Thursday, March 11, 2010

Reform

Dennis Kucinich is being compared to Ralph Nadar because he won't compromise on what many consider an idealistic position.
There is good enneagram reason to compare them. Both are style Ones. When not quite on their game, Ones cannot compromise because they have strict inner rules. DK not only has inner rules, he carries the constitution with him. He carries his rules inside and out.
What Nadar and Kucinich do, they do in the name of virtue. What harm they do, they do because of rigidity. Obama, Clinton and McCain are all Ones, too. They were sure they were right and were intent on changing the world to fit their vision. That's what social subtype Ones are all about. Nadar and Kucinich have the same agenda, only with stricter principles.
Healthy Ones have to make a distinction between standards and expectations. They have a keen sense of standards but the ability of others or themselves to live up their standards has to be taken into consideration.
Ones like Nadar and Kucinich and all ones take a deep consolation is being right. But they have to ask themselves if being right is as important as being effective. They will answer that it doesn't do any good to be effective doing the wrong thing. The problem comes with the word "wrong." Few things are totally right or wrong (including my opinions!) but Ones are often guilty of black/white, right/wrong thinking that leads to polarization.

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