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  1. A quotation from Ambrose Bierce

    EXPEDIENCY, n. The father of all virtues.

    Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914?) American writer and journalist
    “Expediency,” “Devil’s Dictionary” column, San Francisco Wasp (1884-06-07)

    More about this quote: wist.info/bierce-ambrose/85383…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #ambrosebierce #devilsdictionary #convenience #excuse #expediency #justification #opportunism #pragmatism #rationale #selfinterest #selfjustification #virtue

  2. A quotation from Ambrose Bierce

    EXPEDIENCY, n. The father of all virtues.

    Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914?) American writer and journalist
    “Expediency,” “Devil’s Dictionary” column, San Francisco Wasp (1884-06-07)

    More about this quote: wist.info/bierce-ambrose/85383…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #ambrosebierce #devilsdictionary #convenience #excuse #expediency #justification #opportunism #pragmatism #rationale #selfinterest #selfjustification #virtue

  3. A quotation from Ambrose Bierce

    EXPEDIENCY, n. The father of all virtues.

    Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914?) American writer and journalist
    “Expediency,” “Devil’s Dictionary” column, San Francisco Wasp (1884-06-07)

    More about this quote: wist.info/bierce-ambrose/85383…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #ambrosebierce #devilsdictionary #convenience #excuse #expediency #justification #opportunism #pragmatism #rationale #selfinterest #selfjustification #virtue

  4. When Indian politicians jump ship, ideology rarely drives the bus. It is all about winning tickets, grabbing power, or simply surviving. The famous Aaya Ram Gaya Ram [1] trend from 1967 is still alive and kicking. Hundreds of lawmakers flip sides every election cycle. Career math always wins. Principles take a distant back seat.

    Not every leader is a mercenary, though. Some parties enforce real discipline, and loyalists stay put even when the odds are tough. But those flashy defections? They are purely transactional. When a leader defends a policy today and attacks the exact same policy tomorrow, calling them ideological feels like a joke.

    The left-right distinction has also grown fuzzy in practice. Western categories never fitted Indian politics cleanly. Our real battles are about cultural nationalism, secularism, identity, and how the state handles welfare. On economics, everyone sounds the same by promising endless subsidies. The deep divides over religion and history still matter, but the raw scramble for power usually drowns them out.

    So where does the Universal Declaration of Human Rights [2] fit in? It absolutely matters as a basic baseline. Equal dignity and fundamental freedoms give us a shared language. But rights constantly bump into each other. Free speech clashes with personal dignity. Religious freedom tangles with equality. Just quoting the Universal Declaration of Human Rights around does not solve these messy trade-offs. We still need a solid vision for our economy and culture to balance it all out.

    Ultimately, for the selfish crowd, ideology is just a cheap costume. The rest of us have to decide if we will keep rewarding the act or finally demand some genuine conviction.

    1. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaya_Ram
    2. un.org/en/about-us/universal-d

    #India #IndianPolitics #Ideology #Opportunism

  5. When Indian politicians jump ship, ideology rarely drives the bus. It is all about winning tickets, grabbing power, or simply surviving. The famous Aaya Ram Gaya Ram [1] trend from 1967 is still alive and kicking. Hundreds of lawmakers flip sides every election cycle. Career math always wins. Principles take a distant back seat.

    Not every leader is a mercenary, though. Some parties enforce real discipline, and loyalists stay put even when the odds are tough. But those flashy defections? They are purely transactional. When a leader defends a policy today and attacks the exact same policy tomorrow, calling them ideological feels like a joke.

    The left-right distinction has also grown fuzzy in practice. Western categories never fitted Indian politics cleanly. Our real battles are about cultural nationalism, secularism, identity, and how the state handles welfare. On economics, everyone sounds the same by promising endless subsidies. The deep divides over religion and history still matter, but the raw scramble for power usually drowns them out.

    So where does the Universal Declaration of Human Rights [2] fit in? It absolutely matters as a basic baseline. Equal dignity and fundamental freedoms give us a shared language. But rights constantly bump into each other. Free speech clashes with personal dignity. Religious freedom tangles with equality. Just quoting the Universal Declaration of Human Rights around does not solve these messy trade-offs. We still need a solid vision for our economy and culture to balance it all out.

    Ultimately, for the selfish crowd, ideology is just a cheap costume. The rest of us have to decide if we will keep rewarding the act or finally demand some genuine conviction.

