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​Culture.

Now that we know we are largely void of our own independent Culture... lets discuss rituals. It is our understanding the conversations about 'Community' are idealist at best in absence of the foundations necessary for unity. Rites are the cornerstone of culture, as the root of Culture is 'Cult'. Of course we were taught cults are to be reported to the Police and to be thought of as dangerous; the images in our mind's eye are the suicide cults reported on Nightline News and 60 Minutes. However, all religions began as cults. And all governments spawned from fanatics. As I flesh this out, I can see how crafting of rituals and identifying individuals to do the work of modeling the principles and ideologies of the 'new culture' is an endeavor for the initiated few. The critical mass of individuals committed to the single vision of maintaining momentum in the goals and disciplined enough to 'stay in character'.

​To create a culture is not a notion- it is a way of life. As disciples, if you will, place their lives on display and are accepted as trustworthy- as a thriving and viable option, only then will the culture evolve outside of the few, original architects. United by ritual(s) and investment(s) in a shared vision, they can then begin trading and bartering among themselves. This is the marker of a community. 

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