<div dir="ltr">The idea that the campaign is war, not a campaign -- I've heard numerous times. Now it is time to get past combat imagery [oh, no! all video games support that!] and move to something that deals with differences in a different way. I see that our emotions run most of our beliefs and decisions, so this will be quite a challenge. Maybe more women in government leadership roles can help this to turn a corner? <div><br></div><div>I hope we don't remain "armchair" on whether this is "the new normal." What say we? It is not only G 2 that is out there in the world. We can add our wisdom-clout-sageness-moral persuasion-reflection-civility-intention-care on this. Let each of us think on how we might add our influence toward generating a new civility.</div><div><br></div><div>Erik Erickson (<i>Identity and the Life Cycle</i>) delineated the last two stages of life as: Generativity vs. Stagnation, and finally, Integrity vs. Despair. I invite us to choose generativity here, moving toward integrity.</div><div><br></div><div>Blessings,</div><div><br></div><div>Joyce </div><div><a href="mailto:bonafieldcohort26@gmail.com">bonafieldcohort26@gmail.com</a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Nov 7, 2016 at 9:15 AM, Bill Schlesinger via OE <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:oe@lists.wedgeblade.net" target="_blank">oe@lists.wedgeblade.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Doing the 24 was modeling a future, not destroying folk. Combat mode was a great WWII metaphor when JWM talked tactics. The issue for me is how do we get past combat mode on 11/9? Or is this the new normal?<br>
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The elections are combat, not some interesting and sensitive conversation at the university table.<br>
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What do you thinks doing the 24 was……Not a sophisticated wine chat at your local bar.<br>
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