[Paleopsych] Disappearing America?

[Geraldine Reinhardt]

Lynn,
Dialog is the essence of a democracy when there are 
many divergent viewpoints.  It's when, within a given 
country, most viewpoints begin to merge and clear 
demarkations between factions begin to blur.  This is 
when that the concept of a one-party system kicks in. 
Actually what is happening is that a world mindset is 
taking over and each country becomes a different 
viewpoint not unlike what happened in the past within a 
particular country.  All Americans need to "get global" 
and think of themselves as cog in a world mindset 
rather than strickly one which thinks in terms of USA.

Gerry
http://www.home.earthlink.net/~waluk




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lynn D. Johnson, Ph.D." 
<ljohnson at solution-consulting.com>
To: "The new improved paleopsych list" 
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Sent: Saturday, November 27, 2004 9:26 PM
Subject: [Paleopsych] Disappearing Democrats?


> Gerry,
>    It would be very bad for the country. Dialog helps 
> create better solutions. But the premise is a weak 
> one. The democrats will not disappear, and the notion 
> that the repubs can somehow get rid of them doesn't 
> make sense. The dems may be in the same position the 
> repubs were in from 1930 to 1980, a minority party 
> with old, tired ideas. There may be 50 years in the 
> wilderness, so to speak, due to demographic trends.
>    What I hope for is some really ingenious and 
> innovative thinking from the dems. Currently the most 
> interesting ideas come from the moderate to 
> conservatives, like the flat tax, social security 
> reform, and so on. In the traditional sense, the 
> democrats have become conservatives, opposing change 
> to the 60 year old welfare state, and the Republicans 
> have become the liberals, embracing change and 
> creating new ideas.
>    Also bear in mind that American Conservatives are 
> sui generis, and cannot be associated with 
> conservatives in any other part of the world. The 
> right wing in this country is emphatically not about 
> privilege or power, and that is why the democrats 
> failed to win enough hearts and minds this election. 
> They are fighting straw men of their own make (e.g., 
> Edwards two americas argument).  Hence my anxiety 
> about our country. We cannot flourish if the loyal 
> opposition doesn't become creative and challenging. I 
> hope for a stronger democratic party because it makes 
> both parties more vibrant.
> Lynn
>
> Geraldine Reinhardt wrote:
>
>>
>> If you substitute the word viewpoint for prejudice, 
>> your sentence below should make more sense.
>>
>> My question concerned the initiation of a one-party 
>> system.  Apparently you disapprove of such a setup. 
>> Please explain.
>>
>> Gerry
>> http://www.home.earthlink.net/~waluk
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Hovland" 
>> <shovland at mindspring.com>
>> To: "'The new improved paleopsych list'" 
>> <paleopsych at paleopsych.org>
>> Sent: Saturday, November 27, 2004 5:47 PM
>> Subject: RE: [Paleopsych] Re: Disinfopedia
>>
>>
>>> We all tend to think that sources that reflect
>>> our own prejudices are objective.
>>>
>>> A lot of liberals listen to right wing media.
>>>
>>> How many conservatives listen to Air America?
>>>
>>> Steve Hovland
>>> www.stevehovland.net
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Geraldine  Reinhardt 
>>> [SMTP:waluk at earthlink.net]
>>> Sent: Saturday, November 27, 2004 5:19 PM
>>> To: The new improved paleopsych list
>>> Subject: Re: [Paleopsych] Re: Disinfopedia
>>>
>>>>> This looks like a very useful site.  But there's 
>>>>> a conundrum.  The Center
>>>>
>>> For Media and Democracy is a special interest group 
>>> with a prejudged and
>>> premeditated point of view.  It's also a public 
>>> relations machine.  A
>>> successful one. >>
>>>
>>> Howard,
>>>
>>> CMD staff members Sheldon Rampton and John Stauber 
>>> have finished writing
>>> their fifth book, Banana Republicans: How the Right 
>>> Wing Is Turning America
>>> Into a One-Party State. It's now in bookstores, or 
>>> you can order it online.
>>> You can also find chapter summaries, an excerpt, 
>>> and reviews of the book on
>>> our new Banana Republicans website.
>>>
>>> Are those who wish to turn America into a One-Party 
>>> State considered
>>> "undemocratic".  Or un-bananarepublican?  After a 
>>> "skim" at election
>>> results worldwide it would appear that initiating a 
>>> one party system (for
>>> the present time) is not an unacceptable idea. 
>>> Could you explain your
>>> calling The Center For Media and Democracy a 
>>> prejudged and premeditated
>>> group?  Is it only because they supported the 
>>> Hutu-Tutsi conflict?
>>> Presently I have very few bones to pick with The 
>>> Center.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Gerry
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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