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

Wed Dec 9 12:22:10 PST 2015

For some weird reason i only saw the first line of your original post
Daniel.

Below that, I now see your good important points about the people attracted
to Mr. Trump's rhetoric.

I am very much like them - white straight Christian Americans getting
screwed by global economic forces. And needing to quickly and sometimes
painfully learn how to live in a multicultural multigendered world. And
understand things about unearned privileges that are hard to hear.

I credit my family and teachers and friends for any ability I have to stay
an open minded and open hearted learner in the midst of rapid change.

As two straight WASPy American men, you and I may have special calling to
open spaces for alternatives to the fascist path that can be so tempting.

I think this gets at your point more exactly.

Jeff
On Dec 9, 2015 11:54 AM, "Christine Whitney Sanchez" <
christine at innovationpartners.com> wrote:

> I would pay for a plane ticket to witness this hug.
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> Christine
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> On Dec 9, 2015, at 12:27 PM, Jeff Aitken via OSList <
> oslist at lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:
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> Hey Daniel, I don't think Mr. Trump has any problem finding his breakout
> in the open space of the contemporary world. I find the issue exactly to be
> that he wishes to close off the space to others.
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> He's being a space invader. How do you handle a space invader? Maybe if we
> both gave him a big hug.
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> Jeff
> On Dec 9, 2015 11:10 AM, "Daniel Mezick via OSList" <
> oslist at lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:
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>> Are we to invite only those who are inviting?  *Only* those who are
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>> If we invite the uninviting and love the unlovely, the rest is up to
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>> Isn't that how opening space actually goes?
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>> Daniel
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>> PS See also:
>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Performative_contradiction
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>> On 12/9/15 1:30 PM, Jan Höglund via OSList wrote:
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>> 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>
>> 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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>> To: oslist at lists.openspacetech.org
>> Date: Wed, 9 Dec 2015 09:49:23 -0500
>> Subject: Re: [OSList] Open Space wherever, however, whenever, with
>> whomever as often as you can
>> From: oslist at lists.openspacetech.org
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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 element
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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 States”
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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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