Good information, not much that I have heard put together as such. Any more reading material out there you suggest?
Good information, not much that I have heard put together as such. Any more reading material out there you suggest?
It's synthesis from a bunch of material I read, so no direct sources.
However I recommend reading behold a pale horse for a high level view. Anything by the club of rome. And for a more mechanical view of the regime, The Dictators Handbook, the works of tammany hall, the L102 loader-operator hand manual (I jest), PG01E system-archetypes-at-a-glance by pegasus communications (to get an understanding of how systems and groups both operate, and fail), how change happens by cass sunstein for understanding the natural origins of past events and unfolding events, political campaign planning manual (by the national democratic institution for international affairs) - good for understanding the (public facing) 'rules' which act as the glue between the administrative state's internal rules and how they seem to operate according to public-facing experts. From the invisible hand to the gladhand, gave me an understanding of the mindset of those who run the politburo, or the 'managerial class'.
The Fourth Political Theory, even the few chapters I read, has opened up my world to new possibilities and conceptions of political thought.
Political Realism by Jonathan Rauch, helped to dismiss my own skepticism of 'conspiracies'.
Finally, Rules for radicals gave me a cursory understanding of the left half of the uniparty, and even some of the right, and helped me to see the distinction much more clearly between neoliberals and everyone else.
Nice - except for The Fourth Political Theory and Political Realism, I have read them.. I need to revisit Cooper's writings again.
Thanks!
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