"We need more compassion."
Anthony
"It's been a crazy year."
Marco - Phoenix, AZ
"I like that we have a CEO as president but I wish it wasn't that one. If it was Bill Gates I'd feel better. Hopefully he can get past his ego."
Legendary Physicist David Bohm on the Paradox of Communication, the Crucial Difference Between Discussion and Dialogue, and What Is Keeping Us from Listening to One Another
Different groups … are not actually able to listen to each other. As a result, the very attempt to improve communication leads frequently to yet more confusion, and the consequent sense of frustration inclines people ever further toward aggression and violence, rather than toward mutual understanding and trust.
I Thought We Already Did This...
The organizers of the protest talked them down, assuring them that, unfortunately, there would be plenty of opportunities for civil disobedience in the next four years, but this was not one of them.
One Man's Opinion
We talked about the weather, the cost of living in California versus Arizona, and why it was obvious Tami and I weren’t locals (apparently, it was our willingness to day drink while shopping for sundries). Several thimbles of beer add up, and as we were shaking hands and thanking him for an unexpected Sunday happy hour at the grocer, I had to ask:
“So, is everyone still talking about the election here too?”
An Exchange With the Electoral College
I've spent a lot of free time in the past few weeks trying to put myself in your shoes. What must it feel like to be in the middle of such a hotly contested, extremely close presidential race when the actual fate of the country rests in your hands? I can only imagine the anxiety and stress you're having right now, whether you know who you're going to cast your vote for, or not.
Looking For the "We" in "We the People"
I'll summarize his bizzaro history lesson here: Communication, it seems, was really the glue that gave the community one consciousness.
In other words, we-ness requires something to bring us together. But what would—or could—that something be?