What climate change, coronavirus and other issues make clear is this: humanity will not thrive in the 21st-century unless we evolve beyond a “me first” or “me only” mentality. We need to shift economically, politically, and socially from an economic to a humanitarian bottom line.

Mar 9, 2020 · 7:04 PM UTC

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The Golden Rule doesn’t mean “Do under others as you would have others do unto you” because they just might. “Do unto others as you would have others do unto you” because they definitely will, and even if they don’t then someone else will. You become generous out of self-interest
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@marwilliamson Did you endorse @BernieSanders? If not he needs it
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All we hear is humanitarian. We need economics to support these humanitarian efforts.
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What if I told you that our basic wiring prevents that, at least in the way that you and our fellow spiritual activists propose? What if the challenge was to accommodate the immutably supported cynicism of the right wing that we're no damn good while still making room for hope?
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It would be nice, but we also have to realize the downsides of global connectivity and a non-localized supply chain that breaks down under crisis.
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What climate change, coronavirus and other issues make clear is this: humanity will not thrive in the 21st-century unless we evolve beyond a “meat first” or “meat only” mentality.
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The question is how? To me we start by learning to address fear first. Fear is at the root of anger, which then becomes rage, hatred, racism, etc depending on ones experience. By learning to identify our fears & the lies from which they are formed we can then respond with clarity
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I dare you get this penetrated to thick skulls, that still have the mentality: - 'Everyone has to "earn" his share.'
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