I am pretty confident in assuming that many members share my desire to be able to get out of lockdown and be back holding meetings in person. As we hone in on that 90% target, that possibility gets ever closer.
 
I have been thinking [always dangerous] about the ideas of Albert Hirschman - The Rhetoric of Reaction. I share the main points as I think in this time of increasing polarisation of ideas and positions you might recognise the points he makes in the arguments that we are often bombarded with. 
 
 
Hirschman argues that debate is often stifled, in particular in areas which look to require social change, by using arguments based on three narratives:  
Futility - no point making a change as it wont make any difference.
Perversity - making a change is likely to only make the problem worse. 
Jeopardy - making a change will endanger some previous accomplishment. 
You might recognise some combinations of those arguments in debate about the issues that confront societies? From major issues such as climate change through to more local issues such as whats the best way forward in terms of the supermarket sector in NZ. 
 
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