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Monday, January 16, 2017
Machiavelli on Trusting: How to Trust Again in 2017? Start with Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the UN Machiavelli cautioned that maintaining a republic requires keeping the aristocracy both small and weak, and that the population should rise up once a decade and throw the bums out of office. Today, our aristocracy is extraordinarily large with almost unlimited power and strength, and those bums have been there for quite some time. How the Trump administration governs will determine our Government's nature for decades to come.
Monday, January 16, 2017Machiavelli on Trusting: How to Trust Again in 2017? Start with Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the UN Machiavelli cautioned that maintaining a republic requires keeping the aristocracy both small and weak, and that the population should rise up once a decade and throw the bums out of office. Today, our aristocracy is extraordinarily large with almost unlimited power and strength, and those bums have been there for quite some time. How the Trump administration governs will determine our Government's nature for decades to come.
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Thursday, January 12, 2017
Machiavelli on Changing a Government sparks Brilliant Dialogue in Facebook Group, Intellectual Discussions As a political thinker and author, my OpEdNews articles have sparked group dialogue showing Facebook's positive effect on American politics at a time when so much is negative. This derive from reader enthusiasm with many rapid exchanges of ideas and news. These comments on my article are from an FB group called "Intellectual Discussions," civil adults discussing in depth, with no hostility nor mere simplistic campaign slogans
Thursday, January 12, 2017Machiavelli on Changing a Government sparks Brilliant Dialogue in Facebook Group, Intellectual Discussions As a political thinker and author, my OpEdNews articles have sparked group dialogue showing Facebook's positive effect on American politics at a time when so much is negative. This derive from reader enthusiasm with many rapid exchanges of ideas and news. These comments on my article are from an FB group called "Intellectual Discussions," civil adults discussing in depth, with no hostility nor mere simplistic campaign slogans
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Monday, January 9, 2017
Changing a Government: Thoughts by Niccolo Machiavelli from the Time of Lorenzo de Medici From The Discourses: Conquering Princes or despots must get rid of prior officials; all opponents plus prior government members must be imprisoned, killed, or exiled. When take-over has been accomplished, making peace with the population and providing the population with security is necessary for the new government to continue past the tenure of the prior rulers, thus disrupting attempts to reinstate any and all past leaders
Monday, January 9, 2017Changing a Government: Thoughts by Niccolo Machiavelli from the Time of Lorenzo de Medici From The Discourses: Conquering Princes or despots must get rid of prior officials; all opponents plus prior government members must be imprisoned, killed, or exiled. When take-over has been accomplished, making peace with the population and providing the population with security is necessary for the new government to continue past the tenure of the prior rulers, thus disrupting attempts to reinstate any and all past leaders
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Tuesday, December 27, 2016
Machiavelli On Leadership and Power, Part III of a Series, with Reflections from 2016 Machiavelli said that to establish or reestablish a good government requires a leader dedicated to the the nation's. When it is necessary to maintain unity in the nation, the leader must be able to use excessive force, brutality, and break laws to persevere order. The leaders must do what is necessary to preserve unity and order. With discussion of the unusual political history of Costa Rica in a Machiavellian context.
Tuesday, December 27, 2016Machiavelli On Leadership and Power, Part III of a Series, with Reflections from 2016 Machiavelli said that to establish or reestablish a good government requires a leader dedicated to the the nation's. When it is necessary to maintain unity in the nation, the leader must be able to use excessive force, brutality, and break laws to persevere order. The leaders must do what is necessary to preserve unity and order. With discussion of the unusual political history of Costa Rica in a Machiavellian context.
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Monday, December 19, 2016
Machiavelli on Powers of Religion in Civic Affairs and on Freedom and Corruption (Reflections on Electoral College Day) How fitting that this section of the longer series is posted on the day of the Electoral College vote! Machiavelli's Discourses on Religion in Civic Affairs and on Freedom vs. Corruption are deeply compelling today. Hopefully, his insights might help many to comprehend the swift and sweeping changes that are in store in the near future. I appreciate OEN's Rob Kall and the Editors for allowing me to use this "bully pulpit."
Monday, December 19, 2016Machiavelli on Powers of Religion in Civic Affairs and on Freedom and Corruption (Reflections on Electoral College Day) How fitting that this section of the longer series is posted on the day of the Electoral College vote! Machiavelli's Discourses on Religion in Civic Affairs and on Freedom vs. Corruption are deeply compelling today. Hopefully, his insights might help many to comprehend the swift and sweeping changes that are in store in the near future. I appreciate OEN's Rob Kall and the Editors for allowing me to use this "bully pulpit."
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Wednesday, December 7, 2016
Machiavelli, Then and Now 2016 Reflections on The Discourses of Niccolo Machiavelli The very divisive 2016 presidential election highlighted this problem with a decrease in the number of people voting. Machiavelli's Discourses is an analysis of governance that gives insight into current national and world events. It is at once profound and disconcerting, and states principles that every citizen of a republic should understand in order to maintain their republic.
Wednesday, December 7, 2016Machiavelli, Then and Now 2016 Reflections on The Discourses of Niccolo Machiavelli The very divisive 2016 presidential election highlighted this problem with a decrease in the number of people voting. Machiavelli's Discourses is an analysis of governance that gives insight into current national and world events. It is at once profound and disconcerting, and states principles that every citizen of a republic should understand in order to maintain their republic.
