[GJM] [Intertax] What Would YOU Really Do? 3.

[JoAnne Van Datta]

Unfortunately, we are "programmed" both to behave "selfishly" for survival
(territoriality, competition, etc.) AND to behave "unselfishly"
(compassion, cooperation,etc.). The newer parts of the brain facilitating
cooperation, communication,  foresight, etc. must be highly educated, 
developed,
nurtured "holistically" to minimize default to the older, less creative 
brain.
This is the tragic human dilemma. While we have compiled great wisdom
over the millenia with which to behave lovingly, responsibly, ethically, it
remains inadequate to counteract the motivations of the exclusive and
violent among us. It will take an unprecedented interdisciplinary, global,
multicultural effort to wage peace through the just sharing of resources.
Personally, I can no longer imagine such selflessness on the part of
those enslaved by  fear, testosterone and aggressive brain stem activity.
J. VanDatta Chapito, BS Anthropology, MS Counseling Psychology



robert searle wrote:
> --- robert searle <dharao4 at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>
>   
>> --- "Sikka, Prem N" <prems at essex.ac.uk> wrote:
>>
>>     
>>> Robert,
>>> I doubt if there is anything innate or genetic
>>>       
>> about
>>     
>>> the proposition. It
>>> is all learnt and socially constructed.
>>> Anthropologists (Malinowski,
>>> Levi-Strauss and others) have written about
>>> societies which had no
>>> concept of private property and some (Aboriginals)
>>> had no concept of
>>> ownership of land.
>>>
>>> Regards
>>>
>>> Prem Sikka
>>> Professor of Accounting
>>> Department of Accounting, Finance and Management
>>> University of Essex
>>> Colchester, Essex CO4 3SQ,UK
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>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: intertax-bounces at listen.attac.de
>>> [mailto:intertax-bounces at listen.attac.de] On
>>>       
>> Behalf
>>     
>>> Of robert searle
>>> Sent: 02 November 2006 16:16
>>> To: intertax at listen.attac.de
>>> Subject: [Intertax] What Would really YOU do?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Dear All,
>>>
>>>          If you were a super-rich businessman, or
>>> woman would you not want to keep as much of your
>>> profits from taxman as possible? Is this not a
>>> normal
>>> instinct?
>>>
>>> I do feel Intertax is very one-sided.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Robert Searle
>>>
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