Archive for Generations

Independents & Tea Party, Part 3: Liberal vs. Conservative Populism

by: Oliver DeMille February 17, 2010

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Note, in contrast [to conservative populism], that liberal populism typically follows a different path.
Movements such as Abolition, Feminism, Civil Rights and Environmentalism build and build until they are legislated. At that point, liberal populists [...]

The Latch-Key Generation & Independents, Part 3: Generations & Independent Philosophy

by: Oliver DeMille February 4, 2010

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Generations
Independents are the latch-key generation grown up.
Raised by themselves, with input from peers, they are skeptical of parents’ (conservative) overtures of care after years of emotional distance.
They are unmoved by parents’ (liberal) emotional insecurity and constant promises. They don’t trust television, experts [...]

The Latch-Key Generation & Independents, Part 2: Management 3.0

by: Oliver DeMille February 3, 2010

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It may seem oxymoronic to say that pragmatic Independents have ideals, but they are actually as driven as conservatives and liberals.
Independents want government, markets and society to work, and to work well. They don’t believe in utopia, but they do think that [...]

The Latch-Key Generation & Independents, Part 1

by: Oliver DeMille February 2, 2010

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The rise of Independents isn’t an accident. It is the natural result of both major parties emphasizing politics over principle and ideology over pragmatism.
A third reason for the rise of Independents is the widespread loss of blind faith in man-made institutions (like [...]

Latest Predictions for the Fourth Turning

by: Stephen Palmer January 11, 2010

As a follow-up to our latest newsletter on the Fourth Turning, I want to highlight this article I just read on Neil Howe’s blog.
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Most Americans now believe they are living through very bad times — a period of decline for [...]