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The ghost of Neville Chamberlain

Every Brit's worst nightmare, kea

I don't get the reference sorry.

3D, can I then treat you as less than human because you are behaving in a less than human way by treating another human as less than human

He was an 'appeaser' extrodinaire before WWII. A gullible dumbcluck. It's often said that the ghost of Neville Chamberlain hangs over British foreign policy ever since.

There's a lot to be said for 'appeasement' being utterly bankrupt as a strategy.

Actually 'strategy' sounds a bit calculating. Although maybe appropriate, note I said 'maybe', in this case. 'Policy'might be a better word?

Treat me however you want to. I haven;t done anything to get me banned from the site etc so there.

I'm going for 'humour'

It's always the best solution to any problem for a Brit.

No, nothing to do with trolls again

Just wanted to drop by and say I'm enjoying your contributions in the Real Question thread

I can't speak for Robyn, but from the outside she doesn't appear to be twisting what you are saying. It might just require more clarification. I mean, most people in that thread completely misunderstood what I was saying and I've had to reclarify. I know you've been doing this too. It's good for debate I think.

Anyhoo, I just referred to you in that thread as having a spiritual aspect, so I guess I'll be in trouble too

Always good to have you around.

Likewise

Hi kea

I've been thinking more about what you called 'spiritual aspect'. I think?? I know what you are driving at. And it really isn't anything I can fix on a particular/specific 'belief/faith' system, so 'spiritual' is a bit charged. But in the very wide use of the word maybe yes; because great art has that quality for me. Kind of ineffable. I just understand and know it at the core of my being. And it's like a profound contradiction at the heart of everything that is fundamentally founded on a kind of emotional/heart intelligence. Artists like Mozart, Shelley, Pollac, Proust...(sorry they are all men are know ) but whatever, were for sure in touch with this thing.

And its somehow connected with relationship in its widest sense, whether that be in the complexities of a Pollack painting or between people.

Yes ultimately, although I'm pretty good at all this logic and rationality stuff....it always sits on something deeper I can't put into words very easily.

Maybe this relates a bit to what you spoke about recently connected with the concept of chi? I'd be interested to know if you can relate personally with what I was struggling to express above? And if it relates in any way with what you understand to be 'spirituality' in its deepest and widest sense.

Hey, I'm out of town. Can you bump this up in a week or so if I don't remember.

kea, I'm not posting much here for a while, but I'll keep an eye out here on this thread which could be interesting.

I'll defo bump it up at some point.