113: We voted and agreed. What's wrong with you? - Gracearchy with Jim Babka

What’s wrong when most people agree on big issues but division still thrives? This is a 400-level class in Applied Grace. Jim and Bill unpack an article by Dave Pell at NextDraft.com. They re-introduce the “conflict machine,” exposing how political systems purposely pit us against each other. Jim explains why law increases sin, how empathy breaks cycles of hate, and why democracy is a terrible way to solve problems.

Notes:
Dave Pell on Nextdraft: https://nextdraft.com/archives/n20241121/were-in-agreement/
The Paradox of Tolerance: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradox_of_tolerance
Daryl Davis: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daryl_Davis

The Second Amendment to the United States Constitution states, “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.” Jim maintains that the keywords in this context is "shall not be infringed."

Chapters:
0:00 Theme
0:24 NextDraft piece by Dave Pell
2:03 Did Pell land on Grace?
3:30 Is agreement really widespread?
9:27 If agreement is wide, why so much censorship?
14:44 Imposing of religion and on conscience
17:01 If agreement is wide, why exaggeration?
18:16 Risking an arbitrary strike
19:26 Distinction between Issues and Problems
23:16 Proof sufficient agreement fails
26:00 Is democracy delivering?
28:31 We voted and agreed What's wrong with you?
29:46 Is democracy the best way?
32:49 What empathy and grace actually entail
36:59 Who and what is a leader?
38:58 The tRipping point
45:23 Law vs Grace
48:27 The Undeserved Gift
51:54 Human Respect, the alternative
53:39 Daryl Davis and Pay-It-Forward effects

Bill Protzmann is your moderator.

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Be grace-full to each other.