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*Using the moral compass to evaluate policies

*Using the moral compass to evaluate policies

MMc:  Thank you. This question has a long lead-in.  Back in one of our [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=2011-11-25-Conversations_with_Monjoronson_34 past sessions, #34], you spoke of the “[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=2011-11-25-Conversations_with_Monjoronson_34#Morality moral compass],” and the three core values as they operate in the schematic of sustainability saying,  “It will be most difficult to use in politics and political governance because there is so much position-taking within and among those groups.”  You then go on to say, “… it will also assist in the process of governance to show and demonstrate to legislators how the policies and laws they propose are position-taking, rather than interest-centered.”  Now, my question:  Can the moral compass be used to evaluate the policies of the various politicians and their parties, prior to an election?

MMc:  Thank you. This question has a long lead-in.  Back in one of our [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=2011-11-25-Conversations_with_Monjoronson_34 past sessions, #34], you spoke of the “[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=2011-11-25-Conversations_with_Monjoronson_34#Morality moral compass],” and the three core values as they operate in the schematic of sustainability saying,  “It will be most difficult to use in politics and political governance because there is so much position-taking within and among those groups.”  You then go on to say, “… it will also assist in the process of governance to show and demonstrate to legislators how the policies and laws they propose are position-taking, rather than interest-centered.”  Now, my question:  Can the moral compass be used to evaluate the policies of the various politicians and their parties, prior to an election?

   

   

MONJORONSON:  Yes, most certainly, and I do understand your questions and you present two factors there.  The schematic, which uses the three core values, is the moral compass:  It can be used to validate existing social policies; it can be used to validate the rhetoric, the position-taking of politicians, the candidates who are running for office.  But first, one important dynamic must be invoked, and that is there must be some ingenious politician, some risk-taking candidate, who is willing to completely reframe all political issues in terms of social sustainability.  If you take the sport lacrosse as a metaphor for political campaigning and discussion of issues, you can see how competitive and combative it is and how destructive it is to the participants, that in the end, there is a winner and there is a loser.  And if someone comes along and says, “Well, this is all very good, but why don’t we string a net across and give everybody a badminton racket and a birdie and let’s see how we do then?”  This is reframing competition.  

MONJORONSON:  Yes, most certainly, and I do understand your questions and you present two factors there.  The schematic, which uses the three core values, is the moral compass:  It can be used to validate existing social policies; it can be used to validate the rhetoric, the position-taking of politicians, the candidates who are running for office.  But first, one important dynamic must be invoked, and that is there must be some ingenious politician, some risk-taking candidate, who is willing to completely reframe all political issues in terms of social sustainability.  If you take the sport lacrosse as a metaphor for political campaigning and discussion of issues, you can see how competitive and combative it is and how destructive it is to the participants, that in the end, there is a winner and there is a loser.  And if someone comes along and says, “Well, this is all very good, but why don’t we string a net across and give everybody a badminton racket and a birdie and let’s see how we do then?”  This is reframing competition.