cooperation, (fundamentalist) religiosity vs. secularism, (3) tolerance of inequality: rankism, sexism, racism, classism.

Externe Weblinks

Wikipedia-Einträge Demokratie, Demokratieindex erstellt von dem privaten Zeitschriften-Verlag, Demokratiemessung, Geopolitik, Oligarchie, Politik, The Economist Group Economist Intelligence Unit, London

Blogartikel Wahlen sind verfassungwidrig!, präsentiert von dem Blog freiejournalistenblog, ~ unzensiert, 8. Februar 2016

Linklose Artikel

Interview mit Steve McIntosh stevemcintosh.com (*1960) US-amerikanischer Rechtsanwalt, Unternehmer, Gründer und Präsident von Now & Zen, Aktivist, Autor des integralen Geistesguts, Das Zeitalter der integralen Politik, präsentiert von dem deutschen Magazin Was ist Erleuchtung?, Carter Phipps, US-amerikanischer Redaktionsleiter des aufgelösten Magazins WIE / EnlightenNext, Journalist, Autor zum Thema evolutionäre Spiritualität, Ausgabe 26, ~2007/2008

External web links (engl.)

Wikipedia entries Democracy, Democracy Index compiled by Economist Intelligence Unit, Geopolitics, Oligarchy Philanthropy in the United States, Politics

Transcript of audio interview with Marianne Williamson (*1952) US American spiritual teacher, political activist, visionary, lecturer, author, Holistic Politics, originaly presented by the public radio serie "Insight & Outlook", presented in adapted by the British Kindred Spirit Magazine, host Scott London, spring 1999
Interview with Riane Eisler, Ph.D., J.D. (*1931) Austrian-born US American scholar, cultural historian, systems scientist, partnership researcher, activist, attorney, educator, writer, Sex, Myth, and Politics, adapted from the radio series Insight & Outlook, host Scott London, ~2008
Article by Otto Scharmer Ottoscharmer.com German American senior lecturer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), founding chair of the Presencing Institute, core faculty member of the UN Leaders Program, UN Staff College, Seven Acupuncture Points for Shifting Capitalism to Create a Regenerative Ecosystem Economy, presented at the "Roundtable on Transforming Capitalism to Create a Regenerative Economy", sponsored by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), 8.-9. June, 21. September 2009
Article Wealth doesn't trickle down – it just floods offshore, research reveals, presented by the British daily newspaper The Guardian, Heather Stewart, London, 21. July 2012
Article Princeton Concludes What Kind of Government America Really Has, and It's Not a Democracy, presented by the publication MIC, Tom McKay, 16. April 2014

Political study by , US American professor of politics and sociology, Princeton University, Benjamin I. Page, Ph.D., US American political scientist, Northwestern University concludes that the United States is an oligarchy more than a democracy.

Essay The Great Arab Implosion and Its Consequences. Who or what will replace a century of failed Sunni Arab dominance? What, if anything, can the West do to help shape the future?, presented by the Jewish Thought magazine Mosaic, Ofir Haivry, 5. July 2016
Article The Dangerous Decline of U.S. Hegemony, presented by the news outlet Consortium News, Daniel Lazare, 9. September 2017
Article Countries Without Income Tax, presented by worldatlas, John Misachi, last updated 11. December 2017

1. Monaco 2. Andorra 3. British Virgin Islands 4. Saudi Arabia 5. Kuwait 6. Bermuda 7. Qatar 8. Brunei 9. Bahrain 10. Oman 11. The Bahamas 12. Cayman Islands 13. United Arab Emirates

Article The Problem With Capitalist Philanthropy, originally published by the US American left-wing quarterly magazine Jacobin, T. Rivers, 6. February 2018

Audio und Videolinks

Videovortrag von Elisabeth Wehling, Ph.D., US-amerikanische Sprach- und Sozialwissenschaftlerin, University of California at Berkeley, Kalifornien, Mitautorin des Buchs Auf leisen Sohlen ins Gehirn. Politische Sprache und ihre heimliche Macht, veranstaltet von dem SPÖ morgen.rot Kongress, Österreich, 18. Juni 2010, YouTube Film, vier Teile
- Das politische Gehirn, Teil 1 von 4, 9:42 Minuten Dauer, eingestellt 30. August 2010
- Das politische Gehirn, Teil 2 von 4, 9:34 Minuten Dauer, eingestellt 2. Juli 2010
- Das politische Gehirn, Teil 3 von 4, 8:00 Minuten Dauer, eingestellt 2. Juli 2010
- Das politische Gehirn, Teil 4 von 4, 2:16 Minuten Dauer, eingestellt 2. Juli 2010
Videointerview (Ausschnitt) mit Prof. Dr. Wjatscheslaw Daschitschew (1925-2016) russischer Politologe und Historiker, maßgeblich Beitragender zur Ost-West-Entspannung zu Ostblock-Zeiten, Deutschland ist Vasallenstaat der USA, Gastgeber Prof. Dr. Michael Vogt (*1953) deutscher Historiker, ehemals Honorarprofessor für Public Relations, Medien- und Kommunikationsmanagement, YouTube Film, 4:49 Minuten Dauer, 13. April 2015

Audio and video links (engl.)

