In today's political discourse we are hearing a lot about "liberal elites." And yet these are the same people who have claimed for decades that liberals are losers and that conservatives are winners. Which makes their claim the height of hypocrisy.What is an elite?...
As the reader looks upon the accompanying “Political Bell Curve” Chart one Political Demographic group stands out. Based on its overwhelming proportion of the population this Demographic group represents, it...
(This article to be read in that certain disapproving tone of your favorite parent, grandparent or mentor.) I will be so disappointed in you if you vote to reelect any politician that voted to rip you off with the...
There are not 2 major political parties in the USA, there is only one corrupt, duplicitous, incumbent ruling class elite pretending to be 2 separate political parties. The USA is not currently a constitutionally...
opinion by CynicalPatriot | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 238 views | 3 recommendations | 3 comments
We have 30,000 residents living inside about 500 Single Room Occupancy Hotel Rooms spread out throughout our city. Hundreds of thousands more RENT their homes, apartments and rooms...
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By Sam Vaknin Author of "Malignant Self-love: Narcissism Revisited" There are two flavours of public intellectual: librarians and authors. Librarians possess a synoptic view of mostly trivial and anecdotal data, interspersed with histories, accepted truths, slogans,...
opinion by samvaknin | 2 years ago | updated 1 year ago 108 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
They're dug in and they're not leaving. Imagine there's a war going on: a war between elitists and commoners. There are trenches and foxholes, battalions and turrets, leaders and losers.. The commoners way outnumber the elitists but the elitists have better: equipment,...
As quoted in the Wall Street Journal: "Even Americans most likely to be winners from trade -- upper-income, well-educated professionals, whose jobs are less likely to go overseas and whose industries are often buoyed by demand from international markets -- are...
The modern socially successful individual of the 2000s can take several forms, two of the most prominent of which are the “bobo” and the “winder”. But what is the difference between them, and why are they important?
Socially successful individuals have been...
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"Elitism is the belief or attitude that those individuals who are considered members of the elite—a select group of people with outstanding personal abilities, intellect, wealth, specialized training or experience, or other distinctive attributes—are those whose views...
I am bemused by the sudden hero worshiping since the former President Cory Aquino died. It would seem the political Aquino clan have became the hero’s of a country freed from Marcos dictatorship....
Canada has selected the 11 Riders it will send to Australia for the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships this September 1st to 6th. The team is lead by Geoff Kabush and Catherine Pendrel who have been on...
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Even though Pakistani authorities have entered into a peace deal with Taliban militants in the Pakistan's troubled Swat Valley in the restive northwest area, officials are planning to arm villagers with 30,000 rifles and set up an elite police to protect the region from...
I have learned the value to smile the same way the Filipino’s do its not an art but a state of mind. The world is full of problems mostly caused by the elite society in each and every country. But the...
"Wednesday, November 12, 2008 Ahmed Quraishi There is little question that an American-occupied Afghanistan has emerged as the biggest security threat to Pakistan. But you...
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