Competion Vs. Cooperation:
As it is relevant to a Nation, a world of Nations,
and Their Unity
The 'Great Divide' so painful in our 21st Century United States, and the World
in a larger context, is boiled down to two fundamental and diametrical
opposed approaches to social structure.
On one side, i.e. face of the coin, is Competion. The fundamental belief
Life is 'survival of the fitest', Macro and Micro economics are ' "Free" Market-
Place' playing fields, Education is instruction in physical prowess and
bare necessity rhetorical skills, and World Peace is secured through
Military Power, Domination, and Threat.
On the other side, or face of the coin, is Cooperation. Or in
synonym Compassion. The fundamental belief, again seemingly
in our present world diametrically opposed, that Life is attained
through cooperation, joining of efforts i.e. team-work to acheive
shared goals, Macro and Micro economics are 'Social' Market Places
where profits attained by group efforts are divided among those
creating those profits (and along the way supporting those un-able
to work to make profits), Education is instruction in Rhetorical Skills,
Arts, and Sciences first and physical skills second, and World Peace
is secured through Aliances, Shared Goals, and a Functional Treaty
Organization of Nations where-in aggression upon any weaker Nation
is met with response from United World Nations.
The 'Adage" upon which our Nation is built is as true in 18th Century
as it is now. "IF We don't Hang Together, We most certainly will Hang
Alone!"
Advice to the young...and old.
Kosciuszko's Advice to a Youth To do honor to your family and yourself and at my recommendation, you must reread what follows every day so that it will be engraved on your memory on which your well being will depend. Rise at four in the summer and six in the winter. Your first thoughts must be directed towards the Supreme Being; worship Him for a few minutes. Set yourself to work with reflection and intelligence, either at your prescribed duty carried out in the most scrupulous manner, or perfect yourself in some science in which you should have true mastery. Avoid lying under any circumstances in your life, but always be frank and loyal and always tell the truth. Never be idle but be sober and frugal even hard on yourself while indulgent to others. Do not be vain nor an egotist (1763 https://www.etymonline.com/word/egoist). Before speaking or answering on something, reflect and consider well in order not to lose your point and say something stupid. Never fail to give due recogniti
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