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Yes, I'm currently reading the second article slowly - taking it in stages - for two reasons; first, it is a long piece, but second, it is very inspiring and emotionally uplifting so that I feel that I need to take breaks to keep my critical feet on the ground so to speak. Another way of interpreting the second reason could be that as a jaded 'westerner' used to the rhetoric of good intentions delivered by 3rd class politico's and then seeing the reality of the delivered product (best example I can think of now would be the Thatcherite education reforms that gave us NVQs) alongside the realisation that "We got fooled again". It's becoming increasingly clear that here in 'the west' it's us (you know, 'The People') that is being attacked in the 'Class War'.

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Since Hudson brought forth the revelations of his and the team he assembled history of West Asia's political economy and how that changed over time from systems seeking harmony to one of oligarchy bent on Class War, which led me to conclude the Class War's been ongoing for 4,000+ years between Creditors and Debtors--a POV Hudson agrees with.

Reading and taking in the information offered in the two Knowledge Day articles is both humbling and uplifting. As an educator, I'm very pleased to see what was theorized as good practice when I took my university Ed classes 20+ years ago being utilized properly and bearing results, particularly the learning triangle of Parents, Student, teacher(s) working as a team, which also includes support from the state. Such is the primary component of People Centered Development: Done properly, the outcomes are priceless--they can't be bought or imported. We're seeing the results as those practicing People Centered Development are leaving those who don't behind. And as both Russia and China are proving is the best way to circumvent sanctions aimed at chocking development--a fact RoW has noted,

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