HOPE for transcending politics ~ one idea

[Guest guest]

Dear Oprah,

 

First, let me say that I'm very very happy that Barack will be our

President shortly. And of course, you know that he will need a lot of

help from many of us.

 

Watching the election process, I wonder if you noticed what seems to

me to be a big problem with politics? The use of archaic labels which

do not necessarily have anything to do with the present state of

affairs or even with simple common sense, but, which do incite fear,

anger, arrogance, hatred, etc.

 

From Tolle's teachings, it should be obvious, that a major shift in

politics would be to start transcending all these fixed archaic

political labels. One simple example: Instead of big vs small

government as an ideology, why not go for effective government and let

practicality and flexibility determine the appropriate size for the

times. This can be applied to all the other " vs " ideologies(

capitalism vs socialism, pro-life vs pro-choice, Republicans vs

Democrats, war vs peace, wall street vs main street, etc, etc ).

Instead of getting stuck in the politics of abortion, why not find

practical solutions to minimize unwanted pregnancies?

 

So, my point is that America needs to open up to new ways of thinking

and understanding based not on archaic beliefs and fixed ideologies

rooted in fear, but on common sense practicality inspiring hope.

Instead of energizing FEAR & GREED( which leads to WAR and prosperity

for a few ) why not energize HOPE and SHARING which can lead to PEACE

and prosperity for all. We need all the educators( the news media, the

entertainment media, the politicians themselves, authors of books,

teachers, everyone of good will and courage ) to get on board and

expose all the falsities of the old ways of ideological partisan

thinking.

 

And you Oprah are the foremost of popular educators. I hope you find

ways to get this message out via your TV shows, internet classes,

radio, book reviews, etc and inspire many others to do the same.

 

Thanks for Listening and God Bless,

Amarnath