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The Psychology of Brexit, Trump and the rise in ‘populism’ and the alt-right
by Dr Nicholas Beecroft
8 Ways of thinking- Psychological DNA
• Life Conditions> activate HOW people think > WHAT people think > WHY they behave
• People normally span 2-3 main vMemes
• 1-6 think they’re right & suppress those below
• Different Memes can exist at each level
• Healthy & Unhealthy expressions
• NOT types of people
Wholeview
FlexFlow
HumanBond
StriveDrive
TruthForce
PowerGods
KinSpirits
SurvivalSense
Values Survival; reproduction
Thinking Instincts, reflexes, intuition, reactive
Behaviour Whatever is required to survive. Herd behaviour, seek basic necessities
Examples Hunter-gatherers, Infants, Elderly, Emergency, Sickness, War, Refugees
Pathology/excess No self. Brutal. No control. Fear. No security.
Beige: SurvivalSense
Purple: KinSpirits
Values Safety/security; protection; family bonds
Thinking We are all one. Them and us. Animistic, magical-mystical, ethnocentric, taboos; superstitions; folk lore
Behaviour Defer to traditions, Chief, Elders, Spirits. Rituals; tribal; rites; ancestor worship, sacred places, shrines
Examples
Age 3-7, Ethnic groups, Family, Sports teams, Companies, Military Unit, Club, Doctors, Magic, Fantasy, Disney, Nursery rhymes, sacral plexus, my word is my bond
Pathology/excessRacism, genocide, oppressive, stifling, honour killing, patriarchy, nepotism, inward looking, vulnerable to external threats
Red: PowerGods
Values Power/action; control, sex, control, freedom, position, reputation, respect, avoid shame, status, vitality, youth, will
Thinking Egocentric; impulsive
Behaviour
Courageous, risk-taking. Command. Asserting dominance, conquest, and power; exploitive; impulsive; prowess, showy, sexual, seek pleasure, politics. Manipulation. Break free, form alliances, Predatory/Prey
Examples
Politics, top dog, big boss, heroes, warriors, Warlords, Conquerors, Feudal kingdoms, Terrible Twos, Teenagers, adventurers, pirates, Gangs, Mafia, terrorists, City traders, entrepreneurs, competition, sports, Solar Plexus
Pathology/excess Contant war, conflict, fear, abuse, corruption, crime, insecurity, injustice. Life cruel and purposeless, shame, revenge, victim mentality
Blue: TruthForce
Values Stability/order; meaning, justice, truth, higher purpose & authority
Thinking Guilt, Reason & logic. Doctrine, tradition. absolutist, reason, logic, patriotism, meaning, purpose, righteousness
BehaviourBring order. Obey authority; conform, tradition; morality; rules; law, sacrifice now for later reward, structures, processes, codes of conduct, ranks, doctrine, punish badness, management
Examples7-8 Years, patriotism, religion, Scientific Method, police, military, ideology; bureaucracy, hierarchy, regulation, education, charity, crusade & jihad
Pathology/excessFundamentalism, rigidity, intolerance, fail to adapt or learn, no reward or pleasure, abuse of authority, BLUE vs. BLUE apocalyptic conflict
Orange: StriveDrive
Values Opportunity, success; results, influence, choose one’s own destiny, prosperity, image; status; growth
Thinking Pragmatic; multiplistic; meritocratic, materialist, analyse, strategise, scientific, progress, secular
Behaviour Compete, get ahead; learn; experimentation, harness nature, goal setting, delegate authority
Examples
Industrial revolution, Higher education, Capitalism, Meritocracy, freedom of thought and speech, individual liberty, democracy, technology, consumerism; companies, middle class, Evidence-based medicine, best-practice, Total Quality Managment, Business process reengineering, market forces
Pathology/excess
Inequality, dehumanisation, spiritual deficit, undermine nation & cohesion, pollution, environmental damage, unsustainability, wealth<>happiness, loss of identity, undermine community & tradition. “Americanisation,’ “Westernisation.”
Green: HumanBond
Values Harmony, love, personal growth; awareness, authenticity, equality, diversity, fairness, human potential, inner peace, feelings;
Thinking Sees all perspectives but still thinks it’s right; Humanistic; Egalitarian; inclusive; relativistic; humanitarian, non-judgment
Behaviour Seek consensus, dialogue, challenge authority, personal development, spiritual seeking; create community, discover & live your purpose
Examples
Human rights, anti-discrimination, human rights, social responsibility, welfare, multiculturalism, anti-racism, feminism, Greenpeace, Liberty, Amnesty International, Medcins Sans Frontieres, open borders, identity politics
Pathology/excess
Rescuer mentality, Indecisive, Naive. Overwhelmed by economic and emotional costs of caring. Survival threatened by undermining the foundations and unleashing the dark side, chaos, crime & disorder; anti-authority, anti-white, anti-male, anti-Western, anti-success, anti-science, anti-business, anti-police, anti-military, anti-discipline
Trump, Brexit,
‘Populist’Voters
Corporate, Profession
al, Economic
Voters
‘Liberal,’ ‘progressiv
e’Voters
Victim Triangle
Guilt & shame
Culture War
Suppression
Reaction
PerpetratorRescuer
Victim
Yellow: FlexFlow
Life ConditionsComplex living system with change, chaos, complexity, interdependence, paradox are the norm requiring integral solutions to mounting threats and wicked problems.
