The 90% Theory

 At any given moment in America, 90% of people have the desire and abilities to help us achieve our societal goals. The fact is, that in real life, if you go into a room with someone whom you thought you disagreed with, in most cases you would leave that room respecting and even liking the other person, even if you remained competitors.

90% of people hold common values and beliefs and can communicate well enough to contribute to the betterment of society. People are capable of being helpful citizens. This means that only about 10% of us currently lack these abilities. These 10 %ers are typically and mostly much older than you are, which presents us with an amazing opportunity.

We might call our 10 %ers a little off-kilter, askew, off-center, out of line, outlandish, erratic, far-out, spaced out, kooky, or bizarro… but we don’t call them names to put them down; that is the worst thing we can do. We need to love these individuals, but we need to spot them to be able to see how they are impacting our society.

Of course, we all have our moments. It may not be possible to get everyone to get along all of the time. There will always be disagreements between people. While we can’t change that, what if we could convince people to use a moral code in their interactions with one another?

What if we could all learn to make a choice, communicate with intention, and learn to disagree without being rude?

To never talk down to each other. Wouldn’t that make the world a nicer place to be?

We will define this code together and make every effort to achieve it. This is one of the most important goals of the book, Letters to Mikey. In the mean time, what we can do, is trust in the 90 percent rule, that 90% of the people in any room we enter feel the same way we do. We can use this rule as a source of confidence. Because it is truth derived from The Natural Laws. As such, it is a truth that you can rely on. 

You are going to have to figure out how to speak to one another. What we currently lack is some organization, structure, and an improved process for dealing with our most radical voices. Together, we can create change!