{"id":4516,"date":"2017-11-10T09:57:03","date_gmt":"2017-11-10T00:57:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/balldiamondball.com\/blog\/?p=4516"},"modified":"2017-11-10T09:57:03","modified_gmt":"2017-11-10T00:57:03","slug":"curmudgeon-musings-after-a-day-of-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/balldiamondball.com\/blog\/curmudgeon-musings-after-a-day-of-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Curmudgeon Musings After a Day of Work."},"content":{"rendered":"

It seems we are drifting into an era of stalemate, and the globalist forces win a stalemate as it preserves the status quo.<\/p>\n

One viewpoint to advance would be we have two political parties disintegrating, but a media, donor and elite class intact, and the public separating into three groups:<\/p>\n

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  1. Passives- fear change, afraid of the future, cling to status quo (see NYC Mayor election)<\/li>\n
  2. National Populists- activists based on national driven themes<\/li>\n
  3. Social Populists- activists based on Social Justice themes<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    To defeat the elitists, I posit a leader needs to blend groups 2 and 3 into common cause over time.<\/p>\n

    It may not be possible.<\/p>\n

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    It seems we are drifting into an era of stalemate, and the globalist forces win a stalemate as it preserves the status quo.<\/p>\n

    One viewpoint to advance would be we have two political parties disintegrating, but a media, donor and elite class intact, and the public separating into three groups:<\/p>\n

  4. Passives- fear change, afraid of the future, cling to status quo (see NYC Mayor election)<\/li>\n
  5. National Populists- activists based on national driven themes<\/li>\n
  6. Social Populists- activists based on Social Justice themes<\/li>\n

    To defeat the elitists, I posit a leader needs to blend groups 2 and 3 into common cause over time.<\/p>\n

    It may not be possible.<\/p>\n

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