Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: The "ideology" thing

[Wayne Tyson (landrest]

CoHo:

Is a discussion of whether or not coho's are ideological or non-ideological 
"off-topic" or central to a fundamental understanding of the phenomenon? I, 
for one, would most like to gain a better understanding of what co-housing 
is, was, and might be. I am especially interested in to what degree 
different coho's tend to be more authoritarian and which tend more toward 
egalitarianism or pluralism.

WT

PS:
Is "off topic" code for restricting relevant "speech?"


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Racheli Gai" <racheli [at] sonoracohousing.com>
To: "Cohousing-L" <cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org>
Sent: Monday, June 06, 2011 4:04 PM
Subject: Re: [C-L]_ The "ideology" thing


> I think we're a bit off topic here, so I'll try not to go for too
> long, although I'm tempted :) --   Ideology can be rigid, or it can be
> not so rigid.
> Or, people can have areas where they are flexible, and others where
> they are entrenched (because they
> are over- invested emotionally, or in other ways.)  For example: If
> your livelihood depends on holding to certain
> beliefs, you're less likely to be open to changing them than if you
> don't.
> I think most people have some deep, strongly held beliefs that are not
> easily open to change.  Ideally, IMO, we should
> be open to questioning everything, but in reality that's easier said
> than done.
>
> An interesting book on the topic of denial was written about a decade
> ago by Stanley Cohen, who was obsessed by the question
> of why so many people can ignore/deny atrocities and suffering of
> others.  The book is titled States of Denial: Knowing About
> Atrocities and Suffering.
> Here is a place to read a review: 
> http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2001/apr/07/society.politics
>
> During the years he lived in Israel, Cohen was one of the founders of
> the Public Committee Against Torture.  A profound article
> of his appeared in TIKKUN magazine:  Cohen, S. (1991) "Talking about
> torture in Israel", Tikkun, 6(6): 23-30, 89-90
>
>
> Anyway, apologies to all about the digression.
> Racheli.
>
>
>
> On Jun 6, 2011, at 3:30 PM, Wayne Tyson wrote:
>
> > Racheli:
> >
> > Would it be correct, then, for me to conclude that ideology is not a
> > rigid,
> > unchangeable belief, and that thinking is based on those beliefs?
> >
> > WT
>
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