Reviving Tolerance in Cancel Culture
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- Опубліковано 11 лип 2023
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In a world reduced to digital exchanges and swift judgments, reviving tolerance has become vital. Toleration comes from the ancient Proto-Indo-European root meaning “to carry,” a capacity collapsing in current culture. We stumble into extremes when we lose the strength to carry the tension of opposite ideas and feelings. Exaggerations of discomfort and hyperbolic comparisons pepper media messages and inflame the underinformed public--the collective psyche lists from topic to topic. In the vertigo of confusion, we make terrible decisions and strike out blindly.
Disorientation is not new, and the wise have tried over and again to help us restore inner balance. The Greek Stoics differentiated the internal functions we can tame from the outer circumstances we cannot control. Their goal was to maintain a serene disposition in every circumstance. Buddhists venerate equanimity, or a balanced mind undisturbed by life’s phenomena. They practice Metta, establishing a flow of loving kindness to all life. It creates a new attitude where those who create suffering are only unskilled, always capable of gaining the skills of kindness. In the 20th century, Existentialists emphasized individual freedom, choice, and responsibility. They encouraged us to navigate the absurdities of life with calmness and courage, understanding that life’s fluctuating circumstances are inherent in human existence. Cultivating these attitudes can equilibrate cancel culture’s mounting costs - social polarization, intellectual stifling, economic repercussions, and psychological distress.
The value of constructive self-regulation is multifaceted - from personal resilience and effective interpersonal interactions to societal harmony and progress. In facilitating discourse on provocative topics, ‘safe spaces’ prove therapeutic and societal value. They allow for non-judgmental exploration of thoughts and feelings, bridging societal divides and fostering social cohesion. We must ensure these spaces promote growth and understanding, not simply comfort and echo-chamber formation. A shift towards tolerance, equanimity, and safe spaces can provide an antidote to the ills of cancel culture and intolerance, fostering a more empathetic, understanding, and harmonious society.
HERE’S THE DREAM WE ANALYZE:
"I am at my paternal uncle's large mountain home, and all my extended family has gathered there. Everyone seems younger. My father and his two brothers are in their thirties. I don't know what age I am. It is evening, and everyone is getting ready to go to bed when I learn that, during the night, my aunt will be arriving with our special guest: Yugoslav President Josip Broz Tito. I am beside myself with joy that Tito will be visiting, and I plan to stay up late to see him and my aunt arrive. When I can hardly keep my eyes open, I see my aunt walking in the driveway, holding the elderly Yugoslav leader by the arm. Tito is wearing a long overcoat and a fur Slavic-style winter hat. Everyone has gotten up to greet him. Not only is there a nighttime gathering of drinks and snacks planned, but I see my mom arrive. She hadn't planned on attending this event. She was younger than she is nowadays and looked different from my real mother in her twenties and thirties. I'm nonetheless glad to see her. People assemble around Old Man Tito. They begin humming the tune of Yugoslav anti-fascist partisans. I am excited and surprised that my family knows this song. I want to show my knowledge of the heroic struggle against fascism, so I begin singing another well-known song that glorifies the Partisans and Tito. Tito looks at me as I hum and, with surprising sternness, asks me if I know the words. I don't know the Serbo-Croatian language the song is in, so I merely repeat what I think are some of the lyrics from memory. He nonetheless accepts this with a slight smile and nod. I feel more and more insignificant, like I don't belong at the gathering and am not special compared to everyone else. I may know less than my family, which is surprising since I am the only one (as far as I know) who has taken a strong interest in Yugoslavia and European anti-fascist history. I feel more and more like a child. The dream ends as I sit back down and let the "grown-ups" and Tito do the talking."
I am new to this podcast and have been indulging myself to listening! I feel you three are my new friends. Safe, soft, kind and trustworthy and strong.
Dr. Lee's halting cadence seems to exemplify this concept of responding patiently, rather than allowing our emotions to lead our actions. There were moments when I disagreed, and considered commenting, only for irony to stay my hand from the keyboard. 😄Keep up the good work!
Best episode ever....so thought provoking both in terms of me vs me but also terrifying that the wider world is stuck in this spiral!
As this week's dreamer I'd like to thank you for your thoughtful and very meaningful analysis! 😊
Also, it's nice to see the video podcast version!
You are most welcome! ~ Joseph
for the dreamer:
This idea of 'the humble gift being welcome'
You can write the book.. already. acknowledge that you're scratching the surface in it. That.. you're taking the reader on a journey of .. opening up this (taboo, in a sense!) world
I love that there are videos now to this podcast! I've been listening for a year now and it's awesome to watch with video!!!
The problem with non-anonymous social media is that cancellation happens and people whose views are rational and acceptable will have other people single them out for loss of work, etc. It's not that I don't want my name on what I say, it's that I don't want another to use my name against me as another form of mob rule.
