Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: "like minded"

[Lynn Nadeau (welcome]

I myself see the term "like-minded" simply literally. With the emphasis 
on what is shared, not any exclusion. If used by bigots, it would mean 
sharing those beliefs, but if used by liberals, it would mean sharing 
something very different. Depends whose commonality is referenced. 

And I do see distinct advantages in living in community with people who 
have in common with me a value on community, cooperation, environmental 
responsibility, open-mindedness, peace and social justice, conscious 
child rearing, sustainable local economy, organic food. It is empowering, 
it allows us to accomplish certain things which are not possible when I'm 
in a group where my values on this sort of thing are a distinct minority. 
Who would  help me figure out a greywater system, or pitch in to do the 
work of the community with me? There is still a lot of diversity within 
my largely white/college-educated/liberal community. And I learn from it 
all the time. 

I also spend plenty of time interacting with those with different 
beliefs, or cultures, and I learn from that too. I don't want to live in 
a protective bubble of commonality, but to use some of that solidarity to 
leverage change and good stuff happening. Which I see as my 
responsibility, as a person born with a lot of privilege in this society. 



Lynn Nadeau, RoseWind Cohousing
Port Townsend Washington (Victorian seaport, music, art, nature)
http://www.rosewind.org
http://www.ptguide.com
http://www.ptforpeace.info (very active peace movement here- see our 
photo)

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