We have a choice. We can build a society on trust or on distrust. There are many examples of distrust: Soviet Union, Argentina and Chile under military rule, Iraq and Afghanistan for example.
So the choice should be easy.
Instead of distrust we should have control. We have control in most normal activities, like large sectors of the economy. Every dollar must be accounted for. That is good and it is no problem. The accounting is not an expression of distrust, but a check that everything is in order.
If there is no control, someone will take advantage of the situation in a bad way.
So there should mutual control. Those who are controlled should control the controllers. It should not be a hierarchy of control over control, but this basic mutual control.
Showing posts with label mutual trust. Show all posts
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Saturday, August 22, 2009
Saturday, March 14, 2009
Mutual trust
The difference between mind logic and body logic is quite obvious in military contexts. The military activity is traditionally body activity and mainly material.
In society in general, it is probably sports and the military who continues to focus on the body most of all. Almost all other activities are turning more and more to mind. Physical work is now done by robots or heavy machinery.
There are so many differences between body and mind.
Body activity is analogue - the more strength the better. Mind is digital - the result is not better if you press the button forcefully instead of mildly. The longer you do a body work, like digging a hole, the deeper it gets. For mind the important aspect is to do the right, which might take just a second.
There are many other differences between body logic and mind logic.
One issue is about security and the experience of security.
Military security is traditionally to have the most of men, guns and ammunition. Existential security is mutual trust. No weapons are needed.
For civilians who are not trained in military security it is difficult enough to trust in mutual trust. For those who are trained in military thinking it could be even more difficult.
So here we are ... the world will be safe when those who are trained not to trust in trust starts to trust trust more than weapons.
So, when will the world be safe?
In society in general, it is probably sports and the military who continues to focus on the body most of all. Almost all other activities are turning more and more to mind. Physical work is now done by robots or heavy machinery.
There are so many differences between body and mind.
Body activity is analogue - the more strength the better. Mind is digital - the result is not better if you press the button forcefully instead of mildly. The longer you do a body work, like digging a hole, the deeper it gets. For mind the important aspect is to do the right, which might take just a second.
There are many other differences between body logic and mind logic.
One issue is about security and the experience of security.
Military security is traditionally to have the most of men, guns and ammunition. Existential security is mutual trust. No weapons are needed.
For civilians who are not trained in military security it is difficult enough to trust in mutual trust. For those who are trained in military thinking it could be even more difficult.
So here we are ... the world will be safe when those who are trained not to trust in trust starts to trust trust more than weapons.
So, when will the world be safe?
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