Making Sense of The UK Riots: The Danger of Division
The Unified Team · Rob McPhillips
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Show Notes
Everyone wants to feel good about themself.
Our inner narrative is driven by this imperative. No-one wants to hate. We hate when we're empty.
We need to find a scapegoat that explains why we're not doing as well as we wish we were.
In the UK this week there have been shocking scenes of anti-immigration riots. On the surface it looks like racism. Actually there's a bigger problem.
This is about hopelessness and groups of people being manipulated.
Politicians and Social Media Influencers are creating a narrative that serves their agendas. There are sections of society that feel like failures. And they are being given a narrative that creates a scapegoat.
This is nothing new.
It's been the story of human civilisation for years. This issue is too big and complex for us to really do justice to. But it is a dynamic that threatens every team.
Division.
I got together Michael Ward, Clark Ray and Michele to try and make sense of the issues we've been seeing with the UK riots.