Ken’s posturing, not only in this video, but also in the segment with Terry Patten, supposedly about activism, where Ken droned on and on about anything but activism, isn’t just another disappointment, it’s another clear display of his own ignorance, greed and stupidity. We live in a world full of “public intellectuals” with so little integrity that they are willing to go along and get along with the most absurd speculative talk about how to set the world right. But, we know everything we need to know. Anyone making excuses for evil, republican policy and rebranding old news as enlightenment now is part of the problem. We can understand evolution, in part, based on information from the past. We can understand a spiritual path, in part, based on lessons from the past. But, you don’t understand a damn thing if you can’t cop to what is happening right now with a commitment to shaping the future.

It’s a shame, because the world needs theories that legitimize humanistic perspectives and real world problem solving approaches. What we are getting here, instead, is someone that doesn’t seem to have a problem acting like a philosopher king, when in truth, he doesn’t appreciate the impact he is having in the most fundamental, glaring way that he is showing up – as an old white man. No amount of perspective changes this simple and obvious void in his awareness. No amount of raging against “social justice warrior” mentality make a difference.

If you haven’t figured out why evolution needs a democratic response to the power of the tea party, grounded in the voices that have not been heard – you’re not enlightened, you’re stupid. Civility and going along to get along at all costs isn’t healthy for humanity. Equating the policies of both parties is a pathetic justification for spending the rest of your life in a bubble. Meditation – the ability to release one’s self from the attachments of life – is an essential tool and we must all have that ability to live in a sort of bubble. But, if you believe that enlightenment consists of staying in that bubble for the rest of your life, you aren’t clued in – you are pathetic.

Enough feigning the idea that you shouldn’t call out republican BS because democratic BS is worse in the long run. The answer is obvious and people need to hear it here and now. Anyone who does not push the need for investment in human capital is leading people down a very dark path. If you don’t understand that people need to be compelled to do this and why we need to push for these policies, you are too broken to lead others.

I’ve said enough. Although I enjoy learning from anyone’s perspective, I’m not so attached to this website and this community that I’m unwilling to say my peace. This is a dark path that Ken and Scott are taking. Do not fail to challenge their nonsense.

thank you.