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Information, it turns out, is not power.
Organized information is power. And since, as 19th century historian Lord John Emerich Acton pointed out, power corrupts, one might keep in mind:
“I’ve always felt that a person’s intelligence is directly reflected by the number of conflicting points of view he can entertain simultaneously on the same topic.”
- Author Lisa Alther
How sadly lacking, this magnanimous quality, in our world of spin-doctors on all sides of every issue. The delicious irony is:
“The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts.”
– Bertrand Russell
This, then, is the fate of the open mind, to have doubts where others are so bloody certain. In the original Warriors of the Rainbow (Naturegraph 1962), Vinson Brown recounts the vision of Plenty Coup, particularly his realization that, “No mind is a powerful mind, a strong mind, unless it is also a seeking mind.” It is not possible to possess a seeking mind if one is already convinced. This is the message of the Zen masters. The filled vessel is useless.
And our friend Lord Acton – “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” – also gave us this reminder:
“Liberty is the prevention of control by others. This requires self-control and, therefore, religious and spiritual influences; education, knowledge, well-being.”
In this section you’ll find links to innovative media, publishers, ecologists, pacifists, Greenpeace, and other social innovators.
As Scoop Nisker used to say on KSAN radio in San Francisco: “That’s the news. If you don’t like it, go out and make some of your own.”
Please let me know about your enterprises, interests, and concerns. I will add your information to these links. Simply send me an email: feedback@rexweyler.com with your projects and links. My ability to respond directly is limited. Please put a clear subject line in all emails. Remember: organized information.
“Again and again some people in the crowd wake up.
They have no ground in the crowd
and they emerge according to much broader laws.
They carry strange customs with them
and demand room for bold gestures.
The future speaks ruthlessly through them.”
- Rainer Maria Rilke