written on March 10th, 2009 | by James R. Klein
An article in last week’s Columbus Dispatch solicited comment from the Ohio Congressional delegation about the federal stimulus package. I found it to be an interesting piece that left me with a strange feeling of despair. I’ve carefully chosen my words here. My hope is that we are at a critical juncture in our shared history that constitutes a defining moment. The opportunity for this nation to move away from the polarizing affects of party politics, which has moved our focus from our shared national community to a battle of ideology. David Korten in his book The Great Turning frames this time as a global defining moment. He attributes it to the prevalance of imperical thinking versus local community.
It is my opinion that we can not afford to continue moving to the poles because it is just plain counter productive. The ideological battle has left collateral damage, a world that is neither safer nor better off than it was two decades ago.
This is the time our children will talk about. My hope is that they will say good things.
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written on March 10th, 2009 | by James R. Klein
An article in last week’s Columbus Dispatch solicited comment from the Ohio Congressional delegation about the federal stimulus package. I found it to be an interesting piece that left me with a strange feeling of despair. I’ve carefully chosen my words here. My hope is that we are at a critical juncture in our shared history that constitutes a defining moment. The opportunity for this nation to move away from the polarizing affects of party politics, which has moved our focus from our shared national community to a battle of ideology. David Korten in his book The Great Turning frames this time as a global defining moment. He attributes it to the prevalance of imperical thinking versus local community.
It is my opinion that we can not afford to continue moving to the poles because it is just plain counter productive. The ideological battle has left collateral damage, a world that is neither safer nor better off than it was two decades ago.
This is the time our children will talk about. My hope is that they will say good things.
Tags: Columbus Dispatch, Congress, David Korten, stimulus, The Great Turning
This entry was posted on Tuesday, March 10th, 2009 at 9:38 am and is filed under Commentary. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.