politics

Defined in Webster's Dictionary as the art or science of government, or concerned with guiding or influencing governmental policy or winning and holding control over a government. Politics can also describe the art of guidance and influence outside the realm of government, such as office politics, industry politics or social politics.

A good rule of thumb for making friends and influencing people is "never discuss religion, sex or politics." But those who hold court in the blogosphere violate such etiquette 24/7. Counter-intuitive to the long-held notion of conversation fit for polite company, politics is a prominent Internet topic specifically because of its controversial nature.

Unfortunately, many who engage in political discourse often feel free to throw etiquette to the wind. Rather than affably promote the free exchange of ideas, such people often resort to personal attacks, diminishing the quality of their opinion and transforming platforms for meaningful exchange into childish free-for-alls.

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Original Technorati articles tagged “politics”

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “politics”

 

• Women in Politics and Public Administration Center inaugurated

  
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  (VOVworld) – The Ho Chi Minh Academy of Politics and Public Administration has launched the Women in Politics and Public Administration Center (WiPPA). Speaking at the launch ceremony on Wednesday in Hanoi, Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan stressed the importance of the center, saying that Vietnamese women are playing ...
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• Women in Politics and Public Administration Center inaugurated

  
  Talk Vietnam — Authority: 456
  (VOVworld) – The Ho Chi Minh Academy of Politics and Public Administration has launched the Women in Politics and Public Administration Center (WiPPA). Speaking at the launch ceremony on Wednesday in Hanoi, Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan stressed the importance of the center, saying that Vietnamese women are playing ...
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• Louisiana Lawmaker Elbert Guillory Explains Party Switch In Viral Video

  
  The Inquisitr Entertainment — Authority: 729
  Louisiana State Senator Elbert Guillory has switched his party affiliation from Democrat to Republican and in so doing he becomes the first black Republican in the Louisiana legislature since Reconstruction. He explained his decision in a video that has since gone viral. While the senator may be 100 percent sincere ...
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• PMQs: Government will legislate to ensure reckless bank bosses can be jailed, says David Cameron

  
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  The Government will legislate to ensure reckless bank bosses can be jailed and bonuses can be clawed back, David Cameron has said. Related Stories G8: World leaders appeal to allies of Assad to force the Syrian President to surrender power G8 summit: David Cameron hails landmark deal to rewrite world rules to ...
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• Lewis Points Finger At ‘Rich White People’ For School Problems

  
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  A day before the first set of school closings was set to begin, Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis had some harsh words about how the Chicago Public Schools are funded and managed, blaming much of the district’s problems on racism.
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• Snowden Reportedly Interested in Going to Iceland

  
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  Professed leaker Edward Snowden has reportedly looked into the possibility of trading Hong Kong’s tropical charms for chillier environs in Iceland.
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• Rawlings: Corrupt Politicians must pay for their sins

  
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  Jerry John Rawlings Former President of Ghana, Flt. Lt. Jerry Rawlings, on Monday said if Nigeria and other parts of Africa must get it right and strengthen democracy, corrupt politicians must not be allowed to go scot-free. This came as former Interim Head of State, Chief Ernest Shonekan, declared that ...
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• Elbert Guillory: “Why I Am a Republican”

  
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• GOP Congressman announces opposition to abortion because fetuses masturbate in the womb and can therefore feel pain

  
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  Wait….he said what?!?!? Rep. Michael Burgess, R-Texas, said Monday he is opposed to abortion because fetuses masturbate in the womb, and so can feel both pleasure and pain. “Watch a sonogram of a 15-week baby, and they have movements that are purposeful,” said Burgess, citing his experience as an OB/GYN, ...
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• Polls Find Lisa Madigan’s Major Campaign Issue Is Her Dad

  
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  There’s no question that Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan is personally popular statewide. However, while more than half of voters have a good opinion of her, her powerful father, Speaker Michael Madigan, could definitely be a campaign issue.
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• Supreme court quashes Iran bank sanctions and criticises secret hearings

  
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  Treasury ordered to lift sanctions against Bank Mellat, as critics warn open justice and rule of law are casualties of secret courts The governments enthusiasm for secret courts has been set back after the UKs most senior judges quashed anti-terrorist sanctions imposed on an Iranian bank and dismissed the ...
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• Supreme court quashes Iran bank sanctions and criticises secret hearings

  
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  Treasury ordered to lift sanctions against Bank Mellat, as critics warn open justice and rule of law are casualties of secret courts The governments enthusiasm for secret courts has been set back after the UKs most senior judges quashed anti-terrorist sanctions imposed on an Iranian bank and dismissed the ...
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• Supreme court quashes Iran bank sanctions and criticises secret hearings

  
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  Treasury ordered to lift sanctions against Bank Mellat, as critics warn open justice and rule of law are casualties of secret courts The governments enthusiasm for secret courts has been set back after the UKs most senior judges quashed anti-terrorist sanctions imposed on an Iranian bank and dismissed the ...
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• (Their) Prism Planet

  
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  Just to add to Gé Bruite’s thoughts here, and particularly this conclusion: Taking into account there are no visible, transparent or democratic oversights preventing the framing of an arbitrary individuals or groups as ‘terrorist’, and at the very least subjecting them to comprehensive surveillance. ...
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• Students occupy Warwick in protest at vice-chancellors pay rise

  
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  Student group says Nigel Thrifts £42,000 increase should be spent on recruiting disadvantaged students A group of more than 20 Warwick students are occupying the universitys council chamber in protest against the £42,000 pay rise of its vice-chancellor Nigel Thrift. The group, which calls itself Protect the Public ...
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• Days of Rambo Are Over: Military Details Plans for Integrating Women Into Combat

  
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  Despite a declaration that "the days of Rambo are over," Special Operations Command has concerns about how women will fit into its elite units as the military makes the transition to having women in combat by January 2016.        
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• House of Commons adjourns for the summer after mud-slinging spring session

  
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  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Stephen Harper is set to return from his European trip but he won’t have to endure another grilling in the House of Commons for a while. All parties agreed late Tuesday night to end the most bitter spring sitting of Parliament since Harper’s Conservatives came to power more than seven ...
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• State Dept. Officials Might Have Committed Perjury

  
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  James Rosen of Fox News reported last night that State Department officials might have committed perjury: Two top officials at the State Departments Diplomatic Security Service (DS) -- the federal law enforcement agency that protects American diplomats and investigates allegations of criminal misconduct by State ...
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• Occupy Gezi Actionfigures

  
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  Metronaut über die ikonischen Figuren der Occupy Gezi-Bewegung und wie die als Actionfiguren funktionieren könnten. Ich will die alle sofort und jetzt als echte Toys mit Protest-Superkräften haben. Redhack ist die wohl am schwersten zu greifende Action-Figur. Redhack selbst ist übrigens eine linke Hackergruppe, ...
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• Why Im an Eco worrier | Ian Marchant

  
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  Eco, the coalitions household energy efficiency scheme, is … inefficient. Costs are rising and a green backlash awaits I am about to sign off after 10 years as the chief executive of a major British energy company, and this is my last confession: I am an Eco worrier. Im worried for customers, because the ...
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