{"id":421,"date":"2020-10-14T21:51:40","date_gmt":"2020-10-15T01:51:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/harmonybetweentheears.com\/?p=421"},"modified":"2024-10-22T13:48:33","modified_gmt":"2024-10-22T17:48:33","slug":"politics-of-unity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harmonybetweentheears.com\/index.php\/2020\/10\/14\/politics-of-unity\/","title":{"rendered":"Politics of Unity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

When I began studying Philosophy many years ago, I quickly became enamored with the ancient Greeks – not just their philosophy, but their views on mathematics, science, engineering, governance, and life in general. I read a lot of Plato – and learned a lot about my hero – Plato\u2019s teacher – Socrates. Plato wrote a book called \u201cThe Republic\u201d (which I have read) – and shares his wisdom on Republics – with a few warnings scattered about. A quote from Plato and Aristotle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIs there anything worse for a state than to be split and disunited? or anything better than cohesion and unity? – Plato<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFind the good. Seek the Unity. Ignore the divisions among us.\u201d – Aristotle<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the film \u201cThe Matrix\u201d, Morpheus offers Neo 2 options: blue pill, red pill? https:\/\/youtu.be\/zE7PKRjrid4<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ahhh. But it is a one sided test\/question. Seems everyone forgets the other two options: no pill or both pills. This is called freewill. There are 4 choices, not 2. I bring this up because the colors red and blue have crushing political implications we are struggling with currently – with everyone choosing sides. https:\/\/youtu.be\/bpOyQhgM1FU<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNobody\u2019s right if everybody\u2019s wrong.\u201d – Stephen Stills. https:\/\/youtu.be\/gp5JCrSXkJY<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

These times are not unprecedented, nor is this \u201cproblem\u201d we\u2019re living a new phenomenon. Human nature has not changed since the fall of man. How lucky are we that our ancestors left us with wisdom, learned from failure, that we can use – if we will…???<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/youtu.be\/QY2iKzm62AM<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the Gospel of Mark 3:25, Jesus<\/strong> states, “And if a house be divided<\/strong> against itself, that house cannot stand<\/strong>.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“A house divided<\/strong> against itself cannot stand.” – A. Lincoln <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOne of the primary purposes of civilization – and certainly its primary strength – is the guarantee that family life can flourish in unity, peace, and order.\u201d – Robert Kennedy<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our government was designed to be a mirror of our society. \u201cWhat you say about his company is what you say about society.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/youtu.be\/-PmmMG-6mwo<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“It’s easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled.” – Mark Twain<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This song is from 2003 y\u2019all. We ain\u2019t learned nothing (double negative on purpose), we ain\u2019t fixed nothing (double negative on purpose). In the math world, negative x negative is positive, not negative. Love is a verb. Love is a gift whose only purpose is regifting. It is worthless until it is given away. Love is the human factor (multiplier) that turns lives from negative to positive – bad to good. Call me na\u00efve if ya want, but there is no such thing as \u201cpost truth\u201d – truth and love are the same person. \u201cIf ya never know truth, then ya never know love\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/youtu.be\/FotCW5OIFZc<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vote if you dare, but think before you vote. Give this idea a look – it may not be perfect, but it beats what we have currently. https:\/\/articlesofunity.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When I began studying Philosophy many years ago, I quickly became enamored with the ancient Greeks – not just their philosophy, but their views on mathematics, science, engineering, governance, and life in general. I read a lot of Plato – and learned a lot about my hero – Plato\u2019s teacher – Socrates. Plato wrote a<\/p>\n

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