Hi All, I wanted to share this valuable article from Medium, authored by David Swan. Like me, many of you want to figure out how to resolve the ISIS issue, finding a solution to this growing terroristic network. David raises many good points, speaking frankly (of which we need more from everyone), from his own experiences. This article doesn’t necessarily answer the question of how to solve … Continue reading What Should We Do about ISIS?
Hi All, In Verbal Defense & Influence (VDI), we speak about the importance of the social contract of a group of people, whether this group is a family, an organization, or even a nation. When I study social contracts, what becomes evident is that, in nations, social contracts are overturned, sometimes by necessity, to save lives and to improve the quality of everyone’s life. ISIS is … Continue reading Sufism (The Good Guys): An Antidote to ISIS?
There’s much that can be said about the recent Paris attacks. There’s much that needs to be said. Really, though, what is more important than saying things (anyone can say anything) is to take action on all the many realities that this attack brings alive. Please see this article. It’s not definitive. It does, though, contain thought-points which can be – and should be – … Continue reading Paris Attacks – World, will you act?
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