Comments on: Building a Culture of Trust in Politics http://www.cognitivepolicyworks.com/2009/05/02/building-a-culture-of-trust-in-politics/ Politics for Real People Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:33:26 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Scholars and Rogues » Nota Bene for 11 May 2009 http://www.cognitivepolicyworks.com/2009/05/02/building-a-culture-of-trust-in-politics/#comment-216 Scholars and Rogues » Nota Bene for 11 May 2009 Mon, 11 May 2009 23:26:40 +0000 http://www.cognitivepolicyworks.com/?p=783#comment-216 [...] good reason for women to dig NASCAR … Is it possible to build a culture of trust in politics? Joe Brewer thinks so … Ayn Rand’s ideal man? … Europe: Hubble shmubble … Sojourner [...] [...] good reason for women to dig NASCAR … Is it possible to build a culture of trust in politics? Joe Brewer thinks so … Ayn Rand’s ideal man? … Europe: Hubble shmubble … Sojourner [...]

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]]> By: Joe Brewer http://www.cognitivepolicyworks.com/2009/05/02/building-a-culture-of-trust-in-politics/#comment-214 Joe Brewer Tue, 05 May 2009 17:19:17 +0000 http://www.cognitivepolicyworks.com/?p=783#comment-214 Hello Kaigue, Sounds like you're doing some interesting work. I'd love to hear more about your ideas around the "karma grade." Best, Joe Hello Kaigue,

Sounds like you’re doing some interesting work. I’d love to hear more about your ideas around the “karma grade.”

Best,

Joe

]]> By: kaigue http://www.cognitivepolicyworks.com/2009/05/02/building-a-culture-of-trust-in-politics/#comment-213 kaigue Mon, 04 May 2009 23:33:43 +0000 http://www.cognitivepolicyworks.com/?p=783#comment-213 I understand your view of having an Open Source government. Some tools that I found and use that aim towards this view of trust and transparency: 1) http://www.knowmore.org/ a tool to raise awareness of corporate abuse, and to serve as a catalyst for direct action against corporate power. You can also have it as an extension to the Firefox browser http://www.knowmore.org/wiki/index.php?title=KnowMore_Firefox_Extension 2) the other extension is simply a tool to see which are the webs of trust http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WOT:_Web_of_Trust https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3456 They help a lot! My idea is to create a similar feedback tool, but not just of websites or corporations, but using the social networks to create a "Karma grade" for government officials and people in general. Anyone who knows of corruption, or shady behaviour can let everyone know. The problem arises in how can you trust the people that make the feedback, but the same is true of other open projects such as wikipedia, but as experience (and moderators!) show, this is not the case. I will say that a consensus will be better than no information at all! **this already exists for teachers at ratemyprofessors.com , for buyers at ebay.com and at the bank of time kroonos.com I understand your view of having an Open Source government. Some tools that I found and use that aim towards this view of trust and transparency:
1) http://www.knowmore.org/ a tool to raise awareness of corporate abuse, and to serve as a catalyst for direct action against corporate power. You can also have it as an extension to the Firefox browser
http://www.knowmore.org/wiki/index.php?title=KnowMore_Firefox_Extension
2) the other extension is simply a tool to see which are the webs of trust
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WOT:_Web_of_Trust

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3456

They help a lot! My idea is to create a similar feedback tool, but not just of websites or corporations, but using the social networks to create a “Karma grade” for government officials and people in general. Anyone who knows of corruption, or shady behaviour can let everyone know. The problem arises in how can you trust the people that make the feedback, but the same is true of other open projects such as wikipedia, but as experience (and moderators!) show, this is not the case. I will say that a consensus will be better than no information at all!

**this already exists for teachers at ratemyprofessors.com , for buyers at ebay.com and at the bank of time kroonos.com

]]> By: Joe Brewer http://www.cognitivepolicyworks.com/2009/05/02/building-a-culture-of-trust-in-politics/#comment-210 Joe Brewer Mon, 04 May 2009 15:38:10 +0000 http://www.cognitivepolicyworks.com/?p=783#comment-210 Hello Paul, Excellent point about a need for transparency (and ultimately, public accountability) with the monetary system. I like to refer people to the video of <i>Money as Debt</i> to help them understand how the financial system works: <embed id="VideoPlayback" src="http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docid=-2550156453790090544&hl=en&fs=true" style="width:400px;height:326px" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"> Very important stuff! Best, Joe Hello Paul,

Excellent point about a need for transparency (and ultimately, public accountability) with the monetary system. I like to refer people to the video of Money as Debt to help them understand how the financial system works:

Very important stuff!

