Sunset Inequities

How might we build story movements to redress inequities in ways that promote the fairness of equity?

Poem introductions

How might we use poems to liberate our mindsets, our imagination and our co-creativity to:

• Overcome our ethical illiteracy, media indoctrinations and cultural myopias that prevent us from changing our trajectory away to a dystopian future?

• Cultivate the lifelong intergenerational learning processes to solve our complex web of self-inflicted wicked problems and launch Equity Moonshot: co-create and build an equitable, regenerative and sustainable future on a healthy planet?

Sunset inequities

Acts of division, unfair to the whole

Rigid reductionism, the original sin

Closed-minded, either-or thinking

Enables absolute libertarianism

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Without transparent accountability

Values triumph over virtues

The anarchy of freedom knows no bounds

The good, the bad, the ugly

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Permissive liberty unleashes irresponsible freedoms

Beliefs beyond reason, lies become truth

Ferments fear-mongering self-righteous fundamentalism,

Festers dichotomous thinking, intolerance, bigotry

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Toxic divisiveness traumatizes

Condemns and hates

Atomizes our humanity

Us against them

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Amplifies dysfunctional polarizations

Fragments our communities

Disconnects us from nature

Destroys our well-being and our planet

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Metaphysical black hole implodes consciousness

Unleashes imperial techno-neoliberalism, hegemonic marketing,

Turbo-charges maniacal megalomania,

Intoxicates the elites to gain power over

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Asocial Leadership Personality Disorders

Strong men bad actors with fatal character flaws

Pathological megalomania, malignant narcissism

Compulsive sociopathy, vengeful authoritarianism

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Corrupt our political systems

With malevolent patriarchy

Autocracy, plutocracy, kleptocracy

Tyranny, totalitarianism, fascism

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Propaganda machines of fake news

Disinformation pandemics

Indoctrinate gullible minds

With biases, isms, prejudices, inequities and discriminations

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Activates amygdala and reptilian brains

Inhibits neocortical equanimity

Suspends discernment, true-seeking

Disables consciousness development

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Fairness becomes unfair and vice versa

1984 double speak smear campaigns runs amok

Triggers red reflex smear campaigns of paranoia

Marxism, Socialism, Communism

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People become pit bulls, puppets, pawns,

Fallen off majestic chest boards

Infected with virulent anti-equity memes

No true freedom without equity

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The enemy is us

We, the people, as disengaged citizens

With imprisoned, closed mindsets

Let equity liberate moral freedom

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Reflect about Sunset Inequities

Enjoy slow thinking, deep learning and contemplation. Muse over the questions and the poems.

• What does this poem evoke for you?

• What words or phrases speak to you?

• What evokes new lines of thinking and insights?

Gather within collaborative learning communities to:

• Share your new lines of thinking and insights

• Tell stories about redressing inequities

• Engage in generative dialogues about how to transform our mindsets and our systems to launch Equity Moonshot

• Generate synergistic network power for promote equity governance

And then read Sunrise Equity.