Government - #101 - #07 – What’s the meaning of “Society”?

(The “rules of”…. the “values of”… the “qualities of”….. )

By the way, “which “Society” are we talking about??
(Let’s talk about “our” society … the one we live in ….the one we use as an example!)

Who’s society???
The poor, the rich, the educated, the uneducated, the criminal society, the law biding society, the Southern society, the Northern society, the successful society, the unsuccessful society, what in “h..l” are you talking about!!!
(Before you can discuss anything “about’ society, don’t you think you ought to tell your listeners “too which society” you are referring ?)

What about “the Rules of Society”???
Don’t you think your answers would be different for a particular Society?
Which “one” are you going to use?

What about the “Values of” and the “Qualities of”??? … In fact, the “Goals of” society??….

Boy! Have we gotten ourselves in a mess!! We keep talking, making “oral static” (noise) about something that’s totally unknown. Yet people raise their voices and violently express their opinions about this so called “Society”. What are they talking about? Doesn’t anyone want to know? Does anyone ask? Nope!! They’re off to the races with opinions, slogans, and violence about something that is “mutually misunderstood”!!
There is no attempt to “define”! No attempt to make a clear picture!

“Well, it’s the “Blank” society!”……

Which “Blank” Society? The educated, uneducated, the successful portion, or, the unsuccessful portion; or, just the general, meaningless term the “Blank” Society. No wonder people are turned off! No wonder there’s no progress. There isn’t even an understandable discussion!!!

Like every other mutual discussion, there must first be a “mutual understanding” of what we are about to address. Someone has to try to create a clear, “mutually understandable” picture of what we are going to discuss. It is NOT a matter of agreement! It is only a matter of “mutually understanding” of “what” is going to be discussed. “Agreement” is NOT part of this process. If you don’t want to agree to discus the subject outlined, take your marbles and go home!!

If you want to discuss something else, see if “what you want to discuss” is what other people want to discuss. Then, after changing the subject by mutual agreement, you can have more than just “noise”. You can have an atmosphere of “exchange of views”. You don’t need, nor should you expect, “agreement”. Agreement comes when most of the parties then understand and share the same views.

Whether you “agree” or “disagree”, after you understand what the views are, it’s a personal matter to chose!



NOTE:
You simply cannot have a “meaningful discussion” without first making the initial attempt at finding a “mutually understood” definition of the subject you’re going to discuss!!!
( There is no way a discussion of the “Rules of Society”, or, the “Values of Society” etc. can be engaged in rationally unless the above proposition is acceptable. Without “it” you might as well stay home and enjoy a nice warm bath!!! ….. Sorry about that!!!)