Coexist Part 2: Believers
This is part 2 of the series on Coexist. It explores the believers group discussed in Part 1. This part will look in more detail at the believers’ group of the Coexist set and assess their impact on Domestic Tranquility and National Security. The opening figure illustrates this group, ranging from a Buddhist Bodhisattva to a Paladin to Saint Hildegard to a modern “Me Too”. The Bodhisattva and St Hildegard are two examples of an evolved believer. The Paladin is an evolving believer that will take action to help other believers. The “queer” is an example of the “Me Too” groups.
| Impact | ||
| Class | Domestic Tranquility | National Security |
| Evolved | The evolved group may promote domestic tranquility by effectively assisting disadvantaged groups. Since they value virtue, they will look beyond government programs such as the Great Society that works against the groups they profess to help. Therefore, they may work against the government policies and programs. | These believers may take an active anti-war stance and protest military action. Their protests, while disruptive, will be peaceful and respectful. |
| Evolving | These groups do not have the detached virtue and critical thinking skills of the evolved group. Therefore, they may side with government programs they do not truly understand. This support may inadventently work against domestic tranquility by stirring up feelings of resentment and furhering programs that institutionalize poverty and inequality. | The evolving believers are completely ready for total coexistence. They have a bias for action and will take direct action to protect those they think are in danger. Anti-war protests can be a mix of violent and non-violent means. |
| Me too | These goups disrupt domestic tranquility. They think they are helping disadvantaged groups and see themselves as social justice warriors. But they are easily manipulated and their actions increase chaos rather than tranquility. | The “Me Too” group is ripe for exploitation. They understand the principles of coexist, but not the details. With the right prompting, they are ripe for manipulation and can take disruptive action to interfere with national security operations. |
The believers are a mixed group. The evolved groups tiny. The evolving group is bigger, but still small compared to the “Me Too” group. The “Me Too” group is large and heterogenous. In can include adherents of DIE (Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity), Black Lives Matter, and various peace and social justice groups. Most o the “Me Too”s are decent, compassionate people. However, they are subject to manipulation and their group organizations can bring power to bear on the issues the exploiters want sway or eliminate.
We will explore the exploiters and influencers in Part 3. While the “Me Too”s are the easiest group to exploit and influence, the evolving group potentially is the best target as they can effect the most damage.
The antidote to the exploiters and influencers is virtue and critical thinking. Unfortunately, large parts of the education institution are believers. They teach virtue signaling, but not virtue. They teach Critical Theory and its offshoots, but not critical thinking.
If we want to stop the exploiters and influencers, we need to start with education and reform it from the ground up.
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