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A good piece here by my grad school classmate:

On this day in 1804, Aaron Burr shoots Hamilton in Weehaken, New Jersey How did these two former friends and wartime compatriots end up facing each other in a duel? Some might say - 🔶 Honor 🔶 Courage 🔶 Pride 🔶 Politics 🔶 All the above and more What if this was a communication issue? What if Washington had been alive? What if Hamilton’s behavior that become more aggressive was part of Hamilton learning life again without his mentor and protector in life? These were the years where you couldn’t be outright about your desire to be successful, be in politics, or be a leader - it was filled with false humility because being more humble meant others were more likely to trust you - George Washington was a master at this…while Burr and Hamilton were not These two young men come to the forefront of society after the war and both are clearly ambitious, competing with each other, taking digs at each (anonymously and directly), to the point one dies and the other becomes a scourge of high society The Burr-Hamilton feud is a fascinating case study of friend to enemy dynamics and what can happen when you give two people weapons and allow them to take the opportunity to fire them at another The more I learn, the more questions I have… What are your thoughts on these two revolutionary forces of American history? #ushistory #history #communication #frienimies (Image courtesy of history.com)

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“To save America the first imperative is to remove from power the ideologues of both parties who have nearly killed our country. In his final chapter, Buchanan lays out ideas to prevent the end of America. He calls for a bottom-up review of all of America’s Cold War commitments, a ten-point program to secure America’s borders, ideas to halt the erosion of our national sovereignty and restore our manufacturing preeminence and economic independence, and a formula for finding the way to a cold peace in the culture wars. Buchanan offers a radical but necessary program, for neither party is addressing the real crisis of America -- whether we survive as one nation and people, or disintegrate into what Theodore Roosevelt called a “tangle of squabbling nationalities” and not a nation at all. IN THIS EYE-OPENING BOOK, PAT BUCHANAN REVEALS THE PERILOUS PATH OUR NATION HAS TAKEN:”

If I had to choose only one book about negotiations everyone should read, I’d surely pick “Never split the difference” by the one and only Chris Voss, a former FBI negotiator. It’s not some secret strategy to manipulate others. In fact, if everyone read it and implemented the Black Swan method in basically every aspect of their life, it would lead to better understanding, better outcomes, long lasting cooperation and the best life possible for all of us. Also, I’ve never heard anything as wise about armed conflicts: You cannot win an argument, and governments hardly win wars. Let us all strive to win the peace instead — through collaboration. https://lnkd.in/gSdXydqa

AMAZON , Don’t destroy AMAZON Our forests are disappearing at an alarming rate. Over the past few decades, we've witnessed the devastating impact of deforestation, with millions of acres of lush, vibrant ecosystems being cleared for various purposes. This alarming trend not only destroys the natural habitats of countless species but also contributes to climate change, soil erosion, and the disruption of vital water cycles. It's time we take action to protect and restore our precious forests and oceans and finally Earth before it's too late. NATO or other Organizations are also responsible for protecting our forests and oceans and all humanity with peace . They should respect to all thoughts without considering racism and finally developing to keep our planet Earth . We have no other place to live as alternative except Earth . Let’s young leaders control future of our planet. NATO and Organization are responsible to bring peace not to manufacturing war guns and tools . We are all in one ship . Please don’t make hole our ship .

Allow me to be among the first to acknowledge the victor of the US presidential election. I had little doubt of the outcome, for President Putin managed an outstanding, long-term strategic campaign, and people around the world responded. It really was a masterfully played game. The US component of his campaign will resound, as it was a truly momentous step focused on creating a chaotic new world order. The strategic outcomes will reach us even here, far from the madding crowd. As business leaders, we need to adjust our strategies, but fortunately fairly recent history offers many lessons. I suggest taking a look at the period prior to the Great War and World War 2. Fascism (let us not mince words) is predictable in an aging population, and history offers many clues: - A new era of protectionism, likely to escalate into trade wars. We will be drawn into these, and it will probably reach a point where we have to choose between China and the United States. I suspect it will be the US, in which case the dairy industry could be severely threatened. - War. Ukraine will have to surrender to Russia, unless European nations decide to fully take up the fight (but the memory of war is still strong in Europe). The Baltic / Scandinavian states, if not invaded, will have to tread a much more difficult path. Iran, North Korea and China will feel more empowered as the USA steps away from the world order, giving them confidence to become more aggressive. Buy war stocks. - Climate & Environment. We have effectively abandoned dreams of mitigating climate change. Our attention must shift to the massive infrastructure investment. This will be funded by the public purse; country deficits & debt will balloon as taxes are cut for the wealthy. - Venture Capital. The wealthy will have the problem of what to do with the money. The VC sector should be a beneficiary of this transfer. Some of this may even flow through to innovation alongside the ego projects. - Cronyism. Don't expect it to get easier to come up with products that replace legacy industries: The President needs to slow down the rate of industrial innovation to ensure that Russia and its allies can keep up. This offers opportunities for the tertiary suppliers to legacy industries, but expect the tax of corruption to increase. - Productivity will suffer, so the lives of ordinary people will get harder. Instability is the watchword. Empires are messy in their waning years as power vacuums are created. Demographics create political lurches. President Putin is 72. Trump will be the oldest in US history, but at least Vance is in the wings prepared as the new figurehead. Our greatest business challenge will be coping with the uncertainty, and moving quickly to take advantage of opportunities created by rapid political change. The tragedy will be the human cost. Tempting as it may be, do not leave your kindness behind, for this too shall pass.