Comments - having the cake and eating it too - Urgent Evoke2024-03-29T05:20:56Zhttp://www.urgentevoke.com/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=4871302%3ABlogPost%3A35395&xn_auth=no@Rahul We are on the same pag…tag:www.urgentevoke.com,2010-04-09:4871302:Comment:873332010-04-09T21:39:44.030ZGreg Stevensonhttp://www.urgentevoke.com/profile/GregStevenson
@Rahul We are on the same page <a href="http://www.urgentevoke.com/profiles/blogs/commitment-four-the-long-term">here</a> Brother.
@Rahul We are on the same page <a href="http://www.urgentevoke.com/profiles/blogs/commitment-four-the-long-term">here</a> Brother. Free Trade ReImagined -- Robe…tag:www.urgentevoke.com,2010-03-28:4871302:Comment:698372010-03-28T20:43:54.232Zcameron michael keyshttp://www.urgentevoke.com/profile/cameronmichaelkeys
Free Trade ReImagined -- Roberto Mangabeira Unger.<br />
I think I'm really hearing you in this post. Globalization is necessary in Africa, but the character of that globalization has to be newly imagined. As for cultivating an ethos of non-violence...<br />
If you imagine a country or a continent as possessing a whole psyche -- as an organism -- it opens up areas for analysis. In the formation of the mind of a whole psyche, the organism must develop a functional "theory of other minds". This is a system…
Free Trade ReImagined -- Roberto Mangabeira Unger.<br />
I think I'm really hearing you in this post. Globalization is necessary in Africa, but the character of that globalization has to be newly imagined. As for cultivating an ethos of non-violence...<br />
If you imagine a country or a continent as possessing a whole psyche -- as an organism -- it opens up areas for analysis. In the formation of the mind of a whole psyche, the organism must develop a functional "theory of other minds". This is a system of present-moment evaluation enacted by the organism to represent and construct the content of the other. If the organism sees another whole psyche, there has to be a method for constructing the other's whole psyche based only upon sensory stimuli, inference, et cetera. So my question here is, What is Africa's image of the whole psyche of the developed world? This will actually influence the behavior of Africa and Africa's people.<br />
I would assert that in order for an ethos of non-violence to gain traction in Africa, the rest of the world needs to provide Africa with UNAMBIGUOUSLY GENEROUS behavior, non-violent, compassionate, and proactive. This has to be a sustained and intense endeavor if it wishes to alter the colonial conditioning of Africa's theory of other minds.<br />
Does this make sense?<br />
The violent attitudes of Africa toward its own organic body are contatenations of its relationships with colonial powers. To alter its own internal dynamics at this point requires enlightened engagement. At this point, however, Africa's theory of other minds makes it believe that the developed corporate world is hostile to Africa's best interests. We're supporting the liberation of Africa, but the support has to be so overwhelming and sustained that it reprograms Africa's theory of other minds.<br />
That's not something that a propaganda campaign or social movement can alter. The theory of other minds is so deeply subconscious you cannot get at it by playing with surfaces.<br />
In order to change Africa's theory of other minds, the developed corporate world has to change ITS theory of other minds. And that's major difficult. We're talking about corporate conglomerates as organic whole psyche's with deeply disturbed psychological profiles. Major corporations viewed properly as entities have deeply deeply disturbing theories of other minds. Thanks to everyone who had th…tag:www.urgentevoke.com,2010-03-20:4871302:Comment:497532010-03-20T10:24:01.876ZRahul Dewanjeehttp://www.urgentevoke.com/profile/RD
Thanks to everyone who had this opportunity to read this article and put forward constructive criticisms and power votes.<br />
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It is worth reflecting your thoughts after viewing the picture taken by Pulitzer awarding winning photographer Kevin Carter. <b><a href="http://www.urgentevoke.com/photo/sudanese-food-crisis-1994">PLEASE SEE THE PICTURE.</a></b> Feel it. Absorb the sense of context.<br />
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Thanks to everyone who had this opportunity to read this article and put forward constructive criticisms and power votes.<br />
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It is worth reflecting your thoughts after viewing the picture taken by Pulitzer awarding winning photographer Kevin Carter. <b><a href="http://www.urgentevoke.com/photo/sudanese-food-crisis-1994">PLEASE SEE THE PICTURE.</a></b> Feel it. Absorb the sense of context.<br />
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Thanks:) Thanks to everyone who had th…tag:www.urgentevoke.com,2010-03-17:4871302:Comment:398332010-03-17T03:40:34.936ZRahul Dewanjeehttp://www.urgentevoke.com/profile/RD
Thanks to everyone who had this opportunity to read this article and put forward constructive criticisms and power votes. Thanks:)
Thanks to everyone who had this opportunity to read this article and put forward constructive criticisms and power votes. Thanks:) wow. what an excellently thou…tag:www.urgentevoke.com,2010-03-16:4871302:Comment:390102010-03-16T17:32:11.324Zglimhttp://www.urgentevoke.com/profile/glim
wow. what an excellently thought out and expressed post. lots of really good stuff to research and collate here...
wow. what an excellently thought out and expressed post. lots of really good stuff to research and collate here... Rahul - I am very inspired by…tag:www.urgentevoke.com,2010-03-16:4871302:Comment:378312010-03-16T01:07:55.869ZLinda Holthttp://www.urgentevoke.com/profile/LindaHolt
Rahul - I am very inspired by the depth of your knowledge and your kindness. I have mentioned Werner Erhard in my writings. I am trying to find written documentation of some of the work he has done with corporations and governments. His work on transformation could also be a potential model for Africa and, dare I say, the world.
