tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32914592.post7581229903644868282..comments2024-02-21T14:18:09.212-08:00Comments on R World: Sense of Identity or Consequences?Ron Davisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11972794876337195698noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32914592.post-13329953849922331592007-05-02T08:29:00.000-07:002007-05-02T08:29:00.000-07:00Thank-you for the details. I feel so much better i...Thank-you for the details. I feel so much better informed now.Chrlanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17658592845808601075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32914592.post-73935830523145461432007-05-02T07:29:00.000-07:002007-05-02T07:29:00.000-07:00Chrlane,I think they tend to use the carrot as a s...Chrlane,<BR/>I think they tend to use the carrot as a stick.Ron Davisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11972794876337195698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32914592.post-5191663848690431642007-05-02T02:51:00.000-07:002007-05-02T02:51:00.000-07:00And you know what they can do with that carrot, Ro...And you know what they can do with that carrot, Ron.Chrlanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17658592845808601075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32914592.post-36356668300531167272007-05-01T22:50:00.000-07:002007-05-01T22:50:00.000-07:00Thomas,I think it's hard for even the most able an...Thomas,<BR/>I think it's hard for even the most able and powerful among us to truly get that another 6 billion souls are wandering the planet with their own motivations and ideals. It is easier to dismiss that sense of identity and resort instead to the simple carrot and stick.Ron Davisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11972794876337195698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32914592.post-64782939839626944762007-05-01T22:49:00.000-07:002007-05-01T22:49:00.000-07:00Vladimir,thanks for the visit. It's not clear to m...Vladimir,<BR/>thanks for the visit. <BR/>It's not clear to me anyone could safely drive through a concert, but maybe I'm reading that wrong? :)<BR/>The consequence of using consequences to manipulate behavior can, indeed, be more of the very behavior that America is trying to eliminate. I don't think it's a stretch to say that Bush's actions to eliminate terrorists have helped to create more terrorists.Ron Davisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11972794876337195698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32914592.post-35797624830665379972007-05-01T22:45:00.000-07:002007-05-01T22:45:00.000-07:00xSD,man oh man. I find myself unable to respond fo...xSD,<BR/>man oh man. I find myself unable to respond for a few days and I'm innundated with thought-provoking comments. <BR/>You're basically saying that change has to come from the educated or aware individual? I guess I'd agree with that. And these people have to trust their leaders to align with their enlightened self-interest. Or maybe I'm projecting, but it feels like agreement to me.Ron Davisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11972794876337195698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32914592.post-42065448756160812072007-05-01T04:10:00.000-07:002007-05-01T04:10:00.000-07:00The wealthy and powerful- it's the same thing- onl...The wealthy and powerful- it's the same thing- only want drones who dutifully crank out the profits for them. I think we've got exactly the kind of world the Dicks and Georges of the world want.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32914592.post-23609330145954012142007-04-30T23:37:00.000-07:002007-04-30T23:37:00.000-07:00Speaking of this approach, a group of pop stars he...Speaking of this approach, a group of pop stars here in Bulgaria want to promote safer driving through a series of concerts.<BR/><BR/>But why don't we also have a look at the broader political situation in the world today?<BR/><BR/>Do we have an "example state" that stands for peace and fair multilateral relations?<BR/><BR/>I think a lot of tension and terrorism around the world today is caused by the US and allied powers trying to act as the world's policemen. I hope the next US president and the new generation of politicians understand that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32914592.post-3741633324474298862007-04-30T21:26:00.000-07:002007-04-30T21:26:00.000-07:00self-efficacy is needed in order to exact behavior...self-efficacy is needed in order to exact behavior change. Clear rules, providing the opportunity for development, and modeling the desired behavior are ways of improving self-efficacy. To be effective though, leaders must gain the trust, admiration, and respect from their followers.<BR/>hhmmm. Somehow the words trust, admiration, respect and politician do not seem to belong together.exskindiverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09116951497970094346noreply@blogger.com