The battle for sound social structures is a battle of ideas. Without a social consensus rooted in a common core philosophy there is nothing to hold a culture on a given course. Not that all, or even a majority, have to embrace a common core philosophy. There is never a monolithic thought structure within a society. Even the most doctrinaire cultures have schisms, most notable today, the Shia and Sunni factions within Islam. They argue between themselves, battle theologically and politically, and even in the most extreme quarters kill one another, but there are causes that can bring them together.
At the founding of our nation, the historians tell us, it was not a majority that was intent on revolution to free the colonies from the tyranny of Britain. Continue reading “Core Social Consensus Essential for Sustainable Systemic Transformation”