[OSList] Open Space wherever, however, whenever, with whomever as often as you can

Wed Dec 9 11:10:29 PST 2015

Are we to invite only those who are inviting? /Only/ those who are lovely?

If we invite the uninviting and love the unlovely, the rest is up to them.

Is it not?

Isn't that how opening space actually goes?

Daniel

PS See also:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Performative_contradiction

On 12/9/15 1:30 PM, Jan Höglund via OSList wrote:
> Well, who does Donal Trump invite? Not Muslims obviously.
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> I just read "Talking to the Enemy" by Scott Atran 
> https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/14848338-talking-to-the-enemy
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> Yes, it's about opening space...
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> I'll write a book review some day.
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> /Jan
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> Date: Wed, 9 Dec 2015 09:49:23 -0500
> Subject: Re: [OSList] Open Space wherever, however, whenever, with 
> whomever as often as you can
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> Wait. Is Donald Trump invited? His ideas?
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> http://www.trans4mind.com/jamesharveystout/repress.htm
> Repression. It is similar to suppression in that a thought or feeling 
> or emotion is not expressed -- but in repression, we deny that the 
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> On 12/8/15 7:48 AM, Harrison Owen via OSList wrote:
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>     “Donald Trump calls for ‘total’ ban on Muslims entering United
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>     (Washington Post 12/8/15)
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>     Donald Trump has said what some people here in the USA (and
>     elsewhere in the world) have also been saying and feeling. These
>     are the words of fear. Unfortunately they are also the words of a
>     demagogue, seeking to play upon the fears of others. That there is
>     danger is clear, but an infinitely greater danger is that we
>     sacrifice our essential humanity to our fear. Sealing our borders,
>     closing our doors and windows... we close our space. And while it
>     may appear safer, that is an allusion. Life cannot be lived
>     without space to live in. We are no exception.
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>     Recently we have been celebrating the warmth and depth of this
>     global community. It is a wonder. But the beauty of this community
>     is not an inherent gift, I believe. Rather it is the reflection of
>     what we do. Opening Space. Opening space is not magic. We did not
>     invent it. It is not even complicated. At root level it is simply
>     inviting people to be fully who and what they are, to greet each
>     other and to enjoy the space. We can do it. We can invite others
>     to do it. And now is the time.
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>     Harrison
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