THE HUMAN SPECIES YEARNS FOR ITS OWN HEALING AND NEW CLARITY OF UNDERSTANDING... August 20, 2017

If we aren't anticipating changes in understanding and reconciliation beyond the "conservative vs. liberal" and "Republican vs Democrat" splits, then we're likely only wanting to win over others. 

It's unlikely advances in our present human crises will result in either side winning, but rather a "new psychological view point" which no one could have  planned. I must constantly remind myself of this, or else participate in what easily becomes a mean-spirited polarization; a following after a political ideology or religious system  as a "one and only" way. Such perspectives, tempting and common, make us rigid, inflexible and  less-useful vessels for creative solutions.

Expecting a new view point is  likely a more healthy way to think and hope about resolving logically insurmountable splits and divisions. The "union of opposites," whenever it happens, strikes human consciousness as a miracle and creates a genuinely new view point. This more depth hopeful  view of an evolving solution is part of the ancient wisdom rediscovered by C G Jung and found in the highest spiritual teachings of humanity.

I suspect humanity is on the verge of transcending our best, but presently failed, efforts at loving the Earth and each other. No person or group will be able to take credit for that should it happen. We will just "know" that humanity and creation is ONE far more than we do now. The human species could be saved from self-destruction by its own painful path toward increased psychological consciousness of such possibilities. And a large part of humanity could be gripped by a genuine and natural religious attitude which loves its own species and the Earth with her delicate processes. This my hope.

THE PRESIDENT HAS BLURRED THE NATION'S MORAL FOUNDATIONS TODAY.... August 16, 2017

Today, in total contradiction to the reasonable statement he made yesterday(obviously insincerely)regarding the Charlottesville, VA tragedy, the President served up maybe the most uninformed, divisive and dangerous arguments that have ever come from a sitting President of America.

If still more people, who sincerely voted for him as an agent of some change, do not see what he really represents then we are in serious trouble as an authentic democratic nation. By leveling out a Group of people that defined itself as full throated racists, that is the KKK, Neo Nazism, White Nationalists and true White Supremacists, as containing 'very fine people' totally blurs the moral and ethical foundations of our nation. He just made it far easier and more safe to hate in America.

Everyone of normal intelligence on that side of the gathering in Charlottesville, VA knew exactly what the message of that group was. They saw all the symbols of evil racism being worn and carried. They saw the threatening torches and open guns, the helmets, the swastikas, the racist shields being carried. They all saw the Nazi hand signs in the air. They heard the hateful anti-Jewish and anti-Color chants.

No, no one present in that group was not of the very same mindset as any official KKK, Neo Nazi , White Nationalist or White Supremacist. If ever there has been guilt by association it is true of all who walked among those hate symbols, smells and sounds. It was this same racist energy that led to the murder of an innocent woman that day.

(It should be noted  it is alwsys a moral mistake to dehumanize persons even  when they have  fallen into murderous states of mind. Many of these persons are  misguided  followers not leaders. Most are likely  victims of trauma and abuse themselves. So they remain  valuable humans who are capable of being freed from the hate state of mind they have succumbed to.)

These groups exist only to assert the superiority white persons over all others. If that does not alarm every American I do not know what would. None of us can afford to be uninterested in Politics anymore. If ever Americans in modern times needed to search their souls this may be the most urgent.

And equating servants of the nation's origin and its original documents like Washington and Jefferson with Confederate Leaders who, however courageous or sincere, fought to preserve slavery is as mistaken and unethical view of history that can be imagined in post modern times. To align our social or moral values in 2017 on the Confederate effort to preserve slavery could not be a more clear way of identifying as a present day loser and on the wrong side of history and evolution.

SUBTLE RACISM IS A HATE/ VIOLENCE VOLCANO WAITING TO ERRUPT. ...Charlottesville, VA August 14, 2017

SUBTLE RACISM.. The most dangerous kind for it is the place in the human heart where racial and ethnic Terrorism is quietly nurtured.

The most insidious racism in our culture now is SUBTLE, not overtly in the open like American slavery where it started as a foundation stone in our American psyche. Every white person is responsible to deal with this for it's in our evolutionary DNA. This is why it is dangerous and hard to notice, sometimes even by those who are innocently its victims. 

It is an attitude, a frame of mind that unfortunately is often not conscious to its owner. In this form racism is not  about personally mean words or actions to ones who are 'other' when encountered in personal life. But instead shows itself in a failure to be much aware of obstacles and lesser rights, opportunities and privileges that the 'others' are afforded by the social structure compared to those of the privileged dominant group. 

Subtle Racism can be felt as a student not receiving due attention. 

Such subtle racism will not be concerned about these discrepancies under the law and will exert no energy to correct them. But will usually see such activity as no ones responsibility or 'business' and find it irritating and as only 'stirring up trouble.' Such peaceful but resistant protest activity is actually an essential behavior for any healthy democracy.

Subtle racism can with clear conscience insist, " I have black friends.", " I never mistreat anyone."  and  " Our races get along well in our town until someone stirs things up." And when such subtle racism continues to not be made conscious and owned it WILL time and again break into the open volcano -like either personally or collectively as overt and hostile violence. Charlottesville, VA is a most recent example. And as usual there is a strong voice present that seeks to protect the open racist hostility claiming it is simply 'one side' of the problem, thus not naming it for the Terrorism activity that it surely involves. This is why many are expecting the President to be more clear and forceful about naming it Terrorism, the same as he has done with ISIS supported  Terrorism.

Charlottesville, VA   August 12 2017

Presently groups who are openly hostile racists and whose declared message is one of claimed white superiority and privilege under the law are feeling embolden in our American culture. They will openly suggest that their voice of open hate and claimed superiority is a constitutional right they enjoy. They of course do have freedom of thought and speech rights in America but no citizen has a right to purposely intimidate or threaten others with bodily harm. Such behavior has another name which it should always be called. It is TERRORISM, behaving and using symbols intended to make others afraid of bodily harm.  (As always when conflicting protests of any kind become physical either side can lose control and become guilty of physical violence. But this should never be used as an excuse to not declare what is intentionally a  Terrorism activity from the start. )

https://www.thoughtco.com/examples-of-subtle-racism-2834960