Progressive Participatory Enaction

[Edward theurj Berge]

After much extended consideration I changed the name of my blog from Integral Postmetaphysical Enaction to the above. (Former blog postings in this thread.) It will still be at the same link. I've decided to change the name largely due to no longer having much interest in integral theory. Still some, but not enough to justify it in the name. I'm still interested in postmetaphysics, but who the hell has heard of that outside a select few eggheads? I am much more interested in motivating myself and others into participating with progressive ideals and enacting those policies in all domains. Keeping the old blog name was more than a bit off putting for that broader agenda. I'll keep the old name as a subtitle for now for those familiar with and searching for it. But my intent is to get more people involved in the hope of actually changing things for the better instead of engaging in interesting but mostly armchair speculations.

I retained the word enaction for a few reasons. It relates to specific philosophical models of embodied cognition (and/or realism) in which I'm still interested and will continue to write about. It is a progressive evolution over previous models highlighting our participation with co-creating our realities. Note the prefix co, indicating that though we participate the Real grounds and delimits that participation. But that's still egghead. Mostly because the word means creating law, which to me is the most effective way for us to implement our values in society. Hence a lot of my focus is on motivating us to participate in changing or creating laws aligned with progressive ideals.

The blog will still be the same except that the name will more accurately reflect what I've been doing here for the past several months. I hope the current audience will continue to read. And I hope the new name will attract new readers who are motivated to join me in participating in progressive ideals and enacting laws and structures to express that agenda.

[Edward theurj Berge]

Tell them no to TPP fast track. See Robert Reich's FB post on the White House pressuring Congress to approve fast track in this hideous Bill. He urges us to contact our representatives to voice our dissent. This was my letter to the relevant representatives. You can find yours at this link. Please be active on this issue.

Do not approve fast-track for the TPP. And for that matter, do not approve of the TPP at all. Please see the Progressive Congressional Caucus statement on trade and only approve trade deals consistent with it.

[DavidM58]

I took the que, and just copied and pasted your comments into emails to my Congresswoman and Senators.  Thanks for the reminder to take action.

theurj said:

Tell them no to TPP fast track. See Robert Reich's FB post on the White House pressuring Congress to approve fast track in this hideous Bill. He urges us to contact our representatives to voice our dissent. This was my letter to the relevant representatives. You can find yours at this link. Please be active on this issue.

Do not approve fast-track for the TPP. And for that matter, do not approve of the TPP at all. Please see the Progressive Congressional Caucus statement on trade and only approve trade deals consistent with it.

[Balder]

I emailed my representative about this issue as well.

[Edward theurj Berge]

Thank you for taking action. To paraphrase Smokey Bear, only you can prevent oligarchy.

[Edward theurj Berge]

We the people can make a difference, and already have. See this article as but one example. There has been an increasing trend for big business to raise the minimum wage, like Walmart, McDonalds, Target, etc. And it wasn't out of the goodness of their hearts; it was we the people speaking up, demonstrating, signing petitions and contacting representatives. We did it. We're even getting said businesses and regressive politicians to acknowledge the problem and to start using income inequality rhetoric. Granted these folks are making the changes and using the rhetoric in an attempt to think they really care, when all they care about is their bottom line and are using the talk as a smoke screen. But at least they realize they need to do it or else face the sort of we the people campaign that costs them profits. So kudos to us for getting involved and creating a better world for everyone. And keep up the good work, for to rest on our laurels will only let them go back to their insidious ways.

[Edward theurj Berge]

Support the Municipal Broadband Act.

[Edward theurj Berge]

Robert Reich on the travesty known as the TPP and its fast track.

[Edward theurj Berge]

See this letter Senators Warren and Brown sent to the President on the TPP. I emailed Obama today saying the following. If you're concerned about this then please write your own email to him as well.

Please make the full details of the TPP available so that we the people can have a dialog with our representatives before they vote on it. Seems reasonable enough. Even George W. Bush did so on a major trade deal with Latin America.

Plus the fact on who supports the TPP and who doesn't says a lot. For it: Multi-national corporations and the Chamber of Commerce. Against it: organized labor, environmentalists and even some in the Tea Party. The thing has been written by the big corps for their own profit. And we're supposed to believe they care about labor or the environment with their proven track record? Seriously Mr. President?

[Edward theurj Berge]

Sanders' campaign planks. The last is significant in terms of promoting the Commons.

[Edward theurj Berge]

Stuff you usually don't see in integral world. Of particular note is from metacognition to root cause analysis.  You pattern dynamicists will like the last one.

[DavidM58]

Very interesting graphic there, with LOTS of material on these topics to digest from this journal:

http://www.spanda.org/SpandaJounrnal_VI,1.pdf

[Edward theurj Berge]

The recent ITC left many with a desire to have a greater impact on our society, to engage in social justice and environmental sustainability. A significant way to do so is by volunteering a couple of hours per week to the Bernie Sanders Presidential campaign. Here is his agenda. There's an organizing meeting tonight and you can find one local to you here. Please consider this as one way to get engaged with your ITC commitments. Thank you.