[OSList] A Little tremor...

Sat Jun 25 10:49:58 PDT 2016

Recently, I'm surprised by the response of some of my friends to Brexit. 
The vote is a clearly a vote for the decentralization of authority.

I've always associated the decentralization of authority with: 
self-organizing teams, responsive organizations, open space, 
self-management, Law of 2 Feet, a self-organizing universe, etc.

Many of my friends who claim to like these ideas do not like Brexit 
whatsoever.

Clearly, missing something important. I am asking for help. Will you 
help me with this?

On 6/25/16 10:19 AM, Michael M Pannwitz via OSList wrote:
> 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:
>>
>> 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
>>
>>
>> *From: *OSList <oslist-bounces at lists.openspacetech.org
>> <mailto:oslist-bounces at lists.openspacetech.org>> on behalf of Harrison
>> Owen via OSList <oslist at lists.openspacetech.org
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>> *Reply-To: *Harrison Owen <hhowen at verizon.net
>> <mailto:hhowen at verizon.net>>, World wide Open Space Technology email
>> list <oslist at lists.openspacetech.org
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>> *Date: *Friday, 24 June 2016 22:00
>> *To: *'World wide Open Space Technology email list'
>> <oslist at lists.openspacetech.org <mailto:oslist at lists.openspacetech.org>>
>> *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…
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Harrison
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