Two Kinds Of Understanding
There are two kinds of understanding dictated by the experiences of infancy, either the understanding reveres "Us" or "Me". Hence each citizen is striving either for communal benefit at personal expense or personal benefit at communal expense. Thus, depending if the majority is unselfish or selfish dictates whether the good of the society is being won by personal sacrifice, or being sacrificed for personal gain.
Impact Of The Nature Of Public Understanding On The Community
| Unselfish so Waxing | |
|---|---|
| Ordered | Reveres tradition, hence duty, which bestows sensible purpose and clear identity on all citizens so winning social order |
| Powerful | Dutiful citizens accumulate knowledge uncorrupted by superstition so winning every improving technology, which supplies increasing wealth and power. |
| Selfish so Waning | |
|---|---|
| Chaotic | Selfish citizens discard tradition, hence duty, so losing the sensible purpose and clear identity of citizens needed for social order. |
| Impotent | The democratic rule demanded by the selfish replaces science with superstition so loses communal wealth and power. |