The Danger of Primitive Ego Thinking In Conservative Politics

I am not a conspiracy hound, but I do believe that the continued use of primitive ego thinking in our nation’s political system is a very dangerous thought process to use as America struggles to become part of a healthy and viable global culture.

An excellent wake up article was recently published by George Lakoff in the Huffington Post titled “What Conservatives Really Want” in which he talks about the decline in moral and ethical values currently happening in our American political process. This article caught my attention because it describes in a very clear way what happens when we allow people in power to continue using a primitive ego thinking process that promotes the questionable values and ethics of a “me” first, don’t worry about the future, survival of the fittest mentality.

Through financial deregulation, and a philosophy of work for yourself, and a don’t worry about the poor because they brought it on themselves attitude, they have created a nation in which the wealthiest 1% of the country controls more assets than 95% of the rest of the country.

This extreme accumulation of wealth gives the wealthy not only nearly total control of our political process, but also the opportunity and power to create even more wealth. While this accumulation of wealth has been happening over the last thirty to forty years, the middleclass wages of this nation have been flat.

The once powerful middleclass of our country is rapidly sliding into poverty.

It is not the “fault” of the conservative Republican Party. It is simply what happens when any nation allows its political leaders to accumulate too much power through the use of a pre-modern, primitive ego thinking process common in earlier, more primitive human cultures

We see this extreme imbalance, between the wealthy 1% and the hope destroying poverty of the general population, in virtually all of the middle-eastern countries currently experiencing uprisings and violent protests. The people in these countries are simply demanding their ethical and moral right to freedom, and access to the jobs and opportunity they need to create quality in their own lives.

We see this same desire for justice and the right to determine their own future in the public protests currently going on in Wisconsin.

The extreme discrepancy between the wealthy and the poor is arguably one of the most dangerous and powerful destabilizing forces that threaten the viability, freedoms, and security of any nation……and that includes our own.

We are a democratic country that values a civilized ethical and moral code of empathy, care for the poor, and equality of opportunity………the freedom and opportunity of every citizen to determine their own future and access the resources needed to be successful.

But we have lost our balance.

As I point out often in the Stonyhill Nuggets, there is truth on both sides of every issue. It’s time we awaken to what is happening in our country. It’s time we reaffirm a higher level of consciousness and bring a sense of balance back into our political process.

Allowing the “me” first, primitive ego consciousness of our collective inner-child uncontrolled permission to run our country is a sure formula for the continued decline of our nation.

Deregulation of our financial systems only rewards the wealthy. Cutting vital public services rewards the wealthy. Increasing taxes on the middleclass, and protecting tax cuts previously offered to the wealthy, both reward the wealthy.

Because there is truth on both sides of every issue, it’s time we begin to value and support the truths  found on both sides of our countries political and economic systems……to find a more balanced middlepath between the conservative Republican ideologies and the more liberal Democratic ideologies. The food fight going on in Washington is not only a disgrace for our country; it is downright dangerous for our future.

We need a middlepath approach, a 21st century middlepath spirituality that re-establishes and re-affirms the values that better define the soul and heart of our nation…….. a healthier balance between the resources of the rich and the poor, and a more even playing field that allows all of our citizens access to the systems of wealth and power that define our country…. our educational systems, health care, and guaranteed full protection of all retirement funds earned through years of hard work.

I strongly encourage you to read George Lakoff’s important article. He articulates the issue very clearly. 

In the meantime, keep reading the Stonyhill Nuggets. We believe that awakening and evolving our primitive ego consciousness is an important goal for all of us if we are to achieve the badly needed conscious evolution of our human psyche.

About the Author

Dick Rauscher, life coach, writes articles for the Stonyhill Newsletter and the Stonyhill Nuggets on the subject of awakening our primitive ego to achieve true happiness and success in life. His articles focus on taking full responsibility for the lives we are creating for ourselves, developing the skills required to achieve happiness and become more successful in life, and incorporating the day-to-day psychological and spiritual practices needed to achieve a deeper and more authentic spirituality.

Dick is a NYS licensed Mental Health Provider and a Fellow in the American Association of Pastoral Counselors with over twenty five years of experience in private practice helping clients heal and achieve happier lives. His writing is focused on the development of Primitive Ego Psychology to improve the quality of our day to day lives and relationships.

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What I’m looking for would probably be older, but any era is fine.

The real deal: The Carter Family, Jimmie Rodgers, the Blue Sky Boys, the Delmore Brothers.

More recent: “Old-Time Duets” by the Whitstein Brothers.