I have always been thankful for the anonymousness of the internet since it started... I have been bullied in real life, and interacting under an invented name allowed me to connect with new people as a teenager (1998, 1999) without having my school bullies after me. This possibility of connection with an alternate identity, i believe it saved my life... Everyone speaks if online bulying, but often bullying starts in real life and folllow us online... If we have to use our real name everywhere, there is no escape from the people after us in real life...
You folks continue to blow me away ❤❤❤keep up the awesome content ❤
a great Saturday morning: sitting on the couch with my cats and coffee, watching (for the first time) a new episode. whenever you would use a word that spoke to me, I would stop and look up the etymology. Some that popped up were, 'attention', 'savage', 'attitude', and 'contagious'. Thank you for inspiring me to have a more symbolic and mindful relationship with words. And btw- really enjoyed the wrap up music after the talk- thanks for another great discussion :)
Please continue sprinkling these "how to do therapy tips (from the client's perspective)" which are so invaluable to my psyche which might be described as an ice tray defrosting, i.e., compartmentalized awareness "cells" in process of beginning to dialogue with each other!
Sadly, I think many therapy situations are NOT places where people can talk about ANYTHING. Those of us who want that will need to shop for it.
Ongoing personal research project: the possibility of self-healing through listening to wise podcasts!
Another meaty topic thank you guys! Great to see the new approach is attracting a bigger audience! 👍👍👍🙏
"Yes because we now have the means to keep everybody under surveillance. Then no matter what part of the world are in we can put them under surveillance. It has become one of the main occupations of mankind just watching other people and keeping a record of their goings-on… And invading privacy, in fact just ignoring it. That it's, it's a- everybody has become porous. They let the light and the message go right through us."
[Marshall McLuhan 1977 Interview - Violence as a Quest for Identity]
Thank you. Be well.
Brave to tackle this, but I also love the new podcast format here!
I had the collective works volume 10 civilisation in transition I read it after an old professor gave it to me it had a big impact I decided to donate it to my library so someone else could benefit.
❤ Thank goodness for this conversation ❤
Breaking down Carl Jung answer to Job would be a good follow up topic!
Great episode. Intense
What a brilliant topic ❤
also- Joseph, can you recommend any reading on the erotic impulse behind social transgression and control you mentioned? my ears perked up at that!
I'll look around and see what I can find. ~ Joseph
Lovely dream analysis. Great that you are positive about Tito, who was in favor of the democratic cooperative enterprise.
Here are some points that are not clear to me.
- The second stage of the alchemical process after the confrontation with the shadow is the unio mentalis (albedo stage), where the spirit is separated from the body in order to purify it. How can this purification be related to the statement that also all the bad qualities are always within us. You are even referring to psychopathic traits, whereas the frontal lobe of psychopaths has been found to be not functioning.
- Often in your videos you are mentioning "keeping the tension of the opposites". Is it possible that this might lead to dodging because of a lack of courage?
Thank you Joesph ❤
tolerance translated as sufferance and is the very contrary of appreciative goodwill
Loved hearing Americans espousing liberalism in its true non woke form . Its a pity these three are not in charge of US universities.
Hi guys.. I've been a listener of the podcast for agesss.. I have recently been unable to get it on the App and on the website.. my problem is I want to listen to it.. can't keep holding the phone and watching .. it takes away from the podcast experience of listening and registering.. please please tell me where to find the audio .. I wait intently every Thursday.. please don't tell me audio is not avaialble
Hi, the audio hasn't changed and is still available on your favorite apps like Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Which app are you using?
I can hear Deb saying what she’s saying in the background before she’s said it if that makes sense…!
Are you hearing an audio problem, like an echo?
@@thisjungianlife It’s like a reverse echo. Deb’s audio is sounding twice - first very quietly and then at normal volume. The normal volume is in sync with the picture but the quiet audio is playing before she has spoken.
Minute 21:24 begins a key part of this conversation.
Thoughts create reality.
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How about "shamanism" as a topic soon?!
Great idea.
08:40 equanimity
There is a way to remove the clicks when talking: ua-cam.com/video/r5ki_fo2rlk/v-deo.html
Thank you!! We do this more successfully on audio. I'll pass this on to our video person.
🤔🤖 I was talking to Snapchat AI artificial intelligence and this is the answer that it gives.🤖 I agree that using anger to gain power or control is unacceptable. It's important for individuals and communities to work together in a spirit of respect and compassion, rather than resorting to violence or aggression. By doing so, we can build stronger and more resilient communities that are based on principles of social justice and equality. While there may be differences between individuals and groups, it's possible to find common ground and work together to create a better world for all.🤔 let me just ask, racism goes both ways. And the problem with Banning books is, if the book is teaching your child how to have oral sex, and that's OK. WE ARE DONE. If you do not understand that is a parent's job. Not the school board. I have no problem with Alice in Wonderland. Even though the writer is a little questionable.🎶☸️🛐Tathāgata🎶🈴️🫡🎶 let us sing The Life song mantra anthem✝️🕉🎶.