    1. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaya_Ram
    2. un.org/en/about-us/universal-d

  6. When Indian politicians jump ship, ideology rarely drives the bus. It is all about winning tickets, grabbing power, or simply surviving. The famous Aaya Ram Gaya Ram [1] trend from 1967 is still alive and kicking. Hundreds of lawmakers flip sides every election cycle. Career math always wins. Principles take a distant back seat.

    Not every leader is a mercenary, though. Some parties enforce real discipline, and loyalists stay put even when the odds are tough. But those flashy defections? They are purely transactional. When a leader defends a policy today and attacks the exact same policy tomorrow, calling them ideological feels like a joke.

    The left-right distinction has also grown fuzzy in practice. Western categories never fitted Indian politics cleanly. Our real battles are about cultural nationalism, secularism, identity, and how the state handles welfare. On economics, everyone sounds the same by promising endless subsidies. The deep divides over religion and history still matter, but the raw scramble for power usually drowns them out.

    So where does the Universal Declaration of Human Rights [2] fit in? It absolutely matters as a basic baseline. Equal dignity and fundamental freedoms give us a shared language. But rights constantly bump into each other. Free speech clashes with personal dignity. Religious freedom tangles with equality. Just quoting the Universal Declaration of Human Rights around does not solve these messy trade-offs. We still need a solid vision for our economy and culture to balance it all out.

    Ultimately, for the selfish crowd, ideology is just a cheap costume. The rest of us have to decide if we will keep rewarding the act or finally demand some genuine conviction.

    1. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaya_Ram
    2. un.org/en/about-us/universal-d

    #India #IndianPolitics #Ideology #Opportunism

  7. When a man unprincipled in private life desperate in his fortune, bold in his temper, possessed of considerable talents, having the advantage of military habits -- despotic in his ordinary demeanor -- known to have scoffed in private at the principles of liberty -- when such a man is seen to mount the hobby horse of popularity -- to join in the cry of danger to liberty -- to take every opportunity of embarrassing the General Government and bringing it under suspicion -- to flatter and fall in with all the non sense of the zealots of the day -- It may justly be suspected that his object is to throw things into confusion that he may "ride the storm and direct the whirlwind."
    -- Alexander Hamilton (Correspondence August 1792)

    #Wisdom #Quotes #AlexanderHamilton #Government #Opportunism #Politics #Tyranny

    #Photography #Panorama #MotorMill #Iowa

  8. When a man unprincipled in private life desperate in his fortune, bold in his temper, possessed of considerable talents, having the advantage of military habits -- despotic in his ordinary demeanor -- known to have scoffed in private at the principles of liberty -- when such a man is seen to mount the hobby horse of popularity -- to join in the cry of danger to liberty -- to take every opportunity of embarrassing the General Government and bringing it under suspicion -- to flatter and fall in with all the non sense of the zealots of the day -- It may justly be suspected that his object is to throw things into confusion that he may "ride the storm and direct the whirlwind."
    -- Alexander Hamilton (Correspondence August 1792)

    #Wisdom #Quotes #AlexanderHamilton #Government #Opportunism #Politics #Tyranny

    #Photography #Panorama #MotorMill #Iowa

  9. When a man unprincipled in private life desperate in his fortune, bold in his temper, possessed of considerable talents, having the advantage of military habits -- despotic in his ordinary demeanor -- known to have scoffed in private at the principles of liberty -- when such a man is seen to mount the hobby horse of popularity -- to join in the cry of danger to liberty -- to take every opportunity of embarrassing the General Government and bringing it under suspicion -- to flatter and fall in with all the non sense of the zealots of the day -- It may justly be suspected that his object is to throw things into confusion that he may "ride the storm and direct the whirlwind."
    -- Alexander Hamilton (Correspondence August 1792)

    #Wisdom #Quotes #AlexanderHamilton #Government #Opportunism #Politics #Tyranny

    #Photography #Panorama #MotorMill #Iowa

  10. When a man unprincipled in private life desperate in his fortune, bold in his temper, possessed of considerable talents, having the advantage of military habits -- despotic in his ordinary demeanor -- known to have scoffed in private at the principles of liberty -- when such a man is seen to mount the hobby horse of popularity -- to join in the cry of danger to liberty -- to take every opportunity of embarrassing the General Government and bringing it under suspicion -- to flatter and fall in with all the non sense of the zealots of the day -- It may justly be suspected that his object is to throw things into confusion that he may "ride the storm and direct the whirlwind."
    -- Alexander Hamilton (Correspondence August 1792)

