We're in an emergency, or at least we have conceived of it that way, right? Something is really breaking down. We as a society are now becoming this possibility. It really shifts your idea of what this moment is. The minute you do that, you can sense your agency for the first time. In many ways, it's a bit like child moving into adolescence but imagining adulthood. And let's commit to that future. And then let's see how it's unfolding. How concretely is this thing unfolding? Show me the evidence, right? And I'm there for it. That's really the core for us.
If politics is broken—what's the alternative?
Indra Adnan is an author, political entrepreneur and psychosocial therapist. She's also the founder of The Alternative UK political platform and a global consultant on soft power. For over twenty years, Indra has been writing, consulting, network-building and event-organising on the themes of future politics, conflict transformation, the role of the arts and integral thinking.
She joins me to discuss the problem with narratives peddled by mainstream media, the power of story, and how to reimagine the story of now in order to get people excited about building a new future together. This episode covers so much, exploring conflict, creativity, education, the economy, disconnection, and gives a vision of a new politics centred around relationships.
“Conflict can be the very thing that shows you what's wrong: there's something amiss with our relationships in this society, we need to flush this out. If you're doing it well, it can lead to the transformation of that society.
“But if you're simply buying into the conflict as an opportunity to gain power over the other side, that it's a zero sum game, then it's going to lead to violence.”
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