Better than what we have now.

An economic structure that encourages investment for social, rather than personal benefit. One in which job creation and job stability is paramount, because without jobs, people cannot sustain themselves, let alone the rest of the world.

Spiritually-minded people must not just think globally, but locally as well. If there are blue collar or white collar workers unemployed at home, take care of them before you worry about peoples of miles away from you. That is not to say that you forget about them, but once you have taken care of the millworker, the auto worker, the steel worker, the white collar professional, etc., and you have had a chance to share with them your spiritual values, they will be more inclined to work with you or to offer ways you can build sustainability.

The problem with shifting to sustainable living involves the developmental level of consciousness most people, especially Americans are at in the present moment. The US is mostly a Blue/Orange society, with a touch of Red, as the majority of American believe in a Divine Order that guides material success, as long as you follow the rules, which sometimes acts at a Red level (witness Iraq) through Blue discipline (bringing democracy, rule of law, etc., except when it applies to our greed).

Those of us who are Green going into Yellow and beyond, cannot be all misty-eyed and wimpish when confronted with this reality. You must understand where they are coming from, so that you can move them away from Blue moralistic authority and Orange greed, the most negative aspects of these levels. Also, Green must not be arrogant and elitist. You cannot look down your nose at those who do not shop at Whole Foods, drink Starbucks coffee, wear natural clothes, eat meat, etc. Accept people as they are. Change their minds, not them.

A new job, if I get one.

To those of you who haven't heard from my for a while, my computer crashed back in August, and by the time I got the hard drive back from my nephew, who still needs to help me setup the old computer, we got a new computer (used) from my uncle, who recently purchased a new on and a new monitor. So we got his old computer and flat screen monitor, I am still on my job search. Thought I had something for this week in Philly, but the company chickened out and decided to look locally. Cheap bastards! That's all for now. Jubu

One part Engaged Buddhism (Thich Nhat Hanh brand, but others would do)
One part Jewish Social Justice (concern for the poor - tzedakah plus)
One part True Christian love (not that phony Right-wing kind)
Heavy dose of Sprial Dynamics/Integral Politics/Spirituality/Business
Good dose of common sense and realism
and for good measure, a silent, but confident strength of force to protect those who cannot defend themselves.

My greatest challenge is to find a job so that I can move one with my life and do the things I want to do and need to do to make an impact in the world. Mc Donalds, Burger King and Wal-Mart type jobs are not going to cut it, no matter what "lessons" they may impart. If a person has a brian and intelligence, then working at something that is going to challenge you every day is better than a job that pays minimum wage.

Enjoy the visit of my brother and his family in two weeks, and to nail down the job with RMIS in either Chicago or Atlanta, or both with a meeting in either city after they are awarded contracts from one or both states, Illinois and Georgia.

History from an Integral/SD perspective, especially American History, so that people would know that this country had both a secular and religious component to its' makeup, which was the basis for many of the reform movements of the 19th and early 20th centuries. I would teach the rest of History from the Integral approach, combining social, economic, political history with cultural history (worldviews) and intentions and biological/neurological factors.

 

Richard Krasner

7151 Summer Tree Drive

Boynton Beach, FL  33437

(561) 738-0458

(561) 603-1685, cell
richard_krasner@hotmail.com

CURRICULUM VITAE

OBJECTIVE:

To apply knowledge acquired through academic, spiritual and personal study to the development of a more integral approach to understanding historical, political and social events as they shape the evolution of human development and consciousness.

EDUCATION:

M.A. in History, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, New York University, 1981

Concentration: American History

Coursework: Industrial and Working Class History    Harvest of the Middle Ages

 American Social History Since 1870   Social and Economic History of England, 1714 - 1822

 City in American History Since 1870   History of American Medicine

 American Foreign Policy                        M.A. Seminar in US History (Thesis required)

M. A. Thesis: "Out of Many - One" Marriage and Ethnicity in New Amsterdam, 1640-1680

An examination of ethnic makeup of Colonial New Amsterdam in the 17th century using marriage records obtained from Dutch Reformed Church business office in NYC

B.A. in Liberal Arts, SUNY Brockport, Brockport, NY, 1979

Concentrations: Political Science, History, Sociology/Afro-American Studies

Coursework: Political Science:

World Politics                                                         American Foreign Policy

American Political Systems                                Arab - Israeli Dispute

Honors Seminar in International Relations     American Presidency

American Political Parties                                   Issues in International Relations

Modern Political Thought                                     Multinational Imperialism - Independent Study

Honors Seminar in Ethnonationalism              Marxism

History:

History of the Roman Empire                             China - Revolution and Communism

Socialism, Communism and the New Left     Senior Honors Seminar in History

The Progressive Era                                            History of South Africa

Russia to 1905                                                      U.S. History Since 1877

History of Modern China

Sociology/Afro-American Studies:                        Additional Social Sciences/Humanities Courses:

Race and Ethnic Minorities                                      General Psychology

Prejudice, Personality and Culture                         General Anthropology

Afro-American History                                                History of Philosophy

Organized and Disorganized Crime

ADDITIONAL EDUCATION:

Certificate in Data Processing, Nassau Community College, Garden City, NY, 1985/93

Graduate Certification Program in Education for NYS Certification, C.W. Post College, Brookville, NY, 1983 (uncompleted)

Relevant Coursework:

Psychological & Developmental Foundations of Education

Social Foundations of Education

Analysis of Behavior

Addendum

Engaged in an on-going, personal study of Buddhism, Zen Buddhism, Engaged Buddhism, Memetics, Spiral Dynamics^TM, and the writings of Ken Wilber. By studying these subjects, I have gained insight into the underlying psychological causes of world events, especially in regard to the evolution of consciousness at various levels or stages of human existence. This has lead to an awareness of the direction human evolution and human existence might take in the future.