TV video interview with Warren Buffett (*1930) US American billionaire investor, industrialist, philanthropist, Bill and Melinda Gates (*1955) US American multibillionaire, co-founder and owner of the company Microsoft, eugenicist, philanthropist, ⚡ An Exclusive Hour with Warren Buffett and Bill and Melinda Gates, presented by the US American TV station PBS, interview show Charlie Rose, host Charlie Rose, YouTube film, 56:41 minutes duration, posted 26. June 2006 and 31. October 2013

Featuring philanthropy in the United States as practiced by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Video presentation by Thom Hartmann thomhartmann.com (*1951) US American journalist, progressive political commentator, former psychotherapist and entrepreneur, radio host of Air America, author, Screwed. The Undeclared War Against the Middle Class and What We Can Do About It?, sponsored by the Book Passage, Corte Madera, California, recorded by the event video production company Fora.tv, 1:22:21 duration, 16. September 2006
TV interview with Barack Obama, 44th US American president, author of The Audacity of Hope, An hour with Barack Obama, presented by the US American TV station PBS, interview show Charlie Rose, host Charlie Rose, produced 2006, LifeLeak video, 55:53 minutes duration, posted 19. October 2006 and 2. April 2008

Featuring on Obama's presidential run in 2008

Video presentation (excerpt) by Howard Zinn [LoC 200] (1922-2010) US American professor of political science, Boston University (1964-1988), progressive historian, social activist, playwright, author, "Governments lie or they wouldn't last long", presented by the US American non-profit TV station Democracy Now!, aired 24. November 2006, 1:43 minutes duration, posted 27. November 2006
Video presentation by George Lakoff, US American professor of cognitive linguistics, UC Berkeley, co-founder of the think tank Rockridge Institute, The Brain and Its Politics, sponsored by University of Oregon, Humanity Center, Eugene, Oregon, 2. May 2008, YouTube film, 1 hour 51:12 minutes duration, posted 14. July 2010

Human reason – instead of being conscious and logical – takes place to 98% below the level of consciousness. It is more interesting and complex than was once believed.

Audio dialogue with Jim Garrison (*1951) US American theologian, president of Wisdom University, founder of the State of the World Forum, author, conversing with Ken Wilber, MP3, 17. March 2008
- Politics in the 21st Century, part 1 of 2
- Politics in the 21st Century. America as Empire, part 2 of 2
Video interview with Howard Zinn [LoC 200] (1922-2010) US American professor of political science, Boston University (1964-1988), progressive historian, social activist, playwright, author, Howard Zinn's Personal Philosophy, part 2 of 3, presented by the US American web portal Big Think, 3:49 minutes duration, posted 8. May 2008

Featuring 'democratic socialism'

Video presentation by John Perkins ['Economic hitman'] johnperkins.org (*1945) US American Peace Corps Volunteer in Ecuador (1968-1970), globalization critic, political activist, controversial author of Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, The Secret History of the American Empire, sponsored by Hudson Union Society, location Cody's Books, San Francisco, California, recorded by the event video production company Fora.tv, 1:05:01 minutes duration, 9. May 2008
Video presentation by George Lakoff, US American professor of cognitive linguistics, UC Berkeley, Understanding Progressive vs. Conservative, location bookstore, Sacramento, California, 103:55 minutes duration, 29. June 2008
Video interview with Clayton Christensen, Ph.D. (*1952) US American professor of business administration, Harvard Business School, Religion and Capitalism, presented by the US American web portal Big Think, YouTube film, 9:31 minutes duration, first posted 15. February 2009, reposted 23. April 2012

Rescuing free markets

Video interview with John Micklethwait, US American editor The Economist, author of God Is Back. How the Global Revival of Faith Is Changing the World, John Micklethwait Describes How Barack Obama Could Reawaken Religion in Europe, presented by the US American web portal Big Think, 8:10 minutes duration, posted 16. April 2009
"Religion is back in the political life of Europe but not in people’s hearts."
Video interview with John Perkins ['Economic hitman'] johnperkins.org (*1945) US American Peace Corps Volunteer in Ecuador (1968-1970), globalization critic, political activist, controversial author of Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, Hoodwinked: An Economic Hit with John Perkins, presented by TH TV, host Thom Hartmann, YouTube film, 9:28 minutes duration, posted 18. November 2009
Video presentation by Howard Zinn [LoC 200] (1922-2010) US American professor of political science, Boston University (1964-1988), progressive historian, social activist, playwright, author, Howard Zinn Lecture Series: Howard Zinn, Bringing Democracy Alive, hosted by College and Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, 2. November 2006, YouTube film, 1:47:50 minutes duration, posted 30. March 2010

Calling for the impeachment of US president George W. Bush and VP Dick Cheney for starting a "war of aggression" against Iraq and the American public. The "warmongering" US government, congress, and mass media stand for mis-information.