    #Wisdom #Quotes #AlexanderHamilton #Government #Opportunism #Politics #Tyranny

    #Photography #Panorama #MotorMill #Iowa

  11. When a man unprincipled in private life desperate in his fortune, bold in his temper, possessed of considerable talents, having the advantage of military habits -- despotic in his ordinary demeanor -- known to have scoffed in private at the principles of liberty -- when such a man is seen to mount the hobby horse of popularity -- to join in the cry of danger to liberty -- to take every opportunity of embarrassing the General Government and bringing it under suspicion -- to flatter and fall in with all the non sense of the zealots of the day -- It may justly be suspected that his object is to throw things into confusion that he may "ride the storm and direct the whirlwind."
    -- Alexander Hamilton (Correspondence August 1792)

    #Wisdom #Quotes #AlexanderHamilton #Government #Opportunism #Politics #Tyranny

    #Photography #Panorama #MotorMill #Iowa

  12. 💸 Oh, look! A billion-dollar game of "Who's the biggest opportunist?" 🎰 Traders are cashing in on global #chaos like it's Black Friday at the apocalypse mall. Because nothing says "moral integrity" like profiting from potential war! 🙄
    theguardian.com/world/2026/apr #billiondollargame #opportunism #trading #moralintegrity #warprofits #HackerNews #ngated

  13. 💸 Oh, look! A billion-dollar game of "Who's the biggest opportunist?" 🎰 Traders are cashing in on global #chaos like it's Black Friday at the apocalypse mall. Because nothing says "moral integrity" like profiting from potential war! 🙄
    theguardian.com/world/2026/apr #billiondollargame #opportunism #trading #moralintegrity #warprofits #HackerNews #ngated

  14. 💸 Oh, look! A billion-dollar game of "Who's the biggest opportunist?" 🎰 Traders are cashing in on global #chaos like it's Black Friday at the apocalypse mall. Because nothing says "moral integrity" like profiting from potential war! 🙄
    theguardian.com/world/2026/apr #billiondollargame #opportunism #trading #moralintegrity #warprofits #HackerNews #ngated

  15. 💸 Oh, look! A billion-dollar game of "Who's the biggest opportunist?" 🎰 Traders are cashing in on global #chaos like it's Black Friday at the apocalypse mall. Because nothing says "moral integrity" like profiting from potential war! 🙄
    theguardian.com/world/2026/apr #billiondollargame #opportunism #trading #moralintegrity #warprofits #HackerNews #ngated

  16. 💸 Oh, look! A billion-dollar game of "Who's the biggest opportunist?" 🎰 Traders are cashing in on global #chaos like it's Black Friday at the apocalypse mall. Because nothing says "moral integrity" like profiting from potential war! 🙄
    theguardian.com/world/2026/apr #billiondollargame #opportunism #trading #moralintegrity #warprofits #HackerNews #ngated

  17. Lurie identifies the following types of stooges enabling the Trump regime:

    The opportunist stooge (Todd Blanche)

    The sub-mediocre stooge (Pam Bondi, Kristi Noem, Pete Hegseth, and Markwayne Mullin)

    The career GOP politician stooge (Mike Johnson)

    The billionaire stooge (Bezos, Zuckerberg, Tim Cook)

    The soul-selling stooge (Robert Giuffra, Paul Weiss)

    #Trump #Republicans #mediocrity #stupidity #corruption #opportunism
    /2

  18. Lurie identifies the following types of stooges enabling the Trump regime:

    The opportunist stooge (Todd Blanche)

    The sub-mediocre stooge (Pam Bondi, Kristi Noem, Pete Hegseth, and Markwayne Mullin)

    The career GOP politician stooge (Mike Johnson)

    The billionaire stooge (Bezos, Zuckerberg, Tim Cook)

    The soul-selling stooge (Robert Giuffra, Paul Weiss)

    #Trump #Republicans #mediocrity #stupidity #corruption #opportunism
    /2

  19. Lurie identifies the following types of stooges enabling the Trump regime:

    The opportunist stooge (Todd Blanche)

    The sub-mediocre stooge (Pam Bondi, Kristi Noem, Pete Hegseth, and Markwayne Mullin)

    The career GOP politician stooge (Mike Johnson)

    The billionaire stooge (Bezos, Zuckerberg, Tim Cook)

    The soul-selling stooge (Robert Giuffra, Paul Weiss)

