In this episode, we take a deep dive into the cause of political anger from a structural level. We put into perspective the value of this anger so that listeners can have a good idea of how to harness it. Looking at the anger from a different light altogether will hopefully reduce it and replace…
Continue ReadingDo Arguments in Politics Entirely Different This episode will provide insight into how to handle a political argument. Taking stock of what an argument is and understanding the structure and statistics of the argument are is key in reducing the tension. The take away here is to hopefully be able to approach arguments now without…
Continue ReadingFinally! An Entirely Different Way of Looking at Politics In this episode, we discuss the basics of The Upward Politics Project and it’s beginning. The anger level in American politics is boiling over and there is a dire need to change the structure. The stated purpose of this podcast is to help people who are…
Continue ReadingRun a search on how to win political arguments and you will come up with different tactics. Most assume people have taken sides and try their best to help the reader best their opponent. Some list some good ideas like listening without interruption, empathize with people’s values, appeal to hearts and minds, etc. However, not…
Continue ReadingOnce the internet was introduced in the mid 90’s, we still read a fair amount of newspapers nationwide. Internet was expensive upfront as is any new innovative product is in the introduction phase. I think we all remember the AOL CDs that accumulated in our mailboxes. My whole collection eventually filled up my bedroom wall…
Continue ReadingThe Upward Politics Project spends time researching while other people just get angry. When we do our research, we adhere to a fundamental rule where we don’t recognize the internet as anything of authority and often refer to print publications. Because of the motivations of people, we remain overly suspicious of online content. Print is…
Continue ReadingThe reason this project was started is because of the trajectory we see the nation headed in. We cannot rule out that there is a design behind all of this and it’s headed up by people who don’t care what we do to each other. The value just isn’t there today There is no value…
Continue ReadingAs practitioners of The Upward Politics Project, we are info-stackers and not side-takers. We hold the realization that, in each individual, is a whole new way of looking at just one topic. We extract from them and collect rather than compete, attack, and defend. We never stop learning We gather info and opinions, then we…
Continue ReadingIs it possible to go into a political debate and not subject yourself to anger and tension? Traditionally, people would probably scoff at the idea of this being possible, but it very much is. Actually, it’s pretty easy. You just have to go into each political discussion knowing that being right in politics doesn’t exist…
Continue ReadingThere are a lot of people out there who can’t help but post political content on their social media feeds. While people think they are justified in posting something that is a political statement, other things are happening at the same time. It’s a rental That’s right, if people believe it and pass it on,…
Continue ReadingSo you have just had somebody tell you a political “fact” or a statistic (according to them). They have heard it from somewhere, believe it, and now are passing it along to you. This is a rental in the truest sense of the meaning. This could turn into the traditional argument, but then you tell…
Continue ReadingI want to also bring up that you should refresh on what a label is. I mean going back to basics and looking up the actual definition. When I look up definitions, I don’t use the internet, but rather a dictionary. A physical, non-digital book dictionary and the reason why is because they print it….
Continue ReadingAll of these labels have to originate from somewhere, don’t they? Think about it, down a long enough timeline there was an epicenter where each label started. Maybe it was a small group, maybe it came from just one person. And one way of looking at this is that the people who made these are…
Continue ReadingWhen it comes to labels, they front-load ignorance of an individual on the part of the person who just used it to describe somebody or a group. Once a label is used, it redirects all the things you could learn from somebody or about somebody to a one-word gloss over. If the label is used…
Continue ReadingAnother thing I wanted to touch on is how people equate their standing to their politics. People who are high-earners and very good at their profession will give the appearance that they are superior. These people are only superior in whatever the hell they do. If someone is a lawyer, a business professional, a doctor,…
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