The personal is political, and so is the human brain and the way it shapes our experiences and perceptions. It is the command centre of the human body and the whole human organism. Hence, it is a ‘political organ’.
Our brains allow us to comprehend cosmic and biological evolution, and communicate and reason with advanced language-based syntax. The evolution of our brains themselves are merged with technology and technological inputs at an ever-increasing rate.
So how is it possible that we regress into primitive political ideology and praxis such as fascism?
It is because the human brain is so easily susceptible to a lack of empathy. This is a latent and in-built flaw of the most influential and environmentally affecting ‘political organ’ – the human brain.
Systemic run-away issues caused by this prolific controlling organ include anthropogenic climate change, the ever escalating threat of nuclear annihilation, and environmental destruction and pollution.
The natural inclinations and states of the human brain are control over environmental, social and political processes, which in many instances prove to be elusive. Yes, even in ‘hunter gatherer’ cultures the human brain had a proclivity to control.
We should select for more control over nature, and select for progressive political, social, economic, and environmental processes. This trajectory is the authentic aiming point(s) of the human brain, but we are oft alienated from this trajectory by the (currently) immense flaws and faults in our brains.
A corrective regimen or antidote to this is a commitment to life-long multi-disciplinary tertiary education. This will assist in leveraging the authentic control of the human brain over all facets of life and augment the flourishing of human and non-human species. This way the human brain currently being implicated in the plight of and embroiling the planet will then become the world’s indisputable best ‘political organ’.
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