Obama: Left, Right, or Teal? And the Consolidation of Green Into Mental-Rational Consciousness

 This is slightly off-topic but was inspired by the video above. Obama's victory has an important historical significance and sets a precedent: the election of the first African American for a president which not only breaks the racial barriers for African Americans but has global... Read More

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"The Political Compass" Is Not "Integral," But IS a 4th-Person, LR Perspective on Political Institutions.

Update:... To avoid confusion, I should point out that "The Political Compass" is not the same as Ken Wilber's "Four Quadrants," but can be located on KW's quadrants at fourth-person, LR 13th Level Planetary/Informational.  Or, to put another way,... Read More

re: What are We Talking About and What are We Doing? Various "Isms" and Economic Systems

*** For starters, wouldn't you agree that its really important to try to get to an agreement about what we are talking about? And especially, at what level we want to approach it? And, lines too. Are we trying to generate material for stimulation of an interpersonal line or a... Read More

My Proposed Budget Plan to Jumpstart the Economy and a Conversation Between Bill Moyers and Kevin Phillips, "Bad Money" (PBS)

5:23 AM  - My proposed bailout plan: every U.S. citizen gets $1 million out of the $700 b to jumpstart the... Current mood: stupid... Category: stupid News and Politics...  ... Is it a "bail-out" (e.g., "hand-out" for Wall Street by the government)... Read More

The Presidential Debate: 20th Century Maverick Isolationist vs. 21st Global Reality

1. The Presidential Debate: 20th Century Maverick Isolationist vs. 21st Global Reality The Jon Daly Show: John McCain, Reformed Ex-Maverick The video above, a clip from Comedy Central, is a satire on the life of John McCain, GOP candidate, which includes a brief history of his... Read More

"A White Woman Will Become An American President Before A Black Man" (Japanese Fortune-Teller, 20 Years Ago)

Several months ago, my mother, who is Japanese, was very confident that Hillary Rodham Clinton would be the next President of the United States of America.  When I asked her why she felt so confident about this, she replied matter-of-factly that she has actually... Read More