Nov 182009
At the recent 5-day Integral Institute seminar on Integral Business Leadership, Ken Wilber was asked, by a senior Zen teacher, “What do you think of the Republican convention?” Ken responded by giving an overview of what a truly integral politics might look like, and used that to compare and contrast with the Democratic and Republican conventions, both of which are less-than-integral. We think that this twenty-minute summary is brilliant, insightful, deadly serious, and wickedly funny, all …
Impatient old-timers David Rockefeller and Kissinger along with over zealous new-comer Obama are being widely accused of rushing in the New World Order (Global Governance) far too soon, thereby completely wrecking centuries of precise and careful preparation and planning.
Even the latest Lucifer channelings and other highly esteemed satanic occult oracles are suggesting appropriate retribution against these incompetents, now deemed His greatest enemies.
Hilarious.
The point is not what pragmatically done here with politics but we are more in the lower right quadrant and are talking more about the generalities of political sides here.
This part is a part of us as well, so it would be a mistake to isolate us from it.
You could mean that Republicans today are not really the Republicans Wilber is talking about but they are even more blue.
Recognize your inner Republican at any rate.
Perhaps it’s more a matter that we’re all susceptible to ego, regardless of first tier level. The more addictive egos tend to be the ones that pursue political office for (perceived) personal gain. The point is that self-actualized and transcended individuals should be the ones directing the movement of politics. . . not merely the first tier memes who vote like-minded people into office.
For an otherwise extremely bright person Ken seems to be blind to how ugly and dirty politics really is.
Cloud thinks most politicians are sick egoes trying to pass themselves off as blue or orange. Until Ken gets this he will not be effective. It’s a shame this is where we need him most.
I agree with your accurate and big-picture sentiment, emptyhighways.
No. May god whoever you think he is bless all the universes ya noob.
Had to.
Great clarity. . . . great video
are you trolling or what lol
Very intresting video and text info. I live in Canada, a representative democracy that tries to embrace multiculturalism and plualism. However, the governing paradigm (or center of gravity) is very confined and non-inclusive. In other words, it is a political correctness that is very restrictive. Canadians like to think of themselves as free, yet they are free to follow strictly enforced laws which claim to provide freedom (which often they do, if freedom is seen as a respect for human rights).
i just wish the muslim world would get its shit together, quit worshipping false idels, and embrace jesus and the american way of life, instead of hating and being jealous of it.
praise the lord, and god bless america.
i am not joking about anything. i did two tours of duty in iraq, and anyone with two bain cells to rub together can see that those people over there are not human, and don’t love their children. if they did, they’de be teaching them the good book instead of teaching them communism and how to grow up to be terrorists.
What in the fuck, excuse the language, are you talking about?
Your making a joke. OK, so yeah, Hussein **misunderstood** (heeeheee) we wuz gonna kick his ass! YEAH! USA! USA! USA!
Uhm, well like a said Wilber is a douche bag. His politics make me sick.
He can take his b. s. about me needing to evolve higher spiritually I need to sell-out my political views -which means embracing what I think is evil- and shove up his arrogant, charlatan, intellectual impostor, ass.
of course saddam is misunderstood. he totally misunderstood how bad we were gonna kick his ass for what he did to the world trade centre. the will of jesus of nazareth transcends all ‘memes’, transcends the entire spectrum of consciousness, because it is the truth. god bless america!!!
I have NEVER heard ANYBODY say “Saddam Hussein is misunderstood”. Wilber makes strawmen of everybody (but seemingly left-leaning activists the most).
He uses Reasoning that is convenient for the USA, but not very many First world countries have only 2 parties. Russia for Example, Britain etc. has more than just 2 or 3 or 4.
If he had trouble with practicing compassion with 1st tier, he would do something worse. . .
Wow Ken Wilber has trouble practicing compassion with “1st tier. ” I gota take it easy on myself. . .
This thought should be taught in schools. .
thanks!
Chelsea is too cool for school!!:)
Evan is Awesome as Fuck!
Chelsea is Epic as Fuck!
Nanotherapy-toilet paper from the unconscious. )
Monsters from the id. . .
What, reality? Stuff running out? How dare you interrupt our reverie with that?! Don’t you know that Wilber never runs out of toilet paper? It emerges directly from his subconscious. Just like it would for all of us if we put him in charge. Now go put on the developmental color Ken picked out for you and leave us alone with this. . . reality!
Thanks for the reply. I’m not interested in lasting 5 min. w/Wilber. Anything positive he can contribute is great but reread that quote from his website. Sounds like he wants a Politburo for the cognitive elite. Rocky:”But that trick never works!” Bullwinkle:”This time for sure!!”