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The Seeking a just, inclusive, and sustainable world that works for all
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Feedback and Critical Commentary on "Renewing the American Experiment" by David C. Korten Vicki Robin, president, New Road Map Foundation There are two dimensions I think about that are implied but not explicit in your essay... 1. conservatives might not consider America an experiment - I think there is a structure to "our" story of delight in continuous learning and growth, that this is the nature of the life well lived whereas the structure in the conservative story is of a universe delivered whole by the divine with embedded moral laws and the life well lived is a life that adheres to the highest moral standards required by the Creator. It's a big difference - dynamism versus order. These of course are the two forces of the universe. 2. Both stories talk about freedom yet see it so differently! Actually, it's a question of what do you control and what do you allow to organize itself. It would be interesting to ask a set of freedom questions - what must we control as a society in order to have the maximum freedom for us as citizens? We all share a love of expansiveness, we all share a willingness to limit that which will harm what we hold dear, but where any one of us would place those fences is very different. Posted January 26, 2004 |