Values Survive, thrive & help thrive. Results. Independence, self-worth; knowledge, capability.
ThinkingAwareness of the need for ALL vMemes to be adaptively expressed. Functional, systemic, integrative, evolutionary, pragmatic. Survival before compassion. Knowing moves above feeling. Forgiveness, gratitude
Behaviour
Integrate & align systems. Manage natural flow of life; simulcasting; suppress postmodern bigotry. Systemic, pragmatic leadership by the most competent person- chameleon. Healthy hierarchy, authority & boundaries. Tailor strategy to the individual & context. Empowerment through coaching & challenging.
ExamplesTranspartisan politics. Appreciative Inquiry. Integrated medicine. Authentic Outcome Measures, end ALL racism, clear boundaries for religion, controlled immigration, Integrate science & intuition, wisdom, experience.
Pathology/excess Isolated, arrogant.
Turquoise: WholeView
Life Conditions
Earth is a delicately balanced system of interlocking forces in jeopardy. Technology unleashes global problems. Crises force global consciousness and action.
ValuesGlobal community, life force; survival of Earth, maximum fulfilment of consciousness, life & human potential; harmony, alignment,
ThinkingHolistic, synergise and macro manage, distributed power. Spirituality back with physics. Senses order within chaos. Search for guiding principles
Behaviour Collective individualism; Experientially join with similar thinkers; Look after the health of all the parts
Examples Global networks, Self-organising, conscious living systems. Conscious capitalism
Pathology/excess Don’t know yet.
Healthy Self-esteem
Healthy Boundaries, Authority and
Judgements
Heal wounds, Love, Forgiveness
Male Sexist BigotRacist Bigot Homophobic Bigot
Relativist BigotVictim-monger Bigot
Reductionist Bigot
Religious Bigot
Feminist Bigot
Anti-success Bigot
Racist ‘Anti-racist’ Bigot
Environmentalist Bigot
• Empowerment - TED- SLIDE- 2 triangles, SLIDE- route out of it
• Let go of past
• Accept life as it is
• Forgiveness
• Gratitude
• Don’t be right, be happy
• Cultivate compassion
• Know your needs
• Set boundaries
• Create new ideas
• Harness passion
• Envision Future
• Don’t try to fix people
• Ask empowering questions
• Take baby steps
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Transformational Opportunity
Trump, Brexit,
‘Populist’Voters
Transpartisan,
Integrated, Holistic
Leadership
Corporate, Profession
al, Economic
Voters
‘Liberal,’ ‘progressiv
e’Voters
The 8 ways of thinking - The Master Code of Human Nature- Prof. Clare Graves, Dr Don Beck, Chris CowanIndividual & Culture
Values/mindset Behaviour Leadership & Organisation Positive outcomes In excess/dark side
Holistic GlobalTURQUOISE30 years agoCrown,
energetics
Consciousness, compassion, alignment, intuitive, holistic, global, interconnected, cosmocentricthe health of all the parts, global citizen, synergy of all life, sacrifice self for the global, self is part of a greater conscious whole. Common destiny of our species and our ecosystem.
Connects, harmonises, collaborates. Look after all life and the whole organism. Establish worldwide networks to address global challenges. Master energetics and consciousness for higher purpose.
Self-organising, holistic organism: Fully aligned with nature and human nature. Liberated human spirits. Blend consensus and competency. Focus information for greater good. Fluid interconnections adapt to change. Each is part of the whole.
Global consciousness, harmony & wellbeing. (Hmmmmm!)
We don’t know yet! It hasn’t got going.
(note- GREEN thinks it’s TURQUOISE but hasn’t yet been through YELLOW. This gives TURQUOISE a bad name.)
Integral EcologicalYELLOW50 years agoBrain & body
Awareness of the need for ALL the memes to be adaptively expressed and to suppress their pathologies. Interdependence, functionality & competence. Natural, authentic, systemic, integrating, flexible. Self-directed. Principles above dogma. Change inevitable. Live with paradox, complexity and uncertainty, manage natural flow of life, thrive and help thrive. Evolutionary, Adaptive, Emergent. Puts survival before compassion.
Manage complexity, Coalesce around tasks. Integrate & manage all memes adaptively. Empower victim>creator, perpetrator>challenger, rescuer>coach. Suppress all bigotry incl. religious & postmodern,
Functional, pragmatic leadership by the most competent person. Healthy hierarchy, authority & boundaries. Appreciative InquiryDistributed power.Integrate science with wisdom, instinct & intuition. Pragmatic chameleon, flexible, open systems. Authentic outcome measures.
Manage complexity. Survive the catastrophes created by 1st tier memes running rampant.