Best,

Joe

]]> By: Joe Brewer http://www.cognitivepolicyworks.com/2009/05/02/building-a-culture-of-trust-in-politics/#comment-209 Joe Brewer Mon, 04 May 2009 15:27:40 +0000 http://www.cognitivepolicyworks.com/?p=783#comment-209 Hello T-Huntington, Thank you for mentioning the role of parenting and, by implication, the intergenerational aspect of FUD control. A major discovery in research around political though was George Lakoff's analysis in <a href="http://www.powells.com/partner/33883/biblio/0226467716" rel="nofollow"><i>Moral Politics</i></a> of family metaphors and their relationship to political worldviews. The socialization process during childhood is very powerful for shaping worldviews for the younger generation. In response to your questions, yes I have read <i>Ishmael</i> and found it to be an enlightening and provocative read. I haven't gotten to <i>Nonzero</i> so I can't say anything about it. Best, Joe Hello T-Huntington,

Thank you for mentioning the role of parenting and, by implication, the intergenerational aspect of FUD control. A major discovery in research around political though was George Lakoff’s analysis in Moral Politics of family metaphors and their relationship to political worldviews. The socialization process during childhood is very powerful for shaping worldviews for the younger generation.

In response to your questions, yes I have read Ishmael and found it to be an enlightening and provocative read. I haven’t gotten to Nonzero so I can’t say anything about it.

Best,

Joe

]]> By: PaulKrumm http://www.cognitivepolicyworks.com/2009/05/02/building-a-culture-of-trust-in-politics/#comment-208 PaulKrumm Mon, 04 May 2009 14:09:55 +0000 http://www.cognitivepolicyworks.com/?p=783#comment-208 One of the biggest impediments to transparency is the lack of transparency, and the controlling nature of our monetary system. This system is pivotal, as money is the language of economic activity, and its rules set the tone for all economic life. Until this issue is dealt with, there is little hope of getting transparency in other parts of our lives. So money legislation and activity is an important area to watch and lobby against the banking interests. Ellen Brown's web sites are a good place to start learning about this issue. They can be found at: www.ellenbrown.com www.webofdebt.com She has done a good job of bringing together all of the pertinent research on the topic. One of the biggest impediments to transparency is the lack of transparency, and the controlling nature of our monetary system. This system is pivotal, as money is the language of economic activity, and its rules set the tone for all economic life. Until this issue is dealt with, there is little hope of getting transparency in other parts of our lives.

So money legislation and activity is an important area to watch and lobby against the banking interests. Ellen Brown’s web sites are a good place to start learning about this issue. They can be found at:
http://www.ellenbrown.com
http://www.webofdebt.com
She has done a good job of bringing together all of the pertinent research on the topic.

]]> By: Phyllis Stenerson http://www.cognitivepolicyworks.com/2009/05/02/building-a-culture-of-trust-in-politics/#comment-207 Phyllis Stenerson Mon, 04 May 2009 13:14:25 +0000 http://www.cognitivepolicyworks.com/?p=783#comment-207 Good stuff. Thank you, Joe. Using the word "trust" adds a new, valuable dimension to the dialogue about how to build a just, sustainable world. Universal values and vision are more commonly used when I discuss spiritual politics. It's most encouraging to see this concept bubbling up in many places. It needs to move into the mainstream. Good stuff. Thank you, Joe. Using the word “trust” adds a new, valuable dimension to the dialogue about how to build a just, sustainable world. Universal values and vision are more commonly used when I discuss spiritual politics. It’s most encouraging to see this concept bubbling up in many places. It needs to move into the mainstream.

]]> By: ChuckWatts http://www.cognitivepolicyworks.com/2009/05/02/building-a-culture-of-trust-in-politics/#comment-206 ChuckWatts Mon, 04 May 2009 11:36:27 +0000 http://www.cognitivepolicyworks.com/?p=783#comment-206 Joe, I have been told minutes are not posted to a website because they would "tip off" the opposition. Joe,

I have been told minutes are not posted to a website because they would “tip off” the opposition.

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