Rahul - I am very inspired by the depth of your knowledge and your kindness. I have mentioned Werner Erhard in my writings. I am trying to find written documentation of some of the work he has done with corporations and governments. His work on transformation could also be a potential model for Africa and, dare I say, the world. G'day Linda....I trust you wi…tag:www.urgentevoke.com,2010-03-16:4871302:Comment:378032010-03-16T00:45:43.862ZRahul Dewanjeehttp://www.urgentevoke.com/profile/RD
G'day Linda....I trust you will keep me inspiring with your words like you've always done....I'm going through the Jubilee site now.<br />
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Thank you for acknowledging that debt slavery more than anything else coupled with a lack of functional democracy is killing every drop of hope in Africa....I reckon non-violent movement inspired by Mahatma Gandhi's work and life could be a potential model for Africa to '<b>reinvent its relevance'.</b>
G'day Linda....I trust you will keep me inspiring with your words like you've always done....I'm going through the Jubilee site now.<br />
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Thank you for acknowledging that debt slavery more than anything else coupled with a lack of functional democracy is killing every drop of hope in Africa....I reckon non-violent movement inspired by Mahatma Gandhi's work and life could be a potential model for Africa to '<b>reinvent its relevance'.</b> Rahul, you said "It is import…tag:www.urgentevoke.com,2010-03-16:4871302:Comment:377682010-03-16T00:20:47.305ZLinda Holthttp://www.urgentevoke.com/profile/LindaHolt
Rahul, you said "It is important to understand the interconnectedness of exports and imports to make sense of the fiscal responsibilities that governments have to meet their debt payment obligations and how wrong policy directions at a macro level can never ever be contained through micro adjustments." You said a world of hurt and truth in this sentence. I thnk your vision for a non-violent, united effort to begin a new conversation is powerful and even imperative. I also believe that we can…
Rahul, you said "It is important to understand the interconnectedness of exports and imports to make sense of the fiscal responsibilities that governments have to meet their debt payment obligations and how wrong policy directions at a macro level can never ever be contained through micro adjustments." You said a world of hurt and truth in this sentence. I thnk your vision for a non-violent, united effort to begin a new conversation is powerful and even imperative. I also believe that we can use our voice to join others who are already taking a stand for Africa and other impoverished countries and call for Jubilee,<br />
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Proclaim liberty throughout the lands<br />
and to all the inhabitants thereof,<br />
it shall be a jubilee for you."<br />
Leviticus 25:10<br />
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<i>Debt is a New Kind of Slavery<br />
International debt slavery means that countries are caught in a debt trap that they can't escape. The debt trap is composed of economic conditions that take away a country’s sovereignty and freedom. When countries are enslaved by debt they can't improve the lives of their citizens nor gain control over their own futures.</i><br />
<a href="http://www.jubileeusa.org/truth-about-debt/why-drop-the-debt.html" target="_blank">http://www.jubileeusa.org/truth-about-debt/why-drop-the-debt.html</a><br />
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Thank you again, Rahul, and for reminding me about Jubilee. It will be a powerful Envoke if we joined together to make our voices heard in the next eight weeks.<br />
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<a href="http://www.jubileeusa.org/changenotchains.html" target="_blank">http://www.jubileeusa.org/changenotchains.html</a> You are welcome Michelle. Che…tag:www.urgentevoke.com,2010-03-15:4871302:Comment:377202010-03-15T23:35:17.002ZRahul Dewanjeehttp://www.urgentevoke.com/profile/RD
You are welcome Michelle. Cheers :)
You are welcome Michelle. Cheers :) You may take the opportunity…tag:www.urgentevoke.com,2010-03-15:4871302:Comment:376762010-03-15T22:56:52.718ZRahul Dewanjeehttp://www.urgentevoke.com/profile/RD
You may take the opportunity to pause and scrutinise the activities of the following organisations that are working towards a common goal for functional democracy in Africa:<br />
Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (<b>ZCTU</b>)<br />
Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (Zimrights)<br />
National Constitutional Assembly (NCA)<br />
Women of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA)<br />
Zimbabwe National Students Union (ZINASU)
You may take the opportunity to pause and scrutinise the activities of the following organisations that are working towards a common goal for functional democracy in Africa:<br />
Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (<b>ZCTU</b>)<br />
Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (Zimrights)<br />
National Constitutional Assembly (NCA)<br />
Women of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA)<br />
Zimbabwe National Students Union (ZINASU)