We think democracy will save us from tyrants. We think that an escalating conflict between conservative and liberal, or capitalism and socialism will provide the best governments wanted by the majority. Huge majorities vote in 'strong-man' leaders who then clamp down on human rights on the promise of immigration controls. The liberal governments adopt a …
War and Peace
A state of war exists when a country is attacked and has to defend itself, or if a country decides to attack another country, but in these modern times an attack occurs usually by surprise so no declaration of war usually occurs or it would give the game away, the element of surprise is predominant …
Tribal Politics
What is wrong with politics? Is it a 'science'? Or is it an interpretation of human behaviour? I have often wondered if politics was invented as a replacement for war: diplomacy being a level of political resolution but politics has another meaning, another life in the arena of human thought and philosophy. We define a …
Quality of Conservative Leadership
UK Watching the rise and demise of 4 British Prime Ministers, one has to question why a party, well entrenched in power, could manage to have such catastrophic leadership. Cameron lost the UK to the doomed Brexit, default replacement May failed to reverse this, or enact it, Johnson mismanaged the response to the Pandemic and …
Political Polarisation
Twenty years ago, the western world had united against terrorism as a recognised form of evil that had to be defeated regardless of how brutal the force required was, and with this consensus the governments of the USA and UK under George Bush and Tony Blair extended its war against the Taliban in Afghanistan (which …
Central Argument
What are the fundamental of the Left vs Right dichotomy and do our political parties get what they want? Actual Conservative Governments do not destroy law. Conservatives prefer a lack of regulatory oversight. This is a fundamentally different to the Neo-conservative view that Government gets in the way of freedom and all you must do …
AI Plan for Peace
I asked an AI engine for a peace plan. This is a record of the reply, today. ...the goal of promoting mutual cooperation and goodwill is a complex and long-term process, and it would require the participation and collaboration of multiple stakeholders, including governments, private organizations, and individuals. Nonetheless, here is a five-step plan that …
Solutions to the War
Possible solutions to the Ukraine War must go beyond a settlement of land as the invasion was illegal, and the problems that it aimed to solve were largely created by Russia exerting influence due to its own paranoia or fear of being overrun by an encroaching NATO. Russia's fear that NATO was creeping up upon …
Conflict
Leaders define their country. Democracy is an effort to find leaders who are defined by their country. It sometimes works, not always. Dictators destroy their country. Putin is a complex beast as he pretends to be democratic but killing all those that oppose you is a sign of dictatorship in desperation. Biden is a simple …
Greed and Criminality
The intellectual blindness of our leaders, or, their choices being criminal, and the ensuing celebration of clear insanity (QAnon, for example) is a minefield that hides and then exhibits due to narcissistic obsession with the past. Fear. Perhaps. Greed and criminality both induce fear. Leadership is a concept of social agreement, a bond of trust. …