Individualism Vs Collectivism

[El Cid]

4 hours ago, Anna B said:

Ah, but do they work on our behalf though? It often doesn't seem like it.

Do we have any say in how our money is spent? Or what the council get up to ? (Tree felling anyone?)

 

And please don't wheel out that 'well you can always vote for somebody else.'

It is virtually a closed shop in Sheffield, and they're all the same anyway. 

A meaningless cross in a box for a preselected candidate once every few years is not real democracy.

I dont know Sheffield, but they seem to be different from other areas, in that they lack Conservatives. Why is that, better or worse than other cities?

I agree, our democracy is poor.

[El Cid]

As our world becomes more interconnected, this diversity of parenting approaches may dwindle. In fact, most countries have become more individualistic over the last 50 years – a shift that’s most pronounced in countries that have experienced the most economic development.

Nonetheless, there’s still a huge difference in parenting styles and childhood development across cultures – a testament to the enduring influence of societal values.

https://getpocket.com/explore/item/how-where-you-re-born-influences-the-person-you-become?utm_source=pocket-newtab-global-en-GB

[Lex Luthor]

On 16/10/2020 at 13:04, Anna B said:

I think everybody is a mixture of both, we are all capable of both good and evil. However we have been given freewill, and can choose how we behave and that's not always easy. The pitfalls are many;  doing the wrong thing for the right reasons, and vice versa, acting wrongly through fear of repercussions, self delusion and spite, judging others unfairly, following orders that are wrong, selfishness disguised with dodgy excuses, following the herd even though you know it's going in the wrong direction,  etc etc, - we're all guilty of some  of these at some time. We have a moral compass, we just have to be aware of it and strive to do the best we can. 

 

But people can also be incredibly kind and caring too. Love, sharing and altruism abounds. Much more so than we know, in all kinds of small ways that never hits the headlines. The human being is always a work in progress, and we should never forget that, and always aspire to be the best we can be.

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Lovely post. 🌹

[Red Rum 62]

On 17/10/2020 at 05:21, Anna B said:

Ah, but do they work on our behalf though? It often doesn't seem like it.

 

It makes a big difference what is set up in your local area. Charities have many roles for people to volunteer in their shops, but there should also be local groups to keep the local area clean and the flowerbeds colourful.

[ECCOnoob]

1 hour ago, Red Rum 62 said:

It makes a big difference what is set up in your local area. Charities have many roles for people to volunteer in their shops, but there should also be local groups to keep the local area clean and the flowerbeds colourful.

Is that a part of what we are supposed to pay our council tax for? 

[Red Rum 62]

4 hours ago, ECCOnoob said:

Is that a part of what we are supposed to pay our council tax for? 

Things are getting worse for the councils, they are in debt and they need bailing out. There was an outcry over free school meals, may local parish council paid for some, in the same area the borough council paid for some and sure that should be down to the government.

What should government do vs what should people do for themselves?

[Anna B]

We pay our council tax to pay for useful things, not to cut down harmless, healthy trees because of some secret contract nobody is allowed to see.