The Republican
- I am alone
- Trust no one. Be very afraid.
- The individual should prevail over the collective.
- I am worthless and a sinner.
- I hate myself and those around me.
- I feel sorry for myself because I am so insecure.
- Other’s logic wins the day, I don’t trust myself to decide.
- Religion trumps science. God told me so.
- The world is a bad place filled with bad people.
- I would rather be on the winning side than the right side.
- I believe the ends justify the means.
- I want everyone to believe what I believe.
The Democrat
- I sit above
- Trust only our side, the other side is evil.
- The collective should prevail over the individual and we should run it.
- I am superior and valuable in every way that is important.
- I love myself and pity those around me.
- I feel sorry for those ignorant fools who do not see how smart I am.
- My logic wins the day. It is superior. Only fools don’t see this.
- Science trumps religion. Science is infallible. God is for fools.
- The world could be a good place if only the good people would win.
- I would rather be on the right side than the winning side.
- I think only of the ends and nothing of the means.
- I want everyone to think what I think.
The Millennial Monk
- I am equal and connected
- Trust everyone’s heart.
- The collective and the individual are one system.
- We are all equal in every way.
- I love myself and all those around me, even my enemies.
- We have compassion for all who are ignorant of their own potential.
- Shared and open logic wins the day. Everyone will eventually see this.
- Science that can’t explain religion is incomplete. The conflict is temporary.
- The world is a wonderful place filled with good people waiting to awaken.
- We won’t stop until we figure out how to win while on the right side.
- We know that ends and means can merge in unity and balance.
- We want everyone to be whoever they are.
Thanks to Thomas Beckett (@tbeckett) for suggesting the use of the word: “monk.”
Being a millennial, the description of ‘me’ really resonates.. but why “monk”, @tbeckett?
Very nice. Definitely captures the simple kind of thought-bomb needed to catch people’s attention and move them beyond binary opposition.
For me, the ‘monk’ word in some ways replicates Vinay’s “Templars of Earth” brand, in that it implies a limited set of early-adopters outside the mainstream. Is this what you intended? What name do we have for when this spreads beyond?
I like the sentiment behind “Millennial” – we definitely need something epic and “long now”-y. Somehow “Millenial Dawn” sounds like a South American narco-terrorist cult to me, tho!
Not sure that’s the tone we’re going for…
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Doubt everything
There are a vast array of scales operating everywhere
There are many commonalities across all creatures, but no tow are alike, not even twins
Knowing the truth is a duty, not a privilege
The truth often loses but it is best when it wins
Science and religion are orthogonal. Spirit is inexplicable and subjectivity can never be understood by objective methods
The world is a mess in desperate need of competent repair
There is always a best you can do, no matter how bad the situation, and we will keep trying to do that
The more absolute your principles, the fewer of them you can have without hypocrisy. Ethics is always contingent.
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