[OSList] A Little tremor...

Sat Jun 25 07:19:38 PDT 2016

Dear Paul,

I had to grin thinking of politicians helping to shape waves.
Have you ever seen anyone shaping a wave? I mean the waves in an ocean 
or even a pond?

I is geared to stay calm and to carry on, thanks for reminding me

cheers
mmp

On 25.06.2016 10:55, Paul Nunesdea via OSList wrote:
>
> Politicians ride waves or at least help to shape them and fear is one of
> the items in their tool chest.
>
> Fear of the other is such a powerful tool. Advertisers know that.
>
> I was not surprised with the BREXIT (the UK vote lo leave).
>
> I have heard that human civilizations go in cycles, like the whole
> planet itself.
>
> There is something of a strange kind of energy that is accumulating
> recently and that started with the Arab springs, certain equivalent
> movements in China and Europe, namely in Spain that is going to face
> elections this weekend.
>
> These spontaneous movements are the bedrock of a new breed of political
> parties in Europe. In Greece and in the city of Rome they won the majority.
>
> Alas, this energy also reveals itself in non-constructive modes.
>
> The riots prior and during the UEFA cup games are also an evidence of
> this energy in latency.
>
> Who knows this is also what happened in England? The manifestation of a
> societal energy that is mad at something. A will that resists the rain
> in polling day. A will so in-depth that the day of vote some realize
> they have lied to themselves during the opinion polls.
>
> On the TV news I remember this British guy from the public saying: "in
> my heart, I will say leave but with my head, I must vote to stay."
>
> The heart took control and bingo - a huge stone was thrown in the pond.
>
> I also would have voted to leave.
>
> The EU pond is murky. We see waves of refugees and children dying in the
> see - WAIT A MINUTE did I said children are dying in the mediterranean sea?
>
> In spite of the honorable intentions of their founding fathers the EU
> remains a private club of nations whose political representatives
> selfishly seek to please their own constituencies.
>
> I suspect the US history can teach our EU politicians how to build a
> united land. US is the land where OST emerged in recent years and that
> is part of the same strange energy
>
> Are we going to close the cycle and get back towards where we started as
> a single global tribe 50.000 years ago?
>
> I see the BREXIT has an opportunity for that.
>
> The EU needs reinvention.
>
> Keep calm and carry on.
>
>
> On 25 June 2016 at 00:30, Royle, Karl via OSList
> <oslist at lists.openspacetech.org
> <mailto:oslist at lists.openspacetech.org>>wrote:
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> Many of us brits were in the 48%. Who voted to stay in and probably
> trying to become Scottish or Irish
>
>
> And 75% of people aged 18 to 25 were in favour of staying in.
>
>
> The vote wasn’t about the eu but was caused by persistent inequality and
> generated fear of the other by a ruling elite that should have known better.
>
>
> The Uk will ultimately be ok ish
>
>
> The fear will start if the rest of the EU folds as a result. Not so much
> opening space but creating a black hole
>
>
> Pip pop
>
>
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> Owen via OSList <oslist at lists.openspacetech.org
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> *Subject: *[OSList] A Little tremor...
>
>
> You may have noticed a certain shaking in the World Order. It registered
> 611.21 on the Dow Jones. That’s a *negative* 611.21. Essentially wiped
> out all gains for the year. Money is only what you think it is and …
> suddenly… pooof! IT wasn’t !!!
>
>
>
> One of the “trending stories” on the New York Times was about Brits
> Googling to find out what they had done to themselves. Marvelous. It
> doesn’t seem to be “trending” anymore or I would send it to you. But
> such things do come and go.
>
>
>
> Of course there has been a massive cast of characters, casting stones at
> everybody else. Idiots! …along with  a smaller set who are sure they
> know exactly what to do, how to do it, and who should be in charge.
> Themselves, of course.
>
>
>
> Definitely interesting times.
>
>
>
> Might be something worth talking about?
>
>
>
> This is called opening space, seeing who shows up, and knowing that
> whoever cares will be precisely the right people for the conversation.
> Of course we didn’t do a lot of “pre-work.” Who knew the Brits were
> going to be a crazy as they were/are? – or are they? And no matter…
> Serious stuff never happens on schedule, according to plan… when we are
> all prepared…
>
>
>
> And to quote a great saint (Brian)…. Whenever…
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