Mongoose: When Propaganda Displaces Democracy
Cultural Intelligence
When propaganda displaces democracy
Nothing in a democracy is outside the reach of propaganda, from media to politics to education. Its influence on citizens’ choices can’t be overstated — and is even harder to overcome. In his new book, How Propaganda Works, Jason Stanley, a Yale philosophy professor, explains it’s always been that way. Stanley tracks propaganda’s history across continents and through decades, illuminating its power to make people vote against their own best interests.
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Baroness Shirley Williams: American Democracy for Sale — A Warning to Us All …
Access, Civil Society, Corruption, Cultural Intelligence, Ethics, Government
American democracy is up for sale, and it’s a warning to us all
By the end of June this year, $388m had been contributed to the campaigns of presidential candidates in 2016
It is imperative in a democracy that those opposed to the government of the day can cherish the prospect of peacefully changing its leaders and its policies. Otherwise the alternatives are some form of violent action, a revolution or a coup.
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Robert Steele: Death of a Nation — All Crazy, All Black, All Prisoners [Deal with It!]
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Death of a Nation –All Crazy, All Black, All Prisoners
Robert David Steele
Donald Trump, speaking of recent murders, says we do not have a gun problem; we have a mental health problem. As scary as Donald Trump can be in his encouragement of white supremacists who favor “open season” on illegal immigrants,[i] there is a great deal about The Donald that is authentic and relevant to our current situation. He’s right. He has also failed to complete the thought. These are not individual mental health problems; these are part of a national mental health problem. For over a decade I have been sounding the alarm on “cognitive dissonance,” which is what you get when you allow the 1% to screw over 99% of the public at home and abroad, 99% of the time.
CounterPunch: Donald Trump, Racist & White Supremacist — Death of A Campaign, Death of a Party?
Cultural Intelligence
Donald Trump is the New Face of White Supremacy
…there is no better example of the failed model of racist, sexist masculinity than Donald J. Trump. He is an artifact of the past and he wants to drag the country back to it.
Jean Lievens: Coworking Goes Global — Mostly Ignored — Meanwhile Africa Makes a Revolution…
Commercial Intelligence, Cultural Intelligence
Coworking Visionaries Weigh In on the Future of the Movement
Jacob Sayles: … I am surprised how difficult it is to get the word out that this way of working, this way of living, is here and abundant. I've been shouting COWORKING on high for eight years now and people still wander in to Office Nomads completely surprised that this exists. And those are the ones that find us. What about all the others stuck at home thinking their lack of productivity is a self discipline problem?
JZ Liszkiewicz: WIll Marijuana Fuel Open Source Democracy?
Cultural Intelligence
Earlier this year, Apple pulled a cannabis app without warning, then this happened:
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