July 2024:

A nice example of the ValueDivergence, showing the huge tension we have between value worlds.

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Summer_Olympics_opening_ceremony 

see also here: https://youtu.be/FbMu27ET9XY?si=iYe6eIa5KO_Kbu4U 

and most hilarious - Andrew Tate, himself a dubious figure, critizizes it as well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4XoQN_YWjo&pp=ygUTb2x5bXBpYSBsYXN0IHN1cHBlcg%3D%3D  

In the Language of Spiral Dynamics:

• Postmodern Green deconstructs Traditional Blue Symbols (The Last Supper / Christianity)
• Rational Orange enable the event with Campitalism and Technology; Asked about the Opening Cerememony, Orange would refer to the "freedom of Art".
• Traditional Blue does not understand dragqueens in the first place. Faced with typical "modern art" it would probably say "I just don´t understand, I how this can be art", "it does not seem to be beautiful" and "In these moments I regret that I pay taxes". But when faced with the deconstruction of traditional icons, traditional Blue really gets hurt and loses it´s superficial tolerance.
• Interestingly Andrew Tate enters the scene. He really is an interesting figure. In Spiral Dynamic language he would cover Impulsive Red: Green would label him as sexist, misogynist etc; he shows off with his cars and his body, had trouble with the police about forced porn etc. Andrew Tate also gets irritated with the Opening Ceremony - although he otherwise does not care about Christianity. But he cares about sexes - and therefore he also gets irritated.
• We can see in this example what Ken Wilber and others call the "Culture Wars". If interested, see Wilbers book "Post Truth World" or this video about culture wars.