I continue to seek answers to questions that are mostly unanswerable in my current context ... yet my wanderings on the web—sometimes directed by others, mostly haphazard jumpings of my own—occasionally offer droplets of insight.
Yesterday evening I came across an excerpt of one of James Burke’s episodes from The Day the Universe Changed. I recall seeing that on PBS when it came out, and being mightily impressed. Rediscovering him now (we’ve just finished watching one of his previous series, Connections), I am even more awed. This vid is densely packed with ideas that speak to me—some of which will certainly not speak to some of you. My reaction to my first viewing of this closing bit of the series last night was, “Burke was spot on some 20 years ago! We are living in this opportunity—and yet I fear we’re squandering it.” By “we” I meant The Family—we freedom-loving individuals. Intolerance and fear keep us from creating what’s possible ... what Burke mentions in his closing words here.
So, what do you say?
Hmmm
I am unclear how you arrive at "Intolerance and fear keep us from creating what’s possible" from Burke's closing words. Or how we are squandering the opportunities of the present day.
Of course there are many who operate on the basis of "hatred of the heretic." This is true of any movement and it is especially true of political ones, because they operate in a winner-take-all environment. But those of us who simply seek to live free are not doing that.
Just to state one example: I really do not hate those who chose Barr as the LP's presidential candidate. I think they are mistaken, but who knows, maybe they will accomplish something positive. They are using their resources and are entitled to do what they want with them.
I do not fully agree with Burke and the "any view is correct" philosophy. This can lead to a "Do what you will shall be the whole of the law" point of view. Hardly "balanced anarchy".
But I suspect I have missed the point you are trying to communicate.