War and Peace - Our World in Data
I tend to be an optimist. I think we are kept in a continual state of hyperbole to throw us off balance in many ways, one from the '1984' playbook. Keeping us divided makes for easier control. We have many problems. We always have had too. But, globalization, be it good or bad, is probably going to tone down massive violent physical wars pretty much from here on out. We are too interconnected these days, both economically and technologically. As I have said before, I am an Apocaloptimist. I believe everything is going to shit, but it will all turn out OK anyway.....
I sold real estate in the city with the largest concentration of Arabs in the USA. Many of the old-time agents would not work with them. Arabs drove a hard bargain. I was forced to, as I was a newcomer to the city and had no 'sphere of influence', as they like to say in real estate. I actually melded great with their style of business, made many connections, and did very well courting them. They had money, were smart, and came to the party ready to deal. I also had many conversations with them about the never-ending conflicts in the Middle East. There was a reason they were now living in Detroit. The major lesson I came away with was there was no clear cut right and wrong in the Middle East. I see the FB posts all day taking partisan sides as usual, from the safety of a padded office chair sitting in front of a computer. The usual mass media suspects are also lining up with their patented brands of distorted, one-sided propaganda of either 'Jew bad/Arab good' or '
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