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Steve in 2008! 
06-29-2007, 03:46 AM
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OK, I was just wistfully dreaming about having a candidate to vote for that would make me really feel like voting...for the first time in my life. Can you blame me? If Steve ever decides to run, he will get himself super-prepared and knowledgeable about the issues, of that we can be sure. Thousands of people know Steve and have confidence in his integrity and commitment to making a difference in the world. He is a professional communicator. He is a motivator. He is an analyzer and solver of problems. He is a generous sharer of solutions. He is, in short, a leader. How many people like that are there in this world? Last edited by Megan; 06-29-2007 at 03:50 AM. |
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06-29-2007, 09:02 AM
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 I selfishly would rather have Steve devoted to us in terms of helping us grow, then have him devoted to running a government agency. | |
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06-29-2007, 08:11 PM
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Politician? Who said anything about becoming a politician? Quote:
"Run for office?!" A ray of hope: he's thinking about it!  Running a government agency does sound like a waste of his talent, doesn't it, but do you really think he would just "run a government agency?" Quote:
Run a country? Actually, I was thinking more along the lines of leading a nation. Quote:
I've gotten burned by my idealism time after time, but it just keeps rising up again. I suspect Steve is just as talented at Community Building as he is at Personal Development, if he were to turn his considerable energies and commitment to congruence in that direction. Libertarian? Hmmm...not sure about that....  Can't blame a girl for dreaming.... Last edited by Megan; 06-29-2007 at 08:20 PM. | ||||
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06-29-2007, 08:19 PM
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Can you imagine how the voting public would react to subjective reality? Yikes! Just look at what a hornet's nest it stirred up here! That would be fun to have everybody in the country talking about it, though.
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06-29-2007, 08:22 PM
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06-29-2007, 08:24 PM
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Alright! 2 votes for Steve already--the ball is rolling!  Aw, seeker, don't be a downer! If he said the words "run for office," then he was thinking about it. See...glass half full! Angela, yeah, I don't think subjective reality would be a really good plank in the platform, come to think of it, but if anyone can ground the idea, it's Steve! Seeker, you crack me up.... Last edited by Megan; 06-29-2007 at 08:27 PM. |
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06-29-2007, 09:06 PM
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I recall Steve saying that running for office isn't something he'd do. He's said he doesn't vote in the past - plus, he doesn't watch the news. And this is all on the internet. All the media/other candidates would have to do is point to these statements in his articles as evidence that he's in complete dissonance with today's culture, and he'd get crushed. Sad thing - they'd be telling the truth, lol. We know he's out of step with the culture. But if the average person heard he doesn't care for current events, they'd be a little worried. |
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06-29-2007, 10:18 PM
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When Steve... er I mean IF Steve runs for president someday it probably won't be for any known party. He would be partyless, thus containerizing everyone else who is running in a party. He would lead the country, not govern it. He would challenge people to improve. He wouldn't take hock from anyone. And he most certainly wouldn't pander to anyone who gave him money. I think he'd be great for this country actually. But I'm biased.  2008 is too soon. He's gotta build an offline presence first. Let's not put the cart before the horse. |
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Woo-hoo!!! 
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07-01-2007, 04:23 PM
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07-01-2007, 05:21 PM
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The only true leadership is example, I think. If Steve is congruent with his values and vision, then he creates an 'updraft' for the whole social system, I think. Remember our parents, teachers and preachers who basically said, "Do as I say, not as I do?" How did that work for you? If Steve models the values and vision he teaches, then he serves as an inspiration for others. In our country, we are terribly polarized. If Steve can model transcending polarities, then the fact that polarities can be transcended is then grounded in a reality that we can see. It's like running the four-minute mile. No one perfectly exemplifies transcending polarities--Steve recently referred to someone as a moron. Maybe he would defend that, maybe he wouldn't, on reflection. With leadership as with parents, we don't need perfect parents or leaders, we need good enough parents and leaders. Parents and leaders who can respond to feedback and learn. Good enough leaders would be, well, good enough. Good enough to give us a fresh vision and catalyze change at the individual, family, community and national levels. What we lack is leadership, IMO. Megan Last edited by Megan; 07-01-2007 at 05:25 PM. |
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07-01-2007, 09:34 PM
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07-02-2007, 03:08 PM
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Seeker, I agree that one does not have to be an elected official to be a leader. Good point! About the polarization, how 'bout the distribution of wealth, for starters? That has huge implications for democracy, and suggests to me that we need people in office who are congruent with values that are not bottom-line oriented if we think a democratic way of life is something worth passing on. If Steve's that kind of person, then he's the kind of person we need, seems to me. It doesn't help to have excellent ladder-climbing skills to get ahead in the culture if your culture is crashing down around you. Megan |
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07-02-2007, 09:19 PM
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In order to lead a nation, one would have to transcend polarities, it seems to me. While one might use fear and intimidation to get a refund from a company, does anyone imagine that that would work at a national level? How's it working in the "War on Terror?" The Lightworker/Darkworker split would need to be transcended at the level of national leadership, seems to me. The Darkworker dynamic does not produce sustainable environments, and is therefore a dead-end path. Tell me what I'm missing. Last edited by Megan; 07-02-2007 at 10:10 PM. |
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07-03-2007, 02:42 AM
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3 sprigs--I think we have the beginnings of a grassroots movement here! Reading through the archives of Steve's blogs, I see that he talked a bit about sustainablility here: Quote:
One thinks about the person at Ford Motor Co. who wrote the memo on the $11.00 fix for Ford Pintos that would have saved hundreds from burning to death, but said it wasn't cost efficient. Ford Pinto disaster And this: Quote:
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