Monthly Archives: January 2013

I Blame Post Modernism for George W Bush and Much Else

Posted on January 29, 2013 by creativeconflictwisdom

I blame post modernism for opening this particular can of solipsist worms, and then we had a post modernist President in George W Bush, and we really were screwed…him and his ‘Iraq War is just a narrative’ crap…Rumsfeld and his … Continue reading →

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Elite Schools and Our Broken Societal System

Posted on January 29, 2013 by creativeconflictwisdom

/>..I asked a friend of mine, whose daughter is chosing which elite school to go to, a question: ‘We send some of our brightest and best students to apparently some of the best elite schools in the world, and when … Continue reading →

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The Current GOP Making Barry Goldwater Seem Moderate

Posted on January 27, 2013 by creativeconflictwisdom

My favorite Barry Goldwater quote. What situation have we come to that Barry Goldwater and Ronald Reagan look like raving moderates these days? At least they cared for their country, unlike the insurrectionist, nihilist fanatics we are currently facing….with their … Continue reading →

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The Last Time this Happened: Corporations Funding Right Wing Extremists

Posted on January 26, 2013 by creativeconflictwisdom

The last time major industrialists and corporations heavily funded right wing extremists, in 1930s Germany, it ended with said corporations looking at the rubble of their factories, the death of their sons in the army, their families in the bombing … Continue reading →

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Negotiating with Sociopaths and Corporations Too: Top Ten Conflict Tips

Posted on January 23, 2013 by creativeconflictwisdom

Our correspondent @Louploup responding to our piece yesterday ‘Negotiating with Narcissists’, asked for our take on negotiating with sociopaths, some of whom, while clearly not people in other respects, are corporations. So here goes. Anti-social Personality Disorder aka Sociopathy A … Continue reading →

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Negotiating with Narcissists

Posted on January 22, 2013 by creativeconflictwisdom

I was teaching conflict last week and someone in the audience asked me how she should deal with her extremely narcissistical boss. I told her that where possible one should avoid conflict with extreme narcissists and sociopaths. Some conflicts are … Continue reading →

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Blessed are the Poor: Homelessness and the Beatitudes

Posted on January 22, 2013 by creativeconflictwisdom

For some reason this photograph of a homeless man and his dog on the streets of London, makes me think of the Beatitudes as expressed in Luke Chapter 6 which I don’t hear quoted much these days, especially by those … Continue reading →

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Fear Eats the Gun Owner’s White Male Soul

Posted on January 21, 2013 by creativeconflictwisdom

Former US President Bill Clinton has just made a really interesting speech, that I think raises fresh questions in my mind about gun control. Former President Bill Clinton warned a group of top Democratic donors at a private Saturday meeting not … Continue reading →

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Obama Claims Reagan Legacy as His Own

Posted on January 19, 2013 by creativeconflictwisdom

Interesting piece on the Maddow Blog by Steve Benen:   When President Obama unveiled his proposals on preventing gun violence on Wednesday, he seemed eager to tout one of his predecessors. Ronald Reagan, Obama reminded his audience, was a “staunch … Continue reading →

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Rights versus Rights on US Gun Control

Posted on January 16, 2013 by creativeconflictwisdom

Footnote: About three-quarters (75%) of Americans surveyed support proposals to ban the sale of automatic weapons, ban high-capacity ammunition clips and expand background checks on all gun buyers, according to an online Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Thursday January 17th 2012, … Continue reading →

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