Big Blu GnuIn defense of đđ©đŠ đđłđȘđŻđ€đŠ, a Renaissance-era treatise by Italian diplomat NiccolĂČ #Machiavelli, think of it less as a manual for tyrants and more as simply an explanation for the nature of politics, in which only the greatest seek to maximize their power, regardless of the morality of how they do it. It is not an ethic I endorse, yet it is the only valid theory, I believe, that explains most politicians' behavior. Welcome to the world of cynicism.
CRMunozI used to think âLittle Marcoâ was the future of the GOPâand maybe even the country. I was wrong. Spectacularly wrong.
Turns out, the party didnât want vision. It wanted vengeance. And Rubio? He bent with the wind.
#DemocracyMatters #GOP #MarcoRubio #AuthoritarianCreep #ChristianNationalism #ProDemocracy #PoliticalRealism #RubioReckoning
SilkesterWhy Mearsheimer is wrong about Russia and the war in Ukraine. Five arguments from Alexander Stubb.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlB-pRqdyBg
#Putin #NATO #Revisionism #Georgia #Ukraine #Russia #WarOfAggression #Imperialism #ReligiousExtremism #Obama #Crimea #PoliticalRealism #SpheresOfInfluence #SelfDetermination #Tolerance #SuperpowerNostalgia
Why Mearsheimer is wrong about Russia and the war in Ukraine. Five arguments from Alexander Stubb.
Ecologia Digital#NYTimes' #EzraKlein on the #climatecrisis:
"âŠnotes that the worldâs poor will face âvast expanses of ⊠sufferingâ, and we rich-worlders âwill have looted the future of billions of people to power a present we preferred.â
But for this nice-guy neoliberal progressive, those mountainous miseries canât outweigh #politicalrealism⊠the unassailable logic mandating that only an awesome âvision of moreâ is viableâŠ"
https://sublationmedia.com/the-dark-origins-of-optimism-and-its-current-cheerful-evils/
"âŠnotes that the worldâs poor will face âvast expanses of ⊠sufferingâ, and we rich-worlders âwill have looted the future of billions of people to power a present we preferred.â
But for this nice-guy neoliberal progressive, those mountainous miseries canât outweigh #politicalrealism⊠the unassailable logic mandating that only an awesome âvision of moreâ is viableâŠ"
https://sublationmedia.com/the-dark-origins-of-optimism-and-its-current-cheerful-evils/
Dennis A#Buddhism #PoliticalRealism #InternationalRelations
E-International Relations:
The Half-Truth of Western Political Realism: A Buddhist Critique
"A Buddhist approach to todayâs international challenges represents an ancient, yet innovative, way of thinking about our social worlds."
https://www.e-ir.info/2023/08/31/the-half-truth-of-western-political-realism-a-buddhist-critique/
Through My EyesIn the high-stakes arena of politics, do ends ever justify any means in the quest for power and influence? Where should we draw the line between pragmatism and principles?
https://abeautifulmess.substack.com/p/the-ends-of-power-navigating-ethics
#PoliticalEthics #LeadershipEthics #EndsVsMeans #PoliticalPower #DemocraticNorms #PoliticalRealism #PublicService #Integrity #Compromise #Truth #Transparency #Corruption #Ethics #Politics #LeadershipValues #PoliticalTheory #PoliticalScience #ABeautifulMess
The Ends of Power: Navigating Ethics and Pragmatism in Politics
âPolitics ain't beanbag.â When the infamously hardnosed Lyndon Johnson dispensed this advice, he embodied unsentimental political realism. For LBJ, retaining power came first whatever it took to win. But consider an alternative proverb: âPower corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely.â Lord Actonâs warning casts skepticism on unconstrained quests for control. Critics contend leaders should reject toxic win-at-all-costs mentalities.
Zoltån Gåbor SzƱcs
Tucson CoyoteâąWhen a political idea requires BOTH #Propaganda AND #Censorship to spread, you know itâs a bad idea.