    #Trump #Republicans #mediocrity #stupidity #corruption #opportunism
    /2

  20. Lurie identifies the following types of stooges enabling the Trump regime:

    The opportunist stooge (Todd Blanche)

    The sub-mediocre stooge (Pam Bondi, Kristi Noem, Pete Hegseth, and Markwayne Mullin)

    The career GOP politician stooge (Mike Johnson)

    The billionaire stooge (Bezos, Zuckerberg, Tim Cook)

    The soul-selling stooge (Robert Giuffra, Paul Weiss)

    #Trump #Republicans #mediocrity #stupidity #corruption #opportunism
    /2

  21. Lurie identifies the following types of stooges enabling the Trump regime:

    The opportunist stooge (Todd Blanche)

    The sub-mediocre stooge (Pam Bondi, Kristi Noem, Pete Hegseth, and Markwayne Mullin)

    The career GOP politician stooge (Mike Johnson)

    The billionaire stooge (Bezos, Zuckerberg, Tim Cook)

    The soul-selling stooge (Robert Giuffra, Paul Weiss)

    #Trump #Republicans #mediocrity #stupidity #corruption #opportunism
    /2

  22. David R. Lurie says,

    "While the end point is unclear, Trump’s would-be dictatorship is politically broken. And as Trump’s mental and physical dissipation increases by the day, it’s increasingly important to focus on the network of stooges that have built and sustained his regime."

    #Trump #Republicans #mediocrity #stupidity #corruption #opportunism #ToddBlanche #PeteHegseth #KristiNoem #MikeJohnson #JeffBezos #MarkZuckerberg #PaulWeiss #RobertGiuffra #MarkwayneMullin /1

    publicnotice.co/p/trump-stooges

  23. David R. Lurie says,

    "While the end point is unclear, Trump’s would-be dictatorship is politically broken. And as Trump’s mental and physical dissipation increases by the day, it’s increasingly important to focus on the network of stooges that have built and sustained his regime."

    #Trump #Republicans #mediocrity #stupidity #corruption #opportunism #ToddBlanche #PeteHegseth #KristiNoem #MikeJohnson #JeffBezos #MarkZuckerberg #PaulWeiss #RobertGiuffra #MarkwayneMullin /1

    publicnotice.co/p/trump-stooges

  24. David R. Lurie says,

    "While the end point is unclear, Trump’s would-be dictatorship is politically broken. And as Trump’s mental and physical dissipation increases by the day, it’s increasingly important to focus on the network of stooges that have built and sustained his regime."

    #Trump #Republicans #mediocrity #stupidity #corruption #opportunism #ToddBlanche #PeteHegseth #KristiNoem #MikeJohnson #JeffBezos #MarkZuckerberg #PaulWeiss #RobertGiuffra #MarkwayneMullin /1

    publicnotice.co/p/trump-stooges

  25. David R. Lurie says,

    "While the end point is unclear, Trump’s would-be dictatorship is politically broken. And as Trump’s mental and physical dissipation increases by the day, it’s increasingly important to focus on the network of stooges that have built and sustained his regime."

    #Trump #Republicans #mediocrity #stupidity #corruption #opportunism #ToddBlanche #PeteHegseth #KristiNoem #MikeJohnson #JeffBezos #MarkZuckerberg #PaulWeiss #RobertGiuffra #MarkwayneMullin /1

    publicnotice.co/p/trump-stooges

  26. David R. Lurie says,

    "While the end point is unclear, Trump’s would-be dictatorship is politically broken. And as Trump’s mental and physical dissipation increases by the day, it’s increasingly important to focus on the network of stooges that have built and sustained his regime."

    #Trump #Republicans #mediocrity #stupidity #corruption #opportunism #ToddBlanche #PeteHegseth #KristiNoem #MikeJohnson #JeffBezos #MarkZuckerberg #PaulWeiss #RobertGiuffra #MarkwayneMullin /1

    publicnotice.co/p/trump-stooges

  27. #frg #spain #usa #israel #iran : #warofaggression / #dissent / #servility / #opportunism / #foreignpolicy

    „Spain’s leader has taken a strong position in refusing the US demand to use Spanish bases to strike Iran. Europe should show solidarity in the face of Trump’s threats.“

    chathamhouse.org/2026/03/sanch

  28. #frg #spain #usa #israel #iran : #warofaggression / #dissent / #servility / #opportunism / #foreignpolicy

