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Welcome to the SPA Resources and Blog page. Here we have blogs, vlogs, links, statements, articles and ideas building up. Let us know what you need more of (or less of!).

The objective of SPA is to get to a healthy, happy society with equal opportunities for all. Much to do then! Most requests for information and understanding are currently around the social philosophy of ‘Diversity and Inclusion’ or ‘DEIB’ (etc), where we critique both poles of recent arguments and end up as what we call ‘Radical Moderates’!

We write from a perspective informed by many things including literacy in critical thinking, liberal (enlightenment/objective) and critical (post-modern/subjective) approaches, economics, statistics and religious traditions. We hope you find it helpful. Contact us with any question or need.

 

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How good is change? Colin Wilson replies to a blog by Brad Stulberg.

Colin Wilson replies to Brad Stulberg (@bstulberg) from a favourite site, The Growth Equation. Brilliant again Brad. I’d add the negative reaction to this Apple ad might also have to do with another aspect – nostalgia. Nietzsche’s “We have killed God” pertains. When we crush the past we’re fond of,

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Erec Smith – Ethics of EDI and The Impact on College Campuses

Here is the testimony of Erec Smith before the USA Congress in March 2024 on the ethics of DEI (in the UK often called EDI) and its weaknesses and effects when infused with uncompromising Critical Social Justice narratives… Taken from Substack article: read the original and subscribe here https://freeblackthought.substack.com/p/the-impact-of-dei-on-college-campuses?utm_source=profile&utm_medium=reader2. Journal of

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Why I’m Reluctant to get a Doctorate Degree. Ideology over Truth is not an Option, copied with permission by Steven James Lawrence

Colin recently found another great post from Professor Steven James Lawrence. Colin had the opportunity to talk through it with the author and has just received this personal comment:

“Thank you so much for reading this post and especially for conversation. I really appreciate your obvious moral clarity and rigorous inquiry process. Top notch new friend!”

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Homophobia in Drag

Here is an interesting piece by Ben Appel showing some of the current tensions between extreme religion, gay rights and trans gender-affirming politics. It’s useful to make us consider where we sit on a map of interlocking priorities when considering, rejecting or endorsing public policy. While this and other topics

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Is This All We Are?

Staying grounded when the temptation to conform to narratives is overwhelming Gems from Steven J Lawrence, 27 December 2022 Steven is a very thoughtful USA writer on modern social philosophy. He presented (as did I) at the 2022 Counterweight Conference (online but based in London). Here are some gems from

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A Radical Moderate’s review of White Fragility

Robin DiAngelo published White Fragility in 2018. It was notable amongst other things by the willingness to dispense NLP101’s caution about ‘generalisations, omissions and distortions’ and to explicitly generalise about ‘white people’, based on the invisible power and unconsciousness of systems. Amiel Handelsman writes the best review I’ve seen on

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Unity Within Diverse Groups

My Church put out a post about Diversity and Inclusion here. Some practical points I’ve added for workplace leadership are written under the graphics. In 1. Looking for commonality can lead to a greater sense of psychological safety but can also create a narrower focus and group-think. So 1. needs

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“The Supervisor as Lamb”

Colin really goes off on one! Here he writes a kind of poem, a dystopian allegory for students of post-modernism and neo-marxism. Written to Executive Coaching Supervisors, it’s a warning about how our minds can get warped and seduced by ego and narcissistic open-mindedness. But it can mean many different

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Real and ‘Pop’ Diversity and Inclusion policy

If you are trying to understand what’s right, wrong, good and bad about modern social equity philosophy, here’s a nice piece from David Honeg and Steven Lawrence. It looks at the USA history of racist policy and its effects today. It also looks at how we need thoughtful policy as

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