Parallax-Newsletter #13
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REZENSION
SKANDINAVIEN MACHT ES BESSER
“Das »Skandinavische Geheimnis« von der Dänin Lene Rachel Anderson und dem Schweden Thomas Björkman erschien im November 2017 auf Englisch unter den Titel »The Nordic Secret«. Es ist ein in der deutschen Fassung 570-seitiges, gewaltiges sozial- und bildungsgeschichtliches Werk, das die Geschichte der skandinavischen Zivilgesellschaft im 19. und 20. Jahrhundert ausführlich und kenntnisreich beschreibt. Insbesondere fokussiert es auf die Entstehung und Entwicklung von Grundtviks Folkehøjskolen und den Folgen dieser Idee in den einzelnen Ländern Skandinaviens, und es schließt mit einer Debatte darüber, was wir heute daraus lernen und davon übernehmen können. “
COVID 19
A CONTAGION OF BAD IDEAS WTH SAM HARRIS
In this episode of the podcast, Sam Harris speaks with Eric Topol about vaccine hesitancy and related misinformation. They discuss the problem of political and social siloing, concerns about mRNA vaccines, the Emergency Use Authorization by the FDA, the effectiveness of the COVID vaccines, vaccine efficacy vs effectiveness, the Delta variant, the misuse of the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS), concerns about long-term side effects from vaccines, bad incentives in medicine, ivermectin, government and corporate censorship, vaccine mandates, and other topics.
COVID19
ERIC WEINSTEIN REACTS TO THE SENATE CONFRONTATION FAUCI VS PAUL
“Reviewing this video (Of Fauci vs Rand Paul) & the reactions to it, I see two worlds: One in which the good Dr Fauci with Saintly patience has finally had it w/ right wing populist & borderline nutcase Sen Paul. The other in which Dr Paul confronts naked Emperor Fauci on GoFR.”
MEDIA
THE ART OF MEDIA-MANIPULATION
A CNN staffer admitted in a secretly recorded video that his network produced “propaganda” to oust former President Donald Trump during the 2020 presidential election — and bragged about their success. Charlie Chester, a technical Director at the cable network, was filmed during a series of fake Tinder dates as he explained how they “got Trump out” of office. All these things are theoretically not new, reading Chomsky´s Manufactuing consent and Niklas Luhman Reality of Mass-Media. Still seeing this confession’
META-CRISIS
A PROBLEM WELL-STATED IS HALF-SOLVED
Tristan Harris and Daniel Schmachtenberger explored many different problems addiction, disinformation, polarization, climate change, and more. But what if many of these problems are actually symptoms of the same meta-problem, or meta-crisis? And what if a key leverage point for intervening in this meta-crisis is improving our collective capacity to problem-solve? Head over to the Your Undivided Attention
CULTURE WAR
WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU?
Andrew Sullivan on the radicalization of the elite against liberalism
“Look how far the left’s war on liberalism has gone.
Due process? If you’re a male on campus, gone. Privacy? Stripped away — by anonymous rape accusations, exposure of private emails, violence against people’s private homes, screaming at folks in restaurants, sordid exposés of sexual encounters, eagerly published by woke mags. Non-violence? Exceptions are available if you want to “punch a fascist.” Free speech? Only if you don’t mind being fired and ostracized as a righteous consequence. Free association? You’ve got to be kidding. Religious freedom? Illegitimate bigotry. Equality? Only group equity counts now, and individuals of the wrong identity can and must be discriminated against. Color-blindness? Another word for racism. Mercy? Not for oppressors. Intent? Irrelevant. Objectivity? A racist lie. Science? A manifestation of white supremacy. Biological sex? Replaced by socially constructed gender so that women have penises and men have periods. The rule of law? Not for migrants or looters. Borders? Racist. Viewpoint diversity? A form of violence against the oppressed. “
SENSE-MAKING
RADIO EVOLVE - BETWEEN I AND WE
Thomas Steininger in dialogue with Tom Amarque In the work of evolve, Thomas Steininger and the team see a new edge of culture and consciousness that is emerging. This edge opens up a new We-Space between us, and takes us simultaneously more deeply into our individuation and beyond it. We call this “trans-individuation.” Tom Amarque, author and publisher, heads the online magazine and podcast series called parallax. Tom and Thomas have been friends for many years. They are collaborators in a shared intention to contribute to a new integral and metamodern culture. At the same time, they emphasize different aspects of this emerging culture. Thomas Steininger focuses on trans-individuation and co-creative presence, while Tom Amarque emphasizes the need of continuous individuation, individual maturity, and a new hero-culture in the “eternal war against chaos.” In this episode of Radio evolve, Tom Amarque and Thomas Steininger talk about the dialectics and relationship between individuation and trans-individuation.
POLITICS
RUSSELL BRAND OF THE CORRUPTION OF NANCY PELOSI
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her husband Paul are making millions in stock trades in companies that she actively regulates – shouldn’t this be illegal?