    „Spain’s leader has taken a strong position in refusing the US demand to use Spanish bases to strike Iran. Europe should show solidarity in the face of Trump’s threats.“

    chathamhouse.org/2026/03/sanch

  29. #frg #spain #usa #israel #iran : #warofaggression / #dissent / #servility / #opportunism / #foreignpolicy

    „Spain’s leader has taken a strong position in refusing the US demand to use Spanish bases to strike Iran. Europe should show solidarity in the face of Trump’s threats.“

    chathamhouse.org/2026/03/sanch

  30. George Kittle: “If we stay on the field and our defense forces a turnover or two, I think we’ll have a lot of fun.”

    #HogTheBall
    #Opportunism

  31. George Kittle: “If we stay on the field and our defense forces a turnover or two, I think we’ll have a lot of fun.”

    #HogTheBall
    #Opportunism

  32. George Kittle: “If we stay on the field and our defense forces a turnover or two, I think we’ll have a lot of fun.”

    #HogTheBall
    #Opportunism

  33. George Kittle: “If we stay on the field and our defense forces a turnover or two, I think we’ll have a lot of fun.”

    #HogTheBall
    #Opportunism

  34. George Kittle: “If we stay on the field and our defense forces a turnover or two, I think we’ll have a lot of fun.”

    #HogTheBall
    #Opportunism

  35. Jacoby Brissett set the NFL record with 47 completions (47-57, 452 yards) but the 49ers still won by 3 scores. There's a lesson there #Opportunism #Efficiency

  36. Jacoby Brissett set the NFL record with 47 completions (47-57, 452 yards) but the 49ers still won by 3 scores. There's a lesson there #Opportunism #Efficiency

  37. Jacoby Brissett set the NFL record with 47 completions (47-57, 452 yards) but the 49ers still won by 3 scores. There's a lesson there #Opportunism #Efficiency

  38. Jacoby Brissett set the NFL record with 47 completions (47-57, 452 yards) but the 49ers still won by 3 scores. There's a lesson there #Opportunism #Efficiency

  39. Jacoby Brissett set the NFL record with 47 completions (47-57, 452 yards) but the 49ers still won by 3 scores. There's a lesson there #Opportunism #Efficiency

  40. A quotation from Franklin Roosevelt

    Many voices are heard as we face a great decision. Comfort says, “Tarry a while.” Opportunism says, “This is a good spot.” Timidity asks, “How difficult is the road ahead?” […] If I know aught of the spirit and purpose of our Nation, we will not listen to Comfort, Opportunism, and Timidity. We will carry on.

    Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882-1945) American lawyer, politician, statesman, US President (1933-1945)
    Speech (1937-01-20), Inaugural Address, Washington, D.C.

    More info about this quote: wist.info/roosevelt-franklin-d…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #franklinroosevelt #franklindroosevelt #franklindelanoroosevelt #fdr #resolution #determination #advancement #comfort #decision #decisionmaking #excuse #opportunism #progress #timidity

  41. A quotation from Franklin Roosevelt

    Many voices are heard as we face a great decision. Comfort says, “Tarry a while.” Opportunism says, “This is a good spot.” Timidity asks, “How difficult is the road ahead?” […] If I know aught of the spirit and purpose of our Nation, we will not listen to Comfort, Opportunism, and Timidity. We will carry on.

    Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882-1945) American lawyer, politician, statesman, US President (1933-1945)
    Speech (1937-01-20), Inaugural Address, Washington, D.C.

    More info about this quote: wist.info/roosevelt-franklin-d…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #franklinroosevelt #franklindroosevelt #franklindelanoroosevelt #fdr #resolution #determination #advancement #comfort #decision #decisionmaking #excuse #opportunism #progress #timidity

  42. A quotation from Franklin Roosevelt

    Many voices are heard as we face a great decision. Comfort says, “Tarry a while.” Opportunism says, “This is a good spot.” Timidity asks, “How difficult is the road ahead?” […] If I know aught of the spirit and purpose of our Nation, we will not listen to Comfort, Opportunism, and Timidity. We will carry on.

    Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882-1945) American lawyer, politician, statesman, US President (1933-1945)
    Speech (1937-01-20), Inaugural Address, Washington, D.C.

    More info about this quote: wist.info/roosevelt-franklin-d…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #franklinroosevelt #franklindroosevelt #franklindelanoroosevelt #fdr #resolution #determination #advancement #comfort #decision #decisionmaking #excuse #opportunism #progress #timidity