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

Given our heightened alertness, indicated by the letter-salad in the title, we’d be wise to find and post a RePrint post.

That being said…

Hey! Did you know that, when all is said and done, the arena of the Wakefield Doctrine is that of personal reality. Furthermore, (ah! surely a word that sounds like a Dickensian demand but, with a certain, cultured elegance), this personal reality is as magical/metaphysical/subjective and/or intellectually-indulgent as anyone could hope for.

Back in the very early days of this blog, we used to posit that there is a Realm of the Outsider, a Zone of Predation, a Ecosystem of the Herd. And we meant it. Hell, we still do, but let’s keep that between ourselfs, ok? No sense spooking any New Readers, before they can get a grasp on the three predominant worldviews.

… but the thing is, and we’re comfortable stating it, knowing the demographic of the typical Wakefield Doctrine aficionados/afficionadae, it helps to maintain the belief that reality is personal, if for no other reason than that position makes it more likely to consider alternate perspectives. And alternate perspectives are the gateway-view of the world that allows one to identify with another person.

But, it’s Wednesday and we’ve already said too much.

Except this: the single greatest benefit of taking up with this Wakefield Doctrine crowd(lette) is that we have found others to identify with. (Of course, this little revelation tells you what our predominant worldview. This belief is validated by the realities of ‘the other two’: one always knows where their pack is and the other is never without a Herd. We’re tempted to use the childishly fun word, oxymoron, in describing clarks and belonging, so we won’t.)

The three predominant worldviews of the Wakefield Doctrine:

1. clarks (the Outsider) reality is informed by a childhood of being different and apart from; we begin the twin campaigns of avoiding scrutiny and learning what others clearly know about belonging
2. scotts (the Predator) life is an adventure and, like most fictional adventures, is characterized by highs and lows, risk and reward and the endless chase of the unattainable
3. rogers (the Herd Member) life is as good as the echo of those around you

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