Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Re: Is living cooperatively an ideology of itself?

[Sharon Villines (sharon]

> "Ruddick, T.R." <Ruddick [at] edisonohio.edu>
> is the author of the message below.

> If nothing else, this discussion reinforces my belief that the tired 
> old
> false dichotomy of liberal-conservative needs to be put to rest.
And while we are at it, we need to retire the false dichotomy of 
individual-group. "For the good of the group not the individual" is 
ultimately a meaningless distinction. The group only exists because of 
individuals. Only individuals can act. Once you decide that a group is 
something different than the individuals in it, you are on very thin 
ice.

While combined efforts of a group of individuals can produce results 
that are greater than the sum of its parts, it can also produce results 
that are far less. The only productive group is one that can utilize 
the full strengths of all the individuals within it.

Sharon
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Sharon Villines, Washington DC
Where all roads lead to Casablanca

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