The War of the Words The World of Information Book 2 edition by Richard Fernandez Politics Social Sciences eBooks
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Understanding the crisis of the early 21st century in terms of information corruption in the financial, security and political spheres
The War of the Words The World of Information Book 2 edition by Richard Fernandez Politics Social Sciences eBooks
Richard Fernandez at his Belmont Club site writes fascinating commentary from unique points of view. This booklet is no exception. He observes that in many ways our culture and political debate, as we have moved from a real world full of physical things to a virtual world full of abstractions, has become a culture of narratives. Thus we have come to reward those who can shape the narrative favorably...until, it's proven false and then blows up the their faces. (Just as it did, after this book was published, for Ben Rhodes and Obama on foreign policy.) I think Fernandez has tied together the threads of his own thinking and those of others I've read (Nassim Taleb, Samuel Huntington, and others) that the world has turned and nothing will ever be the same. This book confirms my thinking that George Lakoff was a very naive man.Product details
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The War of the Words The World of Information Book 2 edition by Richard Fernandez Politics Social Sciences eBooks Reviews
I have enjoyed Richard's blog for years
It is so great to have access to his pamphlets as well
He brings a fresh perspective to the world we live in with well informed thoughts on what may be over the horizon
This "pamphlet" details in brief the true dilemma of our times. With the changing of the meaning of words over the entire lexicon, TRUTH becomes obsolescent and nihilism becomes transcendent. This short treatise is highly recommended!
Mr. Fernandez has an unusual gift of clear thinking and original writing. Add brevity. You may start to see things a bit differently after you read this, and you won't be sorry.
Subtitled "Understand the crisis of the early 21st century in terms of information corruption in the financial, security and political spheres". Richard is one of my favorite writers. He has written an excellent pamphlet on the topic described in the subtitle. It is well worth the read, as it made me think about issues in ways that I had not thought of them previously.
I can't put my finger on why Fernandez's writing is so compelling. I suspect it is a combination of his ability to juxtapose history with current interpretations of current events such that the glaring inadequacy of current interpretation is revealed. Having established credibility by defining the Narrative, he makes very modest extrapolations delivered in clear, concise prose.
Told in his usual allegorical style, Richard's essays can be confusing and unsettling. Artful retelling of recent (and not so recent) history quickly leads the reader to the purpose of this polemic the Narrative. Built on lies and disinformation, this future information war, the root of today's crisis, will only succeed if we conciously reject knowledge, technology, and our own history. It's a warning for today's "low information voter"; one they aren't likely to read but whose effects are real and being felt today.
The petty inconveniences of today are rapidly accelerating into the tyranny of tomorrow. I agree with Richard's conclusion that all tyrannies are destined to fail "because they rendered themselves uncompetitive". It's the failure process and how badly we will have to suffer to get to that point that has me concerned.
This is good, incisive, and a somewhat fresh way of looking at our current financial-political train wreck. In essence it's a class of "the map is not the territory" where the territory becomes incomprehensible and begins to suffer because the map has been mutilated for the benefit of the mapmakers.
One or two minor typos toward the end (writer getting excited or proofreader rushed?) but nothing serious.
Richard Fernandez at his Belmont Club site writes fascinating commentary from unique points of view. This booklet is no exception. He observes that in many ways our culture and political debate, as we have moved from a real world full of physical things to a virtual world full of abstractions, has become a culture of narratives. Thus we have come to reward those who can shape the narrative favorably...until, it's proven false and then blows up the their faces. (Just as it did, after this book was published, for Ben Rhodes and Obama on foreign policy.) I think Fernandez has tied together the threads of his own thinking and those of others I've read (Nassim Taleb, Samuel Huntington, and others) that the world has turned and nothing will ever be the same. This book confirms my thinking that George Lakoff was a very naive man.
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