Mulling over LEE LOFASO to STEVE ASHER 08 May 2005

Hi Lee,

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>LL>It actually goes back before the 1980s.

SA>Yes, my experience of corporate change strategies was largely in the
SA>1980s - eg Pacific Institute's "New Age Thinking", my employer's
SA>"Vision 2000" (launched in late 1984) etc.

 LL> The beginnings can be traced to the end of WWII, with the Bretton
 LL> Woods Agreements.  This was about the Bretton Woods proposals for
 LL> an International Monetary Fund and an International Bank for
 LL> Reconstruction and Development.  The first phase was completed with
 LL> the joining of European currencies of just a few short years ago. 
 LL> There are two more stages yet to be completed.  Unlike the first
 LL> phase, the two remaining stages will not take nearly as long to
 LL> implement.  My guess is less than ten years, but no longer than
 LL> fifteen.

I'll leave it to you to state what you see as the next two stages.
I have an idea, but may be wrong.

>LL>He won't get very far with the present pope.  ;)

SA>Maybe Kung will seek to exert influence in non-Catholic circles,
SA>such as the Global Oneness Commitment above.

 LL> Kung is trying to create a New Pope of a New Christianity.  Notice
 LL> the two documents dealing with "global ethics".  Where is Christ? 

>LL>Ratzinger's view of Christian unity is "within limits".
>LL>Kung's view of Christian unity is an entirely different view.
>LL>The same applies to global unity.

>SA>Are the two views on a collision course?

>LL>Yep.

SA>I thought as much. :)

 LL> And it will come to a head.  Sooner, rather than later.

That is my expectation also.

Cheers, Steve..

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