“All attempts at law, all religion, all ethical norms might be nothing more than attempts by the weak to restrain the strong. Then, within the law, arise the new strong, who subvert the law for their own ends of power and family interest, leaving the old strong outside their circle to pursue the waiting possibilities which they call crime. The weak, the cowardly, the decent ones, live between these groups.” EndsMightLawStrongWaitingInterestGroupsCrimePossibilityWeakLeavingCirclesArisePursueDecentEthicalNormCowardly Book:Brute Orbits Source: Brute Orbits
“A glad welcome to this affirmation by a group of psychologists that the self does not stop at the skin nor even with the circle of human relationships but is interwoven with the lives of trees and animals and soil; that caring for the deepest needs of persons and caring for our threatened planet are not in conflict.” NeedsHumansPersonsDoeSelfAnimalGroupsTreePlanetsConflictSkinsCaringCirclesGladWelcomeSoilThreatenedAffirmationPsychologistHuman RelationsHuman Relationships Author:Mary Catherine Bateson
“It's not uncommon for revolutions to stem from a radicalized group just outside the circle of power. That's what the French Revolution was all about; that's what the American Revolution was. The question is: Will all those groups, because of the nature of partisan polarization and ideological polarization, just fight each other? Or is there capacity to organize?” FightingGroupsRevolutionCapacityCirclesStemOrganizeIdeologicalPartisansAmerican RevolutionUncommonFrench RevolutionPolarization Author:Chris Hayes
“Looking back into childhood is like looking into a semi-transparent globe within which people and places lie embedded. A shake - and they stir, rise up, circle in inter-weaving groups, then settle down again.” PeoplePastLyingGroupsChildhoodCirclesSettlingShakesGlobesLooking BackTransparentEmbeddedSettling DownWeaving Book:The ballad and the source Source: The ballad and the source
“So long as we continued to attach more importance to our own narrow group membership than to the 'global village' we would propagate prejudice and ignorance. There was absolutely no harm in being part of a small group - indeed, with our hunter-gatherer band mentality it gave comfort, provided us with an inner circle of friends who could be utterly trusted, who were absolutely reliable. It helped give us peace of mind. The danger came only from drawing that sharp line, digging that ditch, laying that minefield, between our own group and any other group that thought differently.” GivingMindLongLinesGroupsDangerIgnoranceComfortBandImportancePrejudiceHarmDrawingCirclesPeace Of MindVillageMentalityTrustedHuntersDiggingMembershipSmall GroupsCircle Of FriendsGlobal VillageMinefieldsHunter Gatherers Author:Jane Goodall
“Werewolf is a simple game for a large group of people (seven or more.) It requires no equipment besides some bits of paper; you can play it just sitting in a circle. I’d call it a party game, except that it’s a game of accusations, lying, bluffing, second-guessing, assassination, and mob hysteria.” PeoplePlayLyingGamesBitsSimplePartyGroupsPaperSittingSevenCirclesEquipmentWerewolfAssassinationHysteriaAccusationGuessingLarge GroupsSecond Guessing Author:Andrew Plotkin