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The Rhetoric of Now Part 2: Kairos | 26 comments (26 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: The Rhetoric of Now Part 2: Kairos (4.00 / 3)

Mind opening ... and leaving me thinking ... thus, to start, thank you ...

Many examples come to mind.

How about failures? ... such as GWBush's failure to seize the potential unification of the world post 9/11 ... or America's failure to join/lead the League of Nations ... or ...

Recent headlines ... Has Gore created the moment? Exploited it? Irrelevant?

And, taking the discussion to another domain, isn't Tipping Point all about creating Kairos & figuring out how to seize it? Fad marketing is a (low) form of Kairos, no?

Blogging regularly at Get Energy Smart. NOW!!!

by a siegel (siegeadATgmailIGNORETHISdotPLEASEcom) on Tue May 1st, 2007 at 11:49:16 PM EST

Re: The Rhetoric of Now Part 2: Kairos (4.00 / 2)

such as GWBush's failure to seize the potential unification of the world post 9/11

Excellent point. I think he did seize that moment, he just used it for something other than unification. That's the thing when those moments happen (rather than are created) -- someone will use them for something. It's heartbreaking that it wasn't used for the potential good.

Maybe we can eventually make language a complete impediment to understanding. -Hobbes

by Izzy (izzy at eurotrib dot com) on Wed May 2nd, 2007 at 12:25:45 AM EST
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Re: The Rhetoric of Now Part 2: Kairos (4.00 / 2)

But in doing what he did, he created another moment...

"Any economic unit can emit money. The serious problem is to get it accepted" Hyman Minsky

by ChrisCook (cojockathotmaildotcom) on Wed May 2nd, 2007 at 02:55:30 AM EST
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And, yours is an excellent point as well. He seized the moment and the Cheney-Bush administration hasn't let it go.

Blogging regularly at Get Energy Smart. NOW!!!

by a siegel (siegeadATgmailIGNORETHISdotPLEASEcom) on Thu May 3rd, 2007 at 06:18:40 PM EST
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