Category Archives: divide and rule

Democracy versus Plutocracy

Posted on October 2, 2021 by creativeconflictwisdom

I have some really good sane conservative friends and we have good debates. One of them was saying Democracy was an ambiguous term. I responded with this: Democratic is not really an ambiguous term. It is to me at least: … Continue reading →

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The Intellectual Laziness of the Left

Posted on September 23, 2020 by creativeconflictwisdom

The issue is that politics is always about building a coalition. The GOP coalition has been a minority coalition for decades and yet they have built it into an election winner by its values cohesion, its gerrymandering, voter suppression and … Continue reading →

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Anti Racism: What Works

Posted on September 8, 2020 by creativeconflictwisdom

To be honest having worked on major anti-racism programs in my old Ford manufacturing plants, I think searching our psyches for signs of racial bias is a complete waste of time at the large scale level. Fine for the individual … Continue reading →

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On Dealing with Political Dilemmas: 2042 and All That

Posted on September 8, 2020 by creativeconflictwisdom

Nixon won in 1968 and 1972 via the so called Southern Strategy to peel off Southern Democrats to vote GOP. Lyndon Johnson had rightly forecast that the Civil Rights movement would do this; and only Jimmy Carter has won a … Continue reading →

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Debating with a Bernie Sanders Supporter

Posted on January 27, 2020 by creativeconflictwisdom

I had a interesting discussion on line with a Bernie Sanders supporter and this was one of my comments: You miss my point. Sanders could well win the swing voters, but turn off millions of others. And of course voters … Continue reading →

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The World Today: Populists, Plutocrats, Left Brahmans and the People

Posted on January 27, 2020 by creativeconflictwisdom

The world today: Populists, who solve none of the problems but are great at blaming the Other, immigrants, women, gays and liberals for them while profiting mightily and corruptly The Plutocracy, who use the Populists to divert attention from their … Continue reading →

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