I woke up still hoping for the best only to find out maps of US in red everywhere. Time to do some workout learning to control my lizard brain…
Each generation must learn anew that real strength lies in mastering oneself, and not in applying force to one’s imputed enemies. Sometimes it’s everything we can do just to overcome our inner dragon.
More reasons to work on understanding how people learn thinking…
Evening update:
I don’t talk much about politics anyway, but today seems to be special. Just a few notes:
1. It’s fascinating to see the story unfolding through weblogs: arguments, actions, hope, voting reports, quiet hope, disappointments, getting back to life thinking what could be done with it.
2. I haven’t realised how divided is the country. Looking at blue-red-blue US map is self-explanatory, but Alex puts some qualifiers on it. Kerry Victory Speech:
Good morning. I am proud to announce that I am the new leader of the Democratic Union of West and East Coasts (DUWEC). Late last night, it became clear that our nation is divided. On one side, the progressive and liberal secular values that made America, on the other, a radical expansionist, fundamentalist, faith-based project (Christian Reactionist American Patriots). This division is tearing our nation apart, and it has become clear that the differences are insurmountable.
[...]89% of states in DUWEC rank over the national average for knowledge workers, 79% rank over the national average on innovation capacity, 75% rank over the national average on measures of globalization of their economies, and 84% rank above the national average in terms of their digital economies. Given these numbers, it’s no surprise that the average income is 22% higher in DUWEC states than in CRAP states. The average state in the DUWEC has 104 post-secondary institutions, while in CRAP, the average state has 68. Not surprisingly, then, the percentage of people with bachelors degrees is far higher in DUWEC states. [continue reading...]
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