I am also sorry that we have allowed zero-sum game political theory to replace e pluribus unum. Perhaps the business model has been applied too long in the field of education, so long that we no longer have time to teach the core principles of the social contracts that create opportunities for the pursuit of life, liberty and happiness. Perhaps we need to restore funding to the humanities so that we can all strive more ardently to be humane even in our business dealings.
We have worked for centuries to make a more perfect union in this country, a nation where “and” is more powerful than the “or” of zero-sum game theory. “We” is the first word of our social contract. This includes police officers who are civilians first and always, as are their employers – every single citizen of the United States. The document that begins with “We” is the one that put the United States into position to be a global player in international trade. Prior to the document that begins with “We” our merchants were vulnerable to pirates. That document is so effective that in 1945 “We” became the first word of the United Nations Charter. “We” is the word that protects the people of the planet, your customers. “We” is the global consensus. I hope that you are comforted by the word “We” and that you, too, are part of the team working to bring those who prefer the fear instilled by zero-sum game thinking into the warmth of the national and global family of “We.”
“We the People, in order to form a more perfect union” -The United States Constitution
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