Welcome to the Wakefield Doctrine (the theory of clarks, scotts and rogers)

Let’s turn that hapless smile upside down and get serious for a moment.

clarks.

I had a dream. No, not that dream. That dream was created by and for rogers. An inspired effort to move the herd in a direction towards a more enlightened culture. Did not not bode so well for the dreamer. If there is one thing rogers, (and the collective herd), do not appreciate, it’s an outsider. And, as mere common sense will insist, to see the path ahead of the herd is to step away (or above or aside…you get the idea is to become, to a degree small or huge, an Outsider.

But today’s post, (one part ‘original’ and one part reprint), is not about rogers, it is about clarks.

But the beauty part of the Wakefield Doctrine is that you learn about ‘the other two’ when you study the one.

After all, the core premise is that we are all born with the potential of all three. One can be forgiven for dreaming that the qualities of the Outsider(clarks), the Predator(scotts) and the Herd Members(rogers) might somehow be combined. No, not combined… developed individually in a manner that would allow an integration of the three, a balanced dynamic that enhances the strength of each and diminishes their respective weaknesses*.

*  very good question! The weaknesses inherent in the three predominant worldviews? Tying into what we said above about how we learn of all three when we study one? Instead of asking, “What is the weakness inherent in being a clark or a scott or a roger? Lets rephrase it.

What is the most difficult quality for a clark or a scott or a roger to embrace?

1. for a clark: to feel like a roger
2. to a scott: to think like a clark
3. if a roger: to act like a scott

Think about the ‘why’ these three qualities are so difficult for the individual in question. Keep in mind, at the heart of the Doctrine is the ambition to understand and otherwise appreciate how we relate ourselves to the world around us. (Always, at this point, we will say: “Note that we did not say, ‘How we relate to the world around us’, we said, “How we relate ourselves to the world around us.” If the difference is not clear, ask in a comment.)

In a little break from our typical reprint post, we’re placing it down here, at the bottom. The reason is that, more often than not, setting out to do a reprint post takes the pressure off sufficiently to see a topic of sufficient interest to constitute a standalone post.

(from 11/9/2011)

Mickey Rourke a clark?¹
Prince a clark?
Kristen Stewart a clark?  ( well,  that was kinda easy….just go look at this video)

And what’s with the term ‘clarklike female’?  After all, the Doctrine is gender neutral and you do call (the others) scottian women and rogerian females… why the weird name for the…wait… nah, never mind.

( No! We are not reluctant to answer the question, that is, after all,  how we all learn… well, clarks and rogers in any event.)

The answer, with any luck, will prove to be both simple and obvious

• a group or multiple scotts results in a pack
• more than one roger gathering together?  clearly a herd!
• 2 or 3 or more clark…… results in a… what was the question? (hey they were right here a minute ago!…was there always a floor lamp over there?…wait a minute…)

Hopefully that answers the question to everyone’s satisfaction.

scotts are very, very easy to identify…when you see them, chances are they are already watching you! And if you are up for it, take a good look at them, (preferably when their attention is on someone else)  there is no mistaking the gaze, the alertness, they are paying attention. (Go back to the Kristen Stewart video thing above, this time focus on Kelly instead of Kristen)

rogers are not too difficult to spot, given that there are more of them than the other two types ( in any given situation)…besides you cannot help but to run into the roger wherever you happen to be…it is not enough for a roger to gather in a herd…they must find people who are not of the herd in order to get maximum enjoyment from the rogerian experience… now these ‘others’ will be of 2.5 other categories  clarks and scotts  male and female² and depending on (which) the roger will cause their herd to either interfere with the clarks ( like the old  joke we all loved when we first learned to drive…you know, “Hey want a ride?” just as they reach for the door handle, jump the car ahead… lol now that I remember that it is pretty funny) anyway thats sort of what a roger and their herd will try to do to a clark…now if it happens to be a scott entering the room  then…er…  think more…. well better you go here and seee for yourself! Lunch is served!

clarks are interesting…they have a natural affinity for the company of scotts  and a weakness for the charm of rogers…as to spotting a clark, well that’s another matter, if the clark does not wish to be noticed, then you are plain out of luck! You won’t.. but then again with patience you will see the proof (of the statement about clarks) that they do not want to be the center of attention but will not tolerate being ignored. clarklike females are second only to scotts as being easy to spot… with clarklike non-females** (lol)  it is a little more work, but all you have to do is listen to the conversation going on in the gathering… “we cannot directly know anything is real, but then again it doesn’t matter, because all this is imaginary in the first place…”   ( that sort of thing, along with the sound of scottian laughter and footfalls of the fleeing rogers )

 

1) you need to go back to the  Post (something about Warning Labels…never mind  just click here)  click on  the ‘Leave your hat On’ video and watch Mickey’s performance in it, hint: watch the demeanor, not literally what he seems to be doing ( Molly! ) can you get the sense of how he seems to be relating to the world?

2) admittedly kind of an inside joke, best go ask DS#1  or (if you have the nerve) Ms AKH

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