tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4058766287077382431.post8369372565483646631..comments2024-03-23T04:01:39.348-04:00Comments on Understanding Society: System tendencies?Dan Littlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15953897221283103880noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4058766287077382431.post-51882493747537922542008-10-08T23:52:00.000-04:002008-10-08T23:52:00.000-04:00It seems that whenever before a society is going t...It seems that whenever before a society is going to take an action at societal level, the core institutions of that society reach agreement in various ways.<BR/><BR/>This seems true that after gathering power from all major sources, Hitler launched the World War II; after gathering power from various sources which were unsatisfied with National Party of China, Mao took the power of China easily; even in the case of 9-11, the President of US got the power formally and informally from all major social forces and then so quickly launched some actions which would require long-time debate among major social forces before.<BR/><BR/>It seems that when there are no such emergencies, the major social forces or institutions of a society spend their time mainly on all kinds of negotiation, debate, or trade; when there are emergencies, they authorize their power to one institution or even one person without much thinking.Siyuan Songhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17404233777633262804noreply@blogger.com