Worldview: Politics, Perspectives & People Who Still Talk to Each Other

"You cannot kill a thought. It needs to die of old age or natural causes" Mark introduces the topic of worldview and the different belief systems we all have…and where we get them Jim adds the influence of the political distress specifically in LA and brings in the flywheel Mark clarifies the politics of it all and both guys laugh at how everything is about politics Jim says most of us don't like to have our belief systems challenged, but agree it's important to do so Mark reads Jim's 5w's assessment…What, why, where, when and who Jim brings up self awareness and Mark agrees that self awareness is important Mark talks a bit about how we acquire our belief systems Jim shares his stories about two recent conversations he had with people with different world views and although they disagreed, they got along Both guys think most of us want the same things. We are all humans first After Mark jumps in, Jim continues to share his stories. One woman fro NJ and a great friend from his childhood The woman is passionate about her work, which Jim admires Mark says when he goes out in the world, everyone is nice to him Jim appreciated both of their positions Mark shares the importance of context. Context resolves a great deal of miscommunication Mark shares his story about travel regarding world view and how valuable that cross cultural experience is Jim totally agrees and shares his favorite quote "You cannot kill a thought. It needs to die of old age or natural causes" He adds the context of the military leader who shared this quote. 18 to 23 year old males with no hope are the biggest danger in the world Cultural and religious thoughts in particular Jim cites the progressive movement as one that is possibly dying "We kill our leaders. Be good enough to be killed" If you put yourself out there, they'll come after you Mark brings in his position on presumption about others Jim takes us around the wheel and goes deep into the worldview portion of our wheel Both guys like the idea of revisiting their sources of worldview and the view itself and reevaluate things Jim brings up victimhood. Both guys are repelled by victimhood Bitter or better They also value self deprecation. Mark mentions the idea of some of these thoughts are not conscious How the tough stuff makes you durable Jim brings up the LA riots and both guys have disdain for the "leaders" in CA Mark likes our current presidents worldview - not a politician Mark brings up the police and the law being enforced and them being respected Both guys see this system as broken, but the Mayor and Governor are the problem Mark talks about history and understanding history to predict the future Mark emphasizes the power of self reflection regarding worldview Jim goes back to his stories. He got into a discussion about homelessness because they were in San Francisco. They started out in disagreement and ended up mostly in agreement. A big part of this problem is the lack of enforcement of existing laws Mark shares his opinion about the word "compassion" and it's misuse The bad behavior was tolerated for long enough to become and expectation Jim shreds the leadership of California and questions how they have stayed in power. Who keeps electing them The guys talk about the differences between living in Florida versus California Then they wrap up with voting and the notion of how things might look in a few weeks Jim and Mark are both glass half full guys and think the system will hold up