Consensus and/or HaHa

17th Anniversary of 9/11/2001

Starting out with HaHa, I'm not sure what that means right now,
maybe in the course of this we will find out, more.

Now,,,,,

Consensus, what is this?   Well , following on with what has gone
before, consensus is one of the best ways of solving problems.
A highly effective tools, used all the time, in families, small
groups and many other environments.

That doesn't really tell us what it is, more than saying it's
something like a screw diver or something.

Actually, you might more accurately consider it to be like
a straight edge of t-square, maybe a level of some type.
I helps to put things in alignment and therefore, contributes
to the kind of more solid or enduring solutions.

Now, in my opinion, the situation which has evolved in
the U.S., two party system has gravely impacted this
countries ability to achieve valid or valuable consensus,
which is why, many of the most challenging issues/problems
of this time are being either put on the back burner, or
entirely ignored.  This lack of consensus also impacts
seriously the way in which we develop priorities.

Well, in my opinion, this is an issue created by
what I have previously referred to as the tyranny
of the two party system.

The problem is this system has a perverse behavior
of trying to define what consensus is, mostly based
on the " majority ", view point which goes back and
forth, like a pendulum and currently endangers the
mechanical stability of that pendulum.  I guess the
slow motion destruction of the pendulum is maybe
what I would refer to as " HaHa ".

Now,  this is in my mind why efforts need to be
made to really support and encourage " genuine "
consensus.

The above term " genuine " is of course what is
hard, but the nice thing is you know it when
you have it.   You know when differing view
points have the opportunity to influence
the decision making process.

Obviously, as before, there is much more to
this which I must belay for this moment.