We can learn to live together with different norms.
The focus should be on the competence for the task we
are to perform.
Strong norms, values and religion were the glue that
held society together in the past. It worked for most people, when it did not
it was about pressure, exclusion, threats or violence!
- In today's society, we can normally leave the
relationship when it does not work; separate us, change jobs, leave
associations. We have a freedom to say NO! And if it is not to the detriment of
society, and you can take your own responsibility, you have the right on your
side.
The differences between the
extremes of politics are that one side believes that the individual has
responsibility and the other side has no responsibility. Most often, their
statements are fake to attract as much attention as possible. It is, of course, a moderate balance
in reality!
A reflection; We never get rid of the shackles that
are attached during our first years of life. It takes a lifetime to explore
these shackles, and for some they can loosen some while for others they remain
locked.
- It's about inclusion and how to get to diversity.
But also about how to recruit based on skills without including gender, age and
origin.
Society works best with a great degree of freedom.
Whose norm is right? Forcing someone will not be
right. You may be inadvertently opted out, you may not have the right network,
the right reference. Even if you have the formal competence, there are uneducated
forces that put norms, values and religion before competence.
