What we can learn from a supposed master of national ideological subversion, Yuri Bezmenov. What unintended consequences come from his framework?| Unintended Consequences
Between the Current Thing and the Great American Safety Valve is another pathway to guiding desired social change. That of designing a grand new outcome, in its entirety, top-down, in one attempt. To decree a deity. Has it ever worked? Or, to quote from Christopher Alexander, on “unselfconscious” and “selfconscious” cultures, why does it fail? … Continue reading "Decreeing the Deity"| Unintended Consequences
The spark for this post was an article published in The Century Magazine in 1892. In it the author explains to a foreign visitor the odd way that Americans keep the peace. I couldn’t improve upon the article’s title, “The Great American Safety Valve,” so I stole it for my title. It’s a short, informal … Continue reading "The Great American Safety Valve"| Unintended Consequences