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<p>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. <br>
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<p>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. <br>
</p>
<p>Many of my friends who claim to like these ideas do not like
Brexit whatsoever. <br>
</p>
<p>Clearly, missing something important. I am asking for help. Will
you help me with this? <br>
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<img alt="" src="cid:part1.06A8A762.C61B9BC7@newtechusa.net"
height="201" width="162"><br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 6/25/16 10:19 AM, Michael M Pannwitz
via OSList wrote:<br>
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<blockquote
cite="mid:dcfe2c2f-078d-6301-1235-75598cb38bdf@gmail.com"
type="cite">Dear Paul,
<br>
<br>
I had to grin thinking of politicians helping to shape waves.
<br>
Have you ever seen anyone shaping a wave? I mean the waves in an
ocean or even a pond?
<br>
<br>
I is geared to stay calm and to carry on, thanks for reminding me
<br>
<br>
cheers
<br>
mmp
<br>
<br>
On 25.06.2016 10:55, Paul Nunesdea via OSList wrote:
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<blockquote type="cite">
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Politicians ride waves or at least help to shape them and fear
is one of
<br>
the items in their tool chest.
<br>
<br>
Fear of the other is such a powerful tool. Advertisers know
that.
<br>
<br>
I was not surprised with the BREXIT (the UK vote lo leave).
<br>
<br>
I have heard that human civilizations go in cycles, like the
whole
<br>
planet itself.
<br>
<br>
There is something of a strange kind of energy that is
accumulating
<br>
recently and that started with the Arab springs, certain
equivalent
<br>
movements in China and Europe, namely in Spain that is going to
face
<br>
elections this weekend.
<br>
<br>
These spontaneous movements are the bedrock of a new breed of
political
<br>
parties in Europe. In Greece and in the city of Rome they won
the majority.
<br>
<br>
Alas, this energy also reveals itself in non-constructive modes.
<br>
<br>
The riots prior and during the UEFA cup games are also an
evidence of
<br>
this energy in latency.
<br>
<br>
Who knows this is also what happened in England? The
manifestation of a
<br>
societal energy that is mad at something. A will that resists
the rain
<br>
in polling day. A will so in-depth that the day of vote some
realize
<br>
they have lied to themselves during the opinion polls.
<br>
<br>
On the TV news I remember this British guy from the public
saying: "in
<br>
my heart, I will say leave but with my head, I must vote to
stay."
<br>
<br>
The heart took control and bingo - a huge stone was thrown in
the pond.
<br>
<br>
I also would have voted to leave.
<br>
<br>
The EU pond is murky. We see waves of refugees and children
dying in the
<br>
see - WAIT A MINUTE did I said children are dying in the
mediterranean sea?
<br>
<br>
In spite of the honorable intentions of their founding fathers
the EU
<br>
remains a private club of nations whose political
representatives
<br>
selfishly seek to please their own constituencies.
<br>
<br>
I suspect the US history can teach our EU politicians how to
build a
<br>
united land. US is the land where OST emerged in recent years
and that
<br>
is part of the same strange energy
<br>
<br>
Are we going to close the cycle and get back towards where we
started as
<br>
a single global tribe 50.000 years ago?
<br>
<br>
I see the BREXIT has an opportunity for that.
<br>
<br>
The EU needs reinvention.
<br>
<br>
Keep calm and carry on.
<br>
<br>
<br>
On 25 June 2016 at 00:30, Royle, Karl via OSList
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<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org"><mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org></a>>wrote:
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<br>
Many of us brits were in the 48%. Who voted to stay in and
probably
<br>
trying to become Scottish or Irish
<br>
<br>
<br>
And 75% of people aged 18 to 25 were in favour of staying in.
<br>
<br>
<br>
The vote wasn’t about the eu but was caused by persistent
inequality and
<br>
generated fear of the other by a ruling elite that should have
known better.
<br>
<br>
<br>
The Uk will ultimately be ok ish
<br>
<br>
<br>
The fear will start if the rest of the EU folds as a result. Not
so much
<br>
opening space but creating a black hole
<br>
<br>
<br>
Pip pop
<br>
<br>
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Owen via OSList <<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org">oslist@lists.openspacetech.org</a>
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*Subject: *[OSList] A Little tremor...
<br>
<br>
<br>
You may have noticed a certain shaking in the World Order. It
registered
<br>
611.21 on the Dow Jones. That’s a *negative* 611.21. Essentially
wiped
<br>
out all gains for the year. Money is only what you think it is
and …
<br>
suddenly… pooof! IT wasn’t !!!
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
One of the “trending stories” on the New York Times was about
Brits
<br>
Googling to find out what they had done to themselves.
Marvelous. It
<br>
doesn’t seem to be “trending” anymore or I would send it to you.
But
<br>
such things do come and go.
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
Of course there has been a massive cast of characters, casting
stones at
<br>
everybody else. Idiots! …along with a smaller set who are sure
they
<br>
know exactly what to do, how to do it, and who should be in
charge.
<br>
Themselves, of course.
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
Definitely interesting times.
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
Might be something worth talking about?
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
This is called opening space, seeing who shows up, and knowing
that
<br>
whoever cares will be precisely the right people for the
conversation.
<br>
Of course we didn’t do a lot of “pre-work.” Who knew the Brits
were
<br>
going to be a crazy as they were/are? – or are they? And no
matter…
<br>
Serious stuff never happens on schedule, according to plan… when
we are
<br>
all prepared…
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
And to quote a great saint (Brian)…. Whenever…
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