113: We voted and agreed. What's wrong with you? - Gracearchy with Jim Babka

Gracearchy with Jim Babka

What’s wrong when most people agree on big issues but division still thrives? This is a 400-level class in Applied Grace. Jim and Bill unpack an article by Dave Pell at NextDraft.com. They re-introduce the “conflict machine,” exposing how political systems purposely pit us against each other. Jim explains why law increases sin, how empathy breaks cycles of hate, and why democracy is a terrible way to solve problems.

Notes:

Dave Pell on Nextdraft: https://nextdraft.com/archives/n20241121/were-in-agreement/

The Paradox of Tolerance: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradox_of_tolerance

Daryl Davis: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daryl_Davis

The Second Amendment to the United States Constitution states, “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.” Jim maintains that the keywords in this context is "shall not be infringed."

Chapters:

0:00 Theme

0:24 NextDraft piece by Dave Pell

2:03 Did Pell land on Grace?

3:30 Is agreement really widespread?

9:27 If agreement is wide, why so much censorship?

14:44 Imposing of religion and on conscience

17:01 If agreement is wide, why exaggeration?

18:16 Risking an arbitrary strike

19:26 Distinction between Issues and Problems

23:16 Proof sufficient agreement fails

26:00 Is democracy delivering?

28:31 We voted and agreed What's wrong with you?

29:46 Is democracy the best way?

32:49 What empathy and grace actually entail

36:59 Who and what is a leader?

38:58 The tRipping point

45:23 Law vs Grace

48:27 The Undeserved Gift

51:54 Human Respect, the alternative

53:39 Daryl Davis and Pay-It-Forward effects

Bill Protzmann is your moderator.

The series is sponsored by THE FOUNDATION FOR HARMONY AND PROSPERITY. https://www.harmonyandprosperity.org/

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Be grace-full to each other.