politics

Defined in Webster's Dictionary as the art or science of government, or concerned with guiding or influencing governmental policy or winning and holding control over a government. Politics can also describe the art of guidance and influence outside the realm of government, such as office politics, industry politics or social politics.

A good rule of thumb for making friends and influencing people is "never discuss religion, sex or politics." But those who hold court in the blogosphere violate such etiquette 24/7. Counter-intuitive to the long-held notion of conversation fit for polite company, politics is a prominent Internet topic specifically because of its controversial nature.

Unfortunately, many who engage in political discourse often feel free to throw etiquette to the wind. Rather than affably promote the free exchange of ideas, such people often resort to personal attacks, diminishing the quality of their opinion and transforming platforms for meaningful exchange into childish free-for-alls.

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Original Technorati articles tagged “politics”

• in Politics
  Arizona and the Politics of Abortion
  Here we go again...
  by jwalk6 / on Apr 27, 2012
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  Just How Superficial are American Voters? You'd be Surprised
  American politics are in a sad state, and maybe it's time to blame the voters.
  by misscommunication / on Apr 25, 2012
• in Politics
  Financing Scandal of the Italian Parties
  Financing corruption hits Italian parties, calling for a urge reform of public financing
  by michetrab / on Apr 16, 2012

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “politics”

 

• Meeting to consider development projects

  
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  Meeting to consider development projects A mobile Cabinet meeting in Kanchaburi on Sunday would ponder many projects intended to develop the economy and support the future growth of the province. Meeting to consider development projects
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• Forget nappy training, Mr Cameron, just honour your marriage vow

  
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  By Amanda Platell, Mailonline David Camerons new plan to spend million of pounds on parenting classes makes me wonder what country we’re living in. What kind of supposedly civilised nation has to teach people how to change a nappy and talk to their children? Yet this is the gimmick that our Prime Minister thinks ...
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• The EPA Is Annexing Alaska

  
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  The pro Pebble Mine constituency is not at all pleased with the EPA.
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• Should a government sign contracts nearing end of its term?

  
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  by Rick Lowe Mr. Brave Davis, PLP Deputy Prime Minister has complained that the outgoing FNM government signed some 80 contracts worth over $24 million dollars during the months of March through the recent election campaign of early May. The... This is a content summary only. Visit our website for full links, other ...
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• Bob Murphy on the Failure of Climate Models

  
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  Great new video from the Austrian AV Club.
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• Blood Of Housing Massacre On Obama’s Hands

  
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  Subprime Scandal: Analysts now say the housing market is so weak it may not rebound in our lifetimes. Yet the White House is pursuing the same policies that put it on its back. Worse, many of the officials it has put in charge of reviving the housing market are the same ones who crafted the [...]
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• Hillary Speculation Won’t Die (Guest Voice)

  
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  Hillary Speculation Won’t Die by Peter Funt If Julia Louis-Dreyfus can be “Veep,” then why not Hillary Clinton? The notion has been kicked around in the media for more than a year, and pooh-poohed by both the secretary of state herself and the Obama campaign, but as the 2012 race heats up the possibility of ...
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• Gov. Bob McDonnell (R, VA) signs Voter ID bill.

  
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  Because statewide elections matter .  Executive summary: the new legislation now requires people filling out provisional ballots from lack of acceptable ID at the polling station “to subsequently submit identification to the electoral board if they want their vote to be counted.”  The list of acceptable ...
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• Colin Duffy relative charged in court on terrorism charges

  
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  Dissident republicans cousin, Paul John Duffy, is accused of string of crimes including directing a terrorist organisation A cousin of prominent County Armagh republican Colin Duffy has appeared in court charged with directing acts of terrorism, after the single biggest security operation directed at suspected ...
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• A Tale of Two Curries

  
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  Come on, I said to the Evil One.  Lets go for a spin. Where? he wanted to know. On a mission, I told him.  I urgently need new sunglasses. What you need, he replied, is a Macbook Air and a pint. And a curry, I agreed, but first the shades. You see, ever since losing [...]
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• Reality Check: Liberty Movement Taking Over GOP

  
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  The best reporter out there, Ben Swann, talks about how Ron Paul Supporters are shaping the new face of the GOP.
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• Politics & NWO • Re: The rise of inverted racism in Britain!

  
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  Multiculturalism equals the fragmentation of society and loss of your own culture. The obvious goal of multiculturalism is to make the World a monolithic culture; to break down societies and rebuild them all the same. There are many problems with this. Western Cultures are the only ones participating. They all ...
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• 3 NATO Summit Protesters Hit With Terrorism-Related Charges

  
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  Although some NATO Summit protesters said there was nothing more incriminating than home brewing equipment in the Bridgeport apartment where they were staying, three of them have now been charged with possessing explosives to commit terrorist acts.
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• Acknowledging The Arrival Of Peak Government by Tyler Durden

  
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  Most informed people are familiar with the concept of Peak Oil, but fewer are aware that we’re also entering the era of Peak Government. The central misconception of Peak Oil — that it’s not about “running out of oil,” it’s about running out of cheap, easy-to-access oil — can also be applied to Peak ...
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• Romneys saccharine side peeks out in new ad envisioning a Mitt presidency

  
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  In his first official ad of the presidential election campaign, the presumptive Republican candidate seeks to remould his image Who Mitt Romney has not had the easiest time of it. A brutal and bruising GOP primary campaign has finally left him in pole position as the presumptive nominee. But it has also left him ...
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• Arms Reduction

  
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  An “advocacy group” calling its self, not at all pretentiously, Global Zero, has begun arguing that the US only needs 900 nuclear weapons: 450 deployed and another 450 “stored.” The group also wants the reductions to occur over the next … Continue reading →
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• European Union After the Greek Inevitable Collapse

  
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  Whether Greece is going to crash and be unable to pay the interest on their debt, let alone pay down the debt itself, no longer needs debating. The only discussion is when it will crash and what happens next. The crash could arrive this weekend or next weekend or some weekend coming in the near [...]
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• Councilman’s Spanish Newsletter Helps Solve Crime – Fabian Bedne in Nashville, Tennessee

  
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  Curated by HispanicTips :: The Premier Hispanic & Latino News Service.
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• Those Ashamed Of America Shouldn’t Make A Penny Off The Name by Frederick Meekins

  
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  Though at one time barely considered worthy of the appellation of literature, scholars of popular culture have today established the thesis that comic books and other forms of media expression derived from these illustrated periodicals serve as a snapshot of the perspectives and assumptions prevalent at particular ...
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• Ghana Would Have Peaceful Election In December -MP

  
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  Mr Kwaku Agyemang-Manu, Member of Parliament for Dormaa-West, on Friday said Ghana would go through the December elections peacefully because of the measures put in place to stem any mishap. He said steps being put in place by political parties, interest groups and other relevant agencies, coupled with the ...
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