Media Manufacturing Consent
Yesterday we talked about implied consent through inaction. For our Monday/Wisdom explorations, I’d like to submit to you a related idea about the role of…
Tag: politics
What If Animals Are People (Legally)?
Attention all of you students who are interested in the study and care of all types of animal friends, and also those of you who…
Calling Out Or Calling In?
We’ve been working on a research thread related to “call out” or “cancel culture” as part of what really influenced Robert Kieft to create the…
Was Dr. Seuss Cancelled?
In the New City story line for SparkQuest, the government is a authoritarian regime that exercises strong censorship and repressive policies. This arose, in my…
Finding Chris Soderquist
We’ve been working on Systems Thinking lately (see this post and this one). If found a good not-too-technical explanation put out by the CDC, but…
Tobin Miller Shearer’s Advice on Talking to Whites About Racism
Lately I’ve been working through Mennonite resources on racism. While the movement has always been about peacemaking since its 15th century beginning, there has been…
The History of Disappearing and Internment
People are disappearing in New City. There have been rumors of a “re-education system” that takes people the government suspects of causing trouble or sewing…
When There’s No Synthesis
I had a conversation with my Dad about politics. Although in actuality we agree on more than we disagree, the topic has been a hard…
Prologue (Welcome to New City)
New residents get introduced to New City and the “official story” of what’s going on and what they need to do. This will be the…