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

[Racheli Gai (racheli]

I don't think that discussing ideology in cohousing is off topic, but  
my post below was not exactly on that,
which is why I thought it was OT.

Racheli.

On Jun 6, 2011, at 4:22 PM, Wayne Tyson wrote:

> 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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