[FRIAM] OFFLINE:Today's Sermon:: a minor awokening

[Frank Wimberly]

p.s.  do a Google search of "superego", Steve.

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Frank C. Wimberly
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On Sat, Sep 5, 2020, 7:12 PM Frank Wimberly <wimberly3 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Well, you could say that the Constitution is a kind of superego.  It's
> interesting that Trump resents the ways in which it constrains him.  He
> tries to get around it with surprising success thanks to sycophants like
> Barr et al.
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> Frank C. Wimberly
> 140 Calle Ojo Feliz,
> Santa Fe, NM 87505
>
> 505 670-9918
> Santa Fe, NM
>
> On Sat, Sep 5, 2020, 7:04 PM Steve Smith <sasmyth at swcp.com> wrote:
>
>> Frank -
>>
>>   And that trait ingratiates with those amongst us who have base impulses
>> for which we fear we might be shamed.
>>
>> And that includes everyone.  But then most of us have superegos that
>> constrain us.  Trump less so.
>>
>> Ah, but HIS is a SuperDuperEgo... just ask him, he'll tell ya!
>>
>> I don't know what your stake (or dog in the fight or ... pick a metaphor)
>> is regarding collective consciousness/awareness/intelligence/wisdom/action
>> in the abstract but it seems your background would support having an
>> opinion or more to the point a thought-through-thought or two on the topic.
>>
>> If there are suitable parallels between individual consciousness and
>> collective versions of it, what would be the superego of a culture, people,
>> nation-state, etc.?
>>
>> - Steve
>>
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