In the world of action it is impossible to do the action and
its opposite, to lower taxes and raise taxes.
A paradox cannot exist.
One resolution is to divide the people into their respective
groups. Each group lives in their own reality with a belief statement and an
idea that the groups are united. Thus
each state in the union raises or lowers taxes according to their local
majority, yet all states appreciate that they are part of the union. This is a resolution in space.
Similarly, a resolution in time is possible. For example, in year one the taxes will be
raised and in year two the taxes will be lowered. The synthesis is evident in the Ashlagian
perspective, where the first action is re-interpreted in light of the second
action. The people pay higher taxes
knowing that they are doing it to pay lower taxes, thus the action of payment
of higher taxes is truly an action of paying lower taxes.
Both these approaches do not feel like the power of the
people, but more like the power of separation of the people, in space or time.
[I have a similar frustration with analyzing the hierarchical
society vs. the horizontal society. Replacing
the human ruling party, Rex, with a divine ruling party, God, does not change
the contribution of the people that are ruled.
A common law under God is no different than a common law under the Rex –
more on this later.]
A resolution above time and space is possible in the world
of ideas. The trick is finding a new
language to describe the creative idea and then conversing with that language
and thus bring the idea into adoption as action.
In our example, the word ‘taxes’ is an action, with very
well defined connotations to each side of the argument. Some interpret ‘taxes’ as a negative economic
force and others interpret ‘taxes’ as a positive societal force. The gap between the parties is in the world
of action and cannot be bridged.
A new word need to be introduced into the conversation,
perhaps ‘investment’ or ‘partnership’.
Instead of raising taxes both parties could agree to a recommended
investment policy in the government.
Each citizen is invited to create a partnership with the government, to
invest in the government.
This new language is an invention, a new idea. The idea creates a space for a new
conversation between the parties, thus, enabling the idea to be adopted into an
action.
