A CLA Exploring the Future of American Fears

Tim Morgan

Frank Herbert, DUNE

The Bene Gesserit Litany Against Fear

“No. 1 cause of money stress: When expenses exceed income”

“The US is losing ground when it comes to retirement security”

“A deep financial divide is emerging among millennials”

“Low savings, poor jobs imperil Arizonans' prosperity, study says”

“One way to finance the golden years: Retire abroad”

“Women Worry More About Financial Security in Retirement Than Men”

“Social Security checks finally get an increase, but it’s still not enough”

“Government report sounds alarm on retirement crisis”

“Millennials are better at saving than the rest of us”

RED

PowerGods

Fears loss of American supremacy, and is willing to risk world war

to maintain American power & prestige

BLUE

TruthForce

Fears complex, corrupt government. Fears loss of control. Fears

changes to traditional social and economic order.

ORANGE

StriveDrive

Fears loss of societal and personal progress. Fears those who want

to reform too much. Fears loss of personal economic security and

opportunities.

GREEN

HumanBond

Fears that most Americans are not secure and healthy. Fears that

hierarchies are creating unfair distributions, oppression, poverty,

and illness.

YELLOW

FlexFlow

Fears that conflicts will continue to prevent implementation of

systemic solutions to America’s problems.

TURQUOISE

GlobalView

Fears that unnecessary fears are creating conflict and disorder;

that these fears will break America’s unity and prevent its

Awakening.

“We will make America strong again. We will make America proud again. We will

make America safe again. And we will make America great again.” – Donald J. Trump

“Ev'ry heart beats true 'neath the Red, White and Blue” - George M. Cohan

"America was not built on fear. America was built on courage, on imagination and an

unbeatable determination to do the job at hand." -Harry S. Truman

“We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.” - Barack

Obama

“There is nothing wrong with America that cannot be cured by what is right with

America.” - Bill Clinton

“The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt

➢ Red, Blue, & Orange fear Change is personally threatening their

safety & security

➢ Some of Orange’s values align with Red & Blue, and others with

Green

➢ Orange is conflicted over how to align its needed changes with

Red, Blue, & Green

➢ Green fears that the marginalized will stop gaining and fall further

behind

➢ Yellow fears America will break apart if it cannot address the safety

& security concerns of everyone soon

➢ Turquoise fears it will never have a chance to bring Peace and Unity

to America

The key driver is growing loss of Orange prosperity and

opportunity, creating an increasing fear for Personal

Economic Security & Safety

Decades of changes have put Orange’s values into self-

conflict, resulting in disruption of all other values

America’s Fear is of a Failing Orange

American Fear is Orange

“You know that being an American is more than a matter of where your parents

came from. It is a belief that all men are created free and equal and that everyone

deserves an even break.” - Harry S. Truman

“In the end, the American dream is not a sprint, or even a marathon, but a relay.

Our families don't always cross the finish line in the span of one generation. But

each generation passes on to the next the fruits of their labor.” - Julian Castro

“Americans are far more remarkable than we give ourselves credit for. We've

been so busy damning ourselves for years. We've done it all, and yet we don't take

credit for it.” - Ray Bradbury