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\"\"A couple weeks ago, a friend emailed me a link on a talk given by David Brooks, best-selling author and political and cultural commentator. (https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=oDdssTQG6Vc<\/a>)<\/p>\n

My friend and I have had discussions on the rise of loneliness and the growing appeal of the type of storytelling event that we both attend regularly at a neighborhood bar on North Lincoln Avenue here in Chicago.<\/p>\n

Brooks\u2019 talk, given at this year\u2019s Aspen Ideas Festival, \u201cWorld on Fire,\u201d focused on a critical aspect of this trend.<\/p>\n

Most of us can readily accept technology and a worldwide pandemic as contributing factors in the loneliness epidemic but scratch our heads when it comes to recognizing why authoritarianism has become so prevalent globally.<\/p>\n

The Aspen Institute is a nonprofit, \u201ccommitted to realizing a free, just and equitable society,\u201d \u00a0by promoting \u201cconversations that matter.\u201d<\/p>\n

Brooks pointed out that the craziness of MAGA type populism and all the \u201cus versus them\u201c variations that are on the rise are not unique to the US.<\/p>\n

He used the term, spiritual recession. <\/strong>Instead of being a framework for solving, or at least, acting on, shared problems, political affiliations have been sought to fill a hole in people\u2019s souls, a purpose it was never meant to have.<\/p>\n

People, Brooks suggests, often look to politics so they can feel good about themselves and shame others. Party affiliations have become about \u201caffirmation\u201d and \u201dretribution.\u201d<\/p>\n

This is never going to fill the yearning for moral coherence, for sharing beliefs in what\u2019s right and wrong with others and aligning with something bigger than yourself.<\/p>\n

Brooks cites John Bowlby, British child psychologist famous for his \u201ctheory of attachment,\u201d fundamental in child development. Bowlby said, \u201cAll of life is a series of daring explorations from a secure base.\u201d<\/p>\n

I thought about this while I was taking a walk in my neighborhood and paused for a long time in front of garden and fence around a home.<\/p>\n

It seemed that the four foot high black iron fence represented the perfect boundary. It was open enough for the plants it contained to reach out and show off their natural colors and beauty, all the while protecting them from cars and critters.<\/p>\n

Psychologists and educators might have models for how individuals and societies might flourish. I have a simple understanding of basic human nature.<\/p>\n

I believe all people want to belong<\/strong> to something bigger than themselves and that most people act according to their own moral code. Much of what a person considers right or wrong comes from family or school or religion, but there are other sources and influences.<\/p>\n

If a kid sees his father not speak up when being under-charged because the father believes the business owner \u201ccharges enough,\u201d the child may or may not accept the behavior as exemplary. Beliefs cannot be assumed to be generational. At some point, I believe, a person has to take accountability for his own beliefs and actions.<\/p>\n

To want to belong <\/strong>is HUMAN. To look for new institutions that provide moral coherence is critical. States and countries and religions provided a grounding framework that supported \u201cdaring exploration,\u201d for years, as they made many feel safe, but they have also perpetuated intolerance and left little room for diversity and inclusion.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve been like children, as individuals, as nations, as political party members. We think mostly about ourselves. It\u2019s time to grow up. Yes, we should challenge ourselves to do our personal best, but also to honor our interdependence.<\/p>\n

We live in a world, on a planet, where we have to learn how to share resources and how to invite the contributions of all.<\/p>\n

I\u2019d like to see everyone looking more at what we have in common and what is for the good of most people.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m grateful when someone steps forward with ideas, not just statistics, when people look for what they share rather than where they are different, when neighbors listen to each other.<\/p>\n

Welcoming and participating in conversation is no small thing.<\/p>\n

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