War without bloodshed

There are two types of thoughts that can be shared – other people’s and your own.

It is through sharing other people’s thoughts that they become viral and a crowd might form to refute them or to develop and fund them.

In our ever expanding, global democracy there are citizens posting radical thoughts about the future of capitalism, and others posting photos of cute kittens.  An ever increasing host of normal and abnormal people are adding stitches to life’s rich tapestry which is now ICT assisted. Representative democracy is being replaced by more participatory forms.

Normal people are animated by silver-tongued, sub-cultural doses of common sense. Their thoughts feelings and moods (TFM) are influenced by the propaganda of the ruling elite. The various newspapers cater to different audiences and they tend towards bigotry, bias and xenophobia.

Abnormal people are animated by uncommon sense. They are a creative source of alternative world views when the propaganda says there is no alternative. Their thoughts, feelings and moods are critical of the ruling elite. They analyse the evidence and speak truth to power.

I think these things because I live in post-referendum Scotland where most ordinary people are now wise to the lies being spun by the Westminster Establishment. No more business as usual. Withdraw from party political procedures and make space for political entrepreneurs who make effective use of ICT.

There is still a long way to go but the proportion of ordinary people who now get involved with political issues is noticeably expanding. Power to the people. Citizens of the world unite.

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“I have come to the conclusion that politics are too serious a matter to be left to the politicians.” Charles De Gaulle French general & politician (1890 – 1970)

 “Politics is war without bloodshed while war is politics with bloodshed.” Mao Tse-Tung
Chinese Communist politician (1893 - 1976)

 “If we choose only to expose ourselves to opinions and viewpoints that are in line to our own, we become more polarized, more set in our own ways. It will only reinforce and deepen the political divides in our country. But if we choose to actively seek out information that challenges our assumptions and beliefs, perhaps we can begin to understand where the people who disagree with us are coming from.”  Barack Obama (1961 - ), University of Michigan Commencement, 2010.