Comments on: On bureaucracy and evil http://www.chriswalley.net/2009/03/27/on-bureaucracy-and-evil/ Lecturer, geologist and author: official website Sat, 03 Dec 2011 12:39:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Terry http://www.chriswalley.net/2009/03/27/on-bureaucracy-and-evil/comment-page-1/#comment-578 Terry Fri, 03 Apr 2009 14:27:00 +0000 http://www.chriswalley.net/2009/03/27/on-bureaucracy-and-evil/#comment-578 Sort of like the way sin and legalism sneak into our lives, as well. <br/><br/>My wife pastes sticky notes around the house to remind us all of truth, and one of my favorites is,<br/><br/>"Don't drop your shield. When you disconnect from His power, you lower your shield."<br/><br/>When we disconnect from seeing people as God's creation, we invite all sorts of nasty perceptions to creep in. Sort of like the creeping evil from the North of Farholme. I think I read something about that somewhere.<br/><br/>Take care,<br/><br/>Terry Sort of like the way sin and legalism sneak into our lives, as well.

My wife pastes sticky notes around the house to remind us all of truth, and one of my favorites is,

“Don’t drop your shield. When you disconnect from His power, you lower your shield.”

When we disconnect from seeing people as God’s creation, we invite all sorts of nasty perceptions to creep in. Sort of like the creeping evil from the North of Farholme. I think I read something about that somewhere.

Take care,

Terry

]]> By: Catherine Brislee http://www.chriswalley.net/2009/03/27/on-bureaucracy-and-evil/comment-page-1/#comment-577 Catherine Brislee Fri, 03 Apr 2009 08:00:00 +0000 http://www.chriswalley.net/2009/03/27/on-bureaucracy-and-evil/#comment-577 I completely agree with this post and I don't have any long-term answers, but I do think it is possible to fight the process by communicating with the humans in the bureaucracy as much as possible. I've had to deal with a number of tax inspectors and auditors in my time, and they usually turn out to be kindly people quite willing to talk about their children over a cup of coffee.<br/><br/>I know a Director of a charity who has to send a lot of reports about statistics and goals, and she always tries to establish a relationship, at least over the phone, with the person who will be reading the report, who often turns out to be some poor soul who got into the world of charity funding out of a wish to help the world and is now drowning in paperwork.<br/><br/>I know it isn't an answer to the dehumanisation problem, but we can all be subversive in little ways! I completely agree with this post and I don’t have any long-term answers, but I do think it is possible to fight the process by communicating with the humans in the bureaucracy as much as possible. I’ve had to deal with a number of tax inspectors and auditors in my time, and they usually turn out to be kindly people quite willing to talk about their children over a cup of coffee.

I know a Director of a charity who has to send a lot of reports about statistics and goals, and she always tries to establish a relationship, at least over the phone, with the person who will be reading the report, who often turns out to be some poor soul who got into the world of charity funding out of a wish to help the world and is now drowning in paperwork.

I know it isn’t an answer to the dehumanisation problem, but we can all be subversive in little ways!

]]> By: Smokey the Dog http://www.chriswalley.net/2009/03/27/on-bureaucracy-and-evil/comment-page-1/#comment-576 Smokey the Dog Fri, 03 Apr 2009 05:26:00 +0000 http://www.chriswalley.net/2009/03/27/on-bureaucracy-and-evil/#comment-576 "So, slowly and insidiously, administration replaces humanity"<br/><br/>Reminds me of the frog in the pot of water. Slowly the water is heated, so slow the frog does not jump out. Then he is cooked. “So, slowly and insidiously, administration replaces humanity”

Reminds me of the frog in the pot of water. Slowly the water is heated, so slow the frog does not jump out. Then he is cooked.

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