Showing posts with label parallel institutions. Show all posts
Showing posts with label parallel institutions. Show all posts
Sunday, May 3, 2026

So Then, What Is Soft Power?

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In a previous post I mentioned the concept of "hard power" as applied to nations.  A simple definition of hard power is the abili...
Saturday, March 28, 2026

The Unavoidable Cost of Process

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I want to open this post with a quote from  something I wrote back in January 2021 , when there were high hopes among historically oppressed...
Saturday, October 18, 2025

Escalating Noncooperation

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This week the Trump administration has begun operations designed to destroy the government of Venezuela.  This is totally unnecessary, as Ve...
Thursday, July 10, 2025

On Not Needing You, Part 2

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This blog contains several posts which describe the psychological dynamics of national and ethnic narcissism.  Those posts have focused part...
Sunday, December 12, 2021

The Urgent Need for Conscientização

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[Note: For much of the last two years, I have been posting to this blog on a once-per-week basis.  Lately that has changed to posting once e...
Thursday, September 23, 2021

From D to D, Chapters 8 & 9: The "Sin" Of Not Needing You

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This is another short post.  I wrote in my last post that I need to read a book in order to write a critique of it, and that that critique m...
Tuesday, September 7, 2021

Parallel Institution-Building As The Answer To The Anti-Vaxx/Anti-Mask Crowd

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I've been thinking over the last few days about the ongoing menace posed to American public health by the anti-vaxx/anti-mask arm of the...
Sunday, September 5, 2021

From D to D, Chapters 8 & 9: The Plight of the Little Red Hen

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This post is a continuation of my "study guide" and commentary on Gene Sharp's book From Dictatorship to Democracy (shortene...
Sunday, August 29, 2021

From D to D, Chapters 8 & 9: Where Are The Carpenters?

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This post is a continuation of my "study guide" and commentary on Gene Sharp's book From Dictatorship to Democracy (shortene...
Sunday, July 18, 2021

From D to D, Chapters 8 and 9: How The Straight Subverts The Crooked

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This post is a continuation of my "study guide" and commentary on the book From Dictatorship to Democracy by Dr. Gene Sharp . In ...
Sunday, November 22, 2020

From D to D, Chapter 3 (Continued): The Social Movement Organization

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  Today's post continues our discussion of Chapter 3 of the book From Dictatorship to Democracy by Dr. Gene Sharp .  This will be the l...