Comments on: The Science of Solidarity https://front.moveon.org/the-science-of-solidarity/ MoveOn is a community of millions of Americans from all walks of life who use innovative technology to lead, participate in, and win campaigns for progressive change. Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:15:56 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 By: Kathy Moyer Berrier https://front.moveon.org/the-science-of-solidarity/#comment-4506 Thu, 10 Mar 2011 04:49:00 +0000 http://front.moveon.org/?p=1063#comment-4506 In reply to Laura Dawn.

why? because it’s part of the scaretocracy

]]> By: Anonymous https://front.moveon.org/the-science-of-solidarity/#comment-4061 Sat, 05 Mar 2011 04:15:00 +0000 http://front.moveon.org/?p=1063#comment-4061 I think we are moving in dual tendencies: one, towards more connection and empathy; but, second, towards more competition and re-tribalization. Unfortunately, we thrive on asserting difference — the nation-state is in a way just an extension of the tribe which is an extension of the family. How to get beyond the assertion of difference as primary, and assert empathy and cooperation as primary, has yet to be seen.

]]> By: Theo Cedar Jones https://front.moveon.org/the-science-of-solidarity/#comment-3489 Wed, 02 Mar 2011 04:02:00 +0000 http://front.moveon.org/?p=1063#comment-3489 This is great. I think it ties in very well with the Global Cooperative Forum spoken of by Adi Da in the book Not-Two Is Peace.

]]> By: Laura Dawn https://front.moveon.org/the-science-of-solidarity/#comment-3400 Tue, 01 Mar 2011 18:28:00 +0000 http://front.moveon.org/?p=1063#comment-3400 @Mark777777 What the heck does empathy have to do with socialism? Why do conservatives always try to make these archaic connections to socialism and communism, when nothing of the sort exists in this country nor will it ever? Amazing.

]]> By: Anonymous https://front.moveon.org/the-science-of-solidarity/#comment-3384 Tue, 01 Mar 2011 15:23:00 +0000 http://front.moveon.org/?p=1063#comment-3384 That’s all well and fine in theory, but the nature of man is not purely empathetic. The non-govenrnmental response to Haiti was voluntary, we will not swallow your New World Order plans. nnCommunism, socialism and progressivism share three fatal flaws – 1.They assume that all people perform on the same level and contribute equally 2. That the human nature is anything other than at its best when it is absolutely competitive 3.People are willing to be generous involuntarily. nnIn the end, socialists are mostly well meaning – but they attempt to control, change or circumvent the nature of man; that is impossible. We must accept what we are – Besides, communist governments have always been rife with corruption – the inclination to want more is human nature and what allows the species to survive and improve. If idiots and people that have failed habits are paid to propagate it defies the laws of nature and societal decay and eventual failure is destiny. Just look at the condition of those that receive prolonged welfare, failures.

]]> By: Anonymous https://front.moveon.org/the-science-of-solidarity/#comment-3374 Tue, 01 Mar 2011 13:35:00 +0000 http://front.moveon.org/?p=1063#comment-3374 It would be interesting to see which neurons lit up in an MRI if the subject watched something being taken from someone by someone else. Would the brain show empathy with with the brain of the taker or takee? Would the MRI show a difference in the above situation due to age, social status, political ideology? Interesting research for sure but it seems to be just starting.

]]> By: Anonymous https://front.moveon.org/the-science-of-solidarity/#comment-3262 Mon, 28 Feb 2011 21:29:00 +0000 http://front.moveon.org/?p=1063#comment-3262 When Obama was appointing a supreme court justice, he said he wanted someone with empathy, the Republicans went nuts, as if it was a horrible thing.nu201cWhat does that mean? Usually thatu2019s a code word for an activist judge,u201d Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) said on ABCu2019s u201cThis Week.u201d

]]> By: Lee May https://front.moveon.org/the-science-of-solidarity/#comment-3256 Mon, 28 Feb 2011 21:22:00 +0000 http://front.moveon.org/?p=1063#comment-3256 They first went after the undocumented workers, and we said nothing.nThey went after the homos, and we said nothing.nThey went after the teachers and firefighters, and still we said nothing. nThen they went after us, and there was no one left to say a thing.

]]> By: Don Anderson https://front.moveon.org/the-science-of-solidarity/#comment-3255 Mon, 28 Feb 2011 21:16:00 +0000 http://front.moveon.org/?p=1063#comment-3255 Excellent explanation. Connects all the dots for me…

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