{"id":2471,"date":"2026-10-29T10:52:53","date_gmt":"2026-10-29T00:52:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/petaguy.info\/blog\/?p=2471"},"modified":"2026-11-05T11:03:37","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T01:03:37","slug":"episode-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/petaguy.info\/blog\/togetherness\/episode-11","title":{"rendered":"Episode 11"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><span style=\"color: #9b51e0;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">The Togetherness Project<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Intro Episode 11<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Revisiting the why and how of The Togetherness Project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">First up: What happened last week and how it fits with the Four Horsemen?:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Rampant inflation. How and Why<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Geopolitical unrest. What do we know about the Patterns of History<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Violence is driven by a sense of ongoing injustice. What contributes to that and how does it present?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Today\u2019s Topic \u2013 A history of inequality and its violent outcomes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is time to have a look at some of the things we talked about before. We will try to update some of what we talked about and get a bit of context.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Issues<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Inflation and Bonds<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Why bonds set the benchmark for almost every financial metric<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What is driving the bond market. Why this is different to the media and economics pundits<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Are consumers to blame?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What is really happening<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Unrest, riots &#8211; collapse<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Why is Europe rioting??<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Do we know what might be happening by reviewing history\/anthropology?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A few examples:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>French Revolution<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cromwell\u2019s army<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hundreds of examples over 2000 years<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The psychology and culture behind inequality and violence<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A lot of what we believe about freedom and democracy is only partially true<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Frustration, anger, lashing out, violence, blood lust<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Response<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Democratic Green Shoots \u2013 Hungary, Serbia, Brazil even Israel<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Major issues: