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Tag Archives: respect
How do we determine what makes a good life? Just ask the Seven Grandfathers
The philosophy group I belong to (which has been meeting successfully by Zoom the past several weeks) is in the process of considering what topic we’ll explore when we reconvene in the fall. We seem to be choosing between the … Continue reading
Trump lands on Greenland, offers to trade for Puerto Rico and 3 golf courses
Maybe Trump thinks world domination is like Monopoly or Ticket to Ride. He wants to buy Greenland? BUY Greenland? In 2019. The colonialist mentality just doesn’t end, does it? Does President Trump know that nearly 90% of Greenland’s population is … Continue reading
Posted in History and Politics, Leadership
Tagged Brexit, Chagos Islands, colonies, colonizers, Greenland, respect, rich and powerful, sovereignty, Trump, UK, US
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Checks and balances, the world needs you
Nearly three weeks into the new world order of America under its new president, Donald Trump. What a surreal and unsettling three weeks. It is difficult to concentrate on other interests; they seem so mundane compared to witnessing the unravelling … Continue reading
Posted in Just wondering, Leadership, Odds and Ends
Tagged character, free world, honesty, leader of the free world, leadership, new world order, respect, Trump, trust, U.S. Constitution
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Strength of character and good leadership: a winning combination
Responses to my recent post (Leadership in Challenging Times) reinforce the claim made elsewhere: the #1 characteristic of a good leader, as far as many people are concerned, is that you should feel you can trust this person. At some … Continue reading
