Politics and War

There are ways to understand politics which help explain how ugly they get. It’s not just a polite discussion about the future of a country. It can be war, just short of a shooting one. And this is especially the case in highly divided nations. We live in such a moment. Ours is extremely divided.

So if you think of these as battles, with carefully staged supply lines, and long-range planning, your thinking will change. The results, while not obvious, can be lethal to the losing side. Why when you examine politics and agendas you need to ask, who benefits? Ultimately there are two ways for politics…