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"On the eve of Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration, the world is braced
for more of what has been described as his instinct for “weaponised chaos”.
During his previous presidency, Trump upended political convention and created
a sense of “permacrisis” – “the dizzying sense of lurching from one
unprecedented event to another”.
In the past, crises have traditionally been seen as occasions that will make or
break governments. Some leaders, such as Britain’s Harold Macmillan in the
1960s, saw them as negatives, famously saying “events, dear boy, events” were
any leader’s greatest challenge.
Other perspectives say crises offer the chance to turn challenges into
opportunities. These can offer positive outcomes, “bury” bad news or
precipitate wars.
But there is now a sense of crisis being an everyday feature of our lives.
According to European observers, this means “volatility, uncertainty, and a
prolonged sense of emergency have become the new normal”.
This view sees crises as being uncontrollable, to which leaders and populations
can only react. For many now in power, however, creating crisis has become a
form of politics in itself."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
