I always thought the metaphor was to a web of deceit. n
Nick Thompson <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected] <https://wordpress.clarku.edu/nthompson/> https://wordpress.clarku.edu/nthompson/ From: Friam <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Roger Critchlow Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2021 12:53 PM To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [FRIAM] civil war(s) On Tue, Mar 9, 2021 at 3:34 PM Prof David West <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: schisms might be a better metaphor than civil war. you are correct that there is, and always has been, "churn" among factions within both parties and any significance given to a particular instance of that churn e.g GOPS taking committee assignments away from a flake or the Nevada state party instance — originate in the mind of the one pointing at the event rather than intrinsic to the event itself. One reason that I find most political headlines to be examples of wishful thinking rather than communicators of significance. davew Second that, it's why they call it spin, cause it makes your head spin if you pay too much attention. -- rec --
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