Audio presentation (excerpts) by Gabor Maté, M.D. drgabormate.com (*1944) Hungarian-Canadian physician, addiction expert, speaker, author, Dr Gabor Maté – Why Capitalism Makes Us Sick, titled "Toxic Culture: How Capitalism Makes us Sick", presented by zvents.com, recorded by the US American radio station KPFA PRX, Berkeley, California, November 2011, YouTube film, 27:15 duration, posted 28. December 2017

Audio and video links (engl.) – Richard Barrett

Video interview with Richard Barrett, FRSA valuescentre.com (*1945) British social commentator, speaker, author on the evolution of leadership and human values in business and society, Forum on Organizational Culture – Building High Performance Values-Driven Organizations, sponsored by Integra and "The Todd Thomas Institute for Values-Based Leadership", YouTube film, 54:07 minutes duration, Toronto, 2009
Video interview with Richard Barrett, FRSA valuescentre.com (*1945) British social commentator, speaker, author on the evolution of leadership and human values in business and society, Love, Fear and the Destiny of Nations – The Future of Western Civilisation No. 23 (MP3), presented by Dr. Nicholoas Beecroft, British consultant psychiatrist, YouTube film, 1:27:17 duration, posted 11. April 2012
Vimeo video interview with Richard Barrett, FRSA valuescentre.com (*1945) British social commentator, speaker, author on the evolution of leadership and human values in business and society, Measuring Conscious Cultures and Conscious Leadership, presented by the 4th Annual International Conference on Conscious Capitalism; Conscious Capitalism: Building a Flourishing Business on Love and Care, Bentley University, Waltham, Massachusetts, 22-23 May 2012, 31:55 minutes duration, posted 22. June 2012

Audio and video links (engl.) – 14. Dalai Lama

Video interview with / presentation by H.H. 14th Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso [LoC 570] (*1935) Tibetan monk, leader of the Gelug or "Yellow Hat" branch of Tibetan Buddhism, Nobel Peace Prize laureate, 1989, Capitalism, Socialism, and Income Inequality, sponsored by The Aspen Institute, Aspen, Colerado, 26. July 2008, recorded by the event video production company Fora.tv, YouTube film, 9:17 minutes duration, posted 9. October 2008

Audio and video links (engl.) – Jonathan Haidt

Audio interview with Jonathan Haidt, Ph.D. (*1963) US American professor of social, cultural and moral psychology, New York University Stern School of Business, author, Happiness Hypothesis, Charlottesville Podcasting Network, guest-host Pete Ronayne Radio Shows WNRN, Wake-Up Call, 56:10 minutes duration, aired 25. June 2006
Video interview with Jonathan Haidt, Ph.D. (*1963) US American professor of social, cultural and moral psychology, New York University Stern School of Business, author, The Definition of Self-Righteousness, presented by the web portal Big Think, 2:41 minutes duration, posted 11. June 2008
Video presentation by Jonathan Haidt, Ph.D. (*1963) US American professor of social, cultural and moral psychology, New York University Stern School of Business, author of The Happiness Hypothesis. Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom, The real difference between liberals and conservatives, TED Talks, Ideas worth spreading, 18:49 minutes duration, filmed March 2008, posted September 2008

Haidt asks: "Can't we all disagree more constructively?"

Audio interview with Jonathan Haidt, Ph.D. (*1963) US American professor of social, cultural and moral psychology, New York University Stern School of Business, Politics and Emotion, presented by the Greater Good Science Center, UC Berkeley, host Michael Bergeisen, Podcast, 27:41 minutes duration, aired October 2010
Video TV interview with Jonathan Haidt, Ph.D. (*1963) US American professor of social, cultural and moral psychology, New York University Stern School of Business, author, Jonathan Haidt Explains Our Contentious Culture, presented by the TV show Moyers & Company, host Bill Moyers, YouTube film, 47:09 minutes duration, posted by TheEthanwashere 13. June 2012

Audio and video links (engl.) – Andrew Harvey

Video interview with Andrew Harvey (*1952) Indian-British religious scholar, Rumi translator and explicator, teacher of mystic traditions, architect of Sacred Activism, poet, novelist, author, Occupy Wall Street, facing the crising and Sacred Activism, presented by webTV, host Lilou Macé on "Juicy Living Tour", YouTube film, 30:58 minutes duration, posted 25. October 2011

Audio and video links (engl.) – ⚡Ken Wilber

Video presentation by Ken Wilber, Integral Politics, YouTube film, 17:46 minutes duration, posted 28. March 2007
Video presentation by Ken Wilber, Integral "Third-Way" Politics, Holon-News.com, YouTube film, 31:10 minutes duration, posted by Corey W. deVos, May 2008
Video Q&A presentation by Ken Wilber, One Person, One Vote, One Catch (issued ~2005-2006), presented by the think tank Integral Institute, Denver, Colorado, IntegralNaked, YouTube film, 16:19 minutes duration, posted 23. April 2010