IsolatedArrogant
Sensitive HumanisticGREEN15-20 years150 yearsForehead/3rd
eye
Able to see all the other memes but still thinks it’s right. Liberate the human spirit and maximise human potential. Sensitive, pluralist, relativism, complexity, equality, inner peace, human rights, consensus, diversity, non-judgmental, social justice, inclusion, anti-discrimination, inner meaning, consensus
Seek alignment, consensus, inclusion. Challenge authority. Personal development. Sit In circle, connect, share feelings, hear and be heard. Discover your own purpose. Mindfulness.
Social Network of equals for mutual benefit. Social Democracy, Political Correctness, Multiculturalism, Transition Towns, Welfare, anti-discrimination legislation, co-operatives, Greenpeace, Liberty, Amnesty International
Ecological threats, inequality, unfairness, diversity, increased material wellbeing, time & resources
Anti-authority, anti-male, anti-white, anti-police, anti-success, anti-business, anti-science, anti-discipline, anti-boundaries, Relativism, Indecisive, Naive
Rational MaterialistORANGE9-14 years 300 yearsThroat
Individualism, strategic, scientific, Success, Optimism, Technology, Meritocratic, Pragmatic, progress, affluence, material satisfaction, harness nature, enterprising
Choose your own destiny. Compete. Learn. Gain skills. Set goals. Take measured risks for return. Make & test predictions with experiment. Apply knowledge to create technology. Make pragmatic, rational decisions based on evidence for the best outcome. Delegate authority.
Strategic Enterprise: Entrepreneurs, professionals, experts. Capitalism, Markets, Companies, Managment Consulting, Total Quality Managment, Business process reengineering, evidence based medicine, Information systems, learning organisation
Increases complexity, freedom, wealth, prosperity, independence, democracy, knowledge, travel, awareness. Thriving middle class, democracy, media & freedom of thought.
Materialistic, loss of identity, dehumanisation inequality, pollution, soul-crushing, undermines authority, spirit, nation
Truth & OrderBLUE7-8 Years 5,000 yearsHeart
Truth, one right way, guilt, find the meaning of life & live a higher purpose, Right & Wrong, ideology, justice, order, authority, discipline, abstract reason & logic
Sacrifice now for reward later, make rules, organise structure & processes. Make judgements of good & evil, true & false. Obey orders. Punish badness and dissent. Crusades & jihad against evil.
Authority structure and bureaucracy: Laws, regulations, policies, patriotism, regulators, ranks, codes of conduct, traditional education, patriotism, religion, regulation, international bodies, nation-state, classifications, charities, doctrine
Stability, order, justice, meaning & purpose. Moral compass.
Rigid, Authoritarian, Fundamentalist, Intolerant, Oppressive, slow to learn, controlling, unwilling to compromise, suppresses life
Power,WarriorRED3-6 Years10,000 yearsSolar Plexus
power, sex, freedom, life force, respect, status, immediate gratification, will, action, position, reputation, vitality, youth, shameless
Impulsive, pleasure-seeking, courageous, bold, take control, assert power, politics, dominate or submit, be predator or prey. Fight and compete for power, status, resources, sex, respect and to avoid loss of face or shame, form alliances
Empires: The top dog, big boss, dictator, machismo, heroes, warriors, Military, Police, Adveturers, Sport, Competitions, Bold projects, Exploration, hedonism, gangs, terrorists, warlords, slavery, chimpanzee politics, alliances
Lack of restraints, lack of authority, new weapons technology, freedom to act at will
Exploitation, callous, no trust, cruel, selfish, revenge, bullies, law of the jungle, shame, crime, corruption, sadism, shameful, breaks up the tribe, community & family, endless conspiracy, paranoia
Magical-MysticalPURPLE1-3 years 50,000 yearsSacral Plexus
Security, animistic, kin, spirits, ancestors, tradition, family, ethnocentric, deference, enmeshed relationships, taboos, Tribe, Chief, fertility, territory, tribal wellbeing, trust, protection, tradition, deep attachment to tribal identity
Form tribes for protection. Defer to Chief, elders, spirits. Defend the tribe, the sacred things and territory. Rites of passage, symbolism, rituals
Tribe: Chief, elders, shaman, witch doctors, professional groups, political parties, sports teams, flags, Monarchy , Community Leaders, patriarchy
Fear, insecurity, existential threat
Omnipotence, tribal conflict, genocide, racism, lack of learning, honour violence, nepotism, stifling, slow to change, lack of freedom, superstitious, mobbing, lynching
InstinctiveBEIGE0-18 months 100,000 yrsPerineum, feet
Survival reactive, automatic, instinctive, physiological. Seek food, water, land, air, energy, shelter. Fend off danger. Reproduce. Herd-like behaviour
Bands & clans: anarchy, hunter gatherers, emergency services, disaster relief
Emergency, breakdown of society illness, disaster, old age, homeless, refugee
Violent, no self, soul destroying, fear, existential threat
12ndtier
1st tier