The Fact of the matter is that the Obama Administration is taking alot of unconstructive critcism, about the decision not to engage in the Durban II Dialogue and that is the issue for me. Everybody is criticizing but not offering any resolutions nor questioning the deeper dynamics of the reasons as to why?
That is frustrating to many of us working on the ground, behind the scenes, teaching, taking paycuts, devoting our lives to social reform and justice in our communities. Because we have more integrity than this. The agenda of the Durban Conference is outdated.
I agree it would be unconstructive conversation for the US to engage in at this time. The Idea of the Durban Conference is a Noble one indeed, but it is not very well organized.
First of all we have not been breifed long enough about the underline objectives and desired outcomes of the Framework that such a conference would pose. The Mission and the vision are convoluted.
Second of all, we as a Nation are moving against the Tide of NEOCONSERVATIVE LANGUAGE that this conference is completely rooted in.
The Conference context and content need radical reformation, it is the phrasing that is used. The word “racism” and “diversity” are deriviative from the Neo Conservative Diction that does not serve to unify the greater vision of Multiculturalism. Indeed they are new words that have only emerged in the English Language not even 100 years old, they do not even engage our minds to the interplay of the philisopical nature of human thought, that is unnatural.
We are changing that Dialogue by eliminating language stemming from this kind of Linear Perspectus if you will.
The United States as whole is being asked to “go back to school” and raise the standards of our expectations and tolerance.
We will no longer Tolerate wasteful Tactical strategies designed to keep our minds in a conundrum of partial thinking. The resolution to racisim is such a simple concept that we are overlooking it.
It is right in front of us, yet why is it that many do not see it? It is in the very context of our words.
So how do we disassemble the neurotic conditioning that is excited when we hear and speak of these phrasings such as ” racism” and “diversity”? By turning the structure of the very words around “racism-simply becomes intolerance” and “diversity-becomes multiculturalism”. InTolerance and Multiculturalism are much more tangible ideas to construct resolution practices around. They behold a much more productive cadence to them.
One that opens up a forum of dialogue between the Artistic thinker, the Musical thinker, the Kinestic thinker, and the other multiple intellegecia that has come to be discovered and embraced in the world of Education. Education as a holistic process, not systematic.
These phrasings generate a feeling tone more intune with a more Hopeful dialogue that recognizes the struggles of the past in adherence to the potentials of where we are now, and where we are as a civilization going.
Racism=Unracism just doesn’t evoke a resolute feel to it, but Intolerance=Tolerace. You see that is much more sensible, mathematical even in a way.
Tolerance and Multiculturism excite a more promising and passionate reaction between people, this type of phrasing relaxes the central neuroreflexive defenses that get excited by the “racism-diversity” phrasings. These neocon phrasings are notorious for evoking panic, and exciting fear. When the mind is either consiously or unconsiously effected by such a state it becomes convoluted.
Perhaps more People embarking on a life dedicated to communications should study neurology as well, after all it is part of learning how language works. This awareness would remind us to be more tactful and reflective with our own words, where and how we use them.
What Durban needs to base the core curriculum of such a conference on is how do we get beyond victimhood and survivalism, and into a mindset that is rooted in conflict resolution based practices.
It is called optimistic Thought, it is the core foundation of the basic Strategies practiced by the Intelligencia behind the Obama Administration. Indeed, President Obama is a Master when it comes to Delegation. No one seems to be highlighting this, but now I declare it is because he is practicing the very basic first Principle that defined Americanism in the first place, the basic right to question, and the basic right to Simply Be.
We are tired of the same old conversation that has more than taken up our precious time. Such Fancy words have most, encarcerating and holding many of us hostage by these fear based ideologies. Time is to precious for such waste.
What the Obama Campaign is criticizing of the Durban Conference is this type of neocon based phrasing, and linear thinking. Why would we lower our standards, when at the true heart of America, is historically the most radical reformation movement yet. The Basic Right to Be, and not just to Be but to Simple Be. We want to partake in a productive conference that isn’t just going to be a bitching Fest. Sorry, there is no other way to put it. We are learning how to take accountabitlity for our own ignorance and intoleration so that we may better contribute to the most effective degree the movement of Change.
No one has looked deep enough into the core of Obama’s reasoning on this decision.
The United States is challenging us all into Constructive Global Reevaluation in our Critical Thinking Abilities and to come up with a common Language that does not excite DIVISION, but excites TOLERANCE and embraces
challenge with the same formula for bold humility and optimism that is and will remain at the core of the Obama Administration. Also, President Obama is very busy these days weeding out the corrupt and long overstayed indivisuals who have no right to be in Washington DC nor in Politics. He is still essentially building his team of support. I Hope that most people in the world can see that we too are in the middle of an Information Revolution. It’s called Telling the Truth.
It’s not about what World or Local Government wants are right now it is about what the People’s needs and the People’s choice are. It’s time to rethink our words.
How can we as a Global Community align and unify our common goals of peace seeking muticulturism, when the United Nations and Governments are declining the requests of the very NGO’s that were coached to format their objectives to standards based in Neo Conservative Agendas? Meanwhile being grossly outdated and proven ineffective may I add. I will not go there right now.
Racism is a thing of the past, it is not about creed nor race any longer. We keep obsessing about the problems and overlooking the resolutions. It is about who has and has not, and how can we erradicate this division. That is called PROGRESSIVE POLITICS, posing actions that make people see, who they are, reflect and think about what they are saying and how they are saying it. Yes, Durban II is a prime example of good intention but lack of effective and proactive action. We need a new Conference with clear objectives.

By JoanEvans on March 12th, 2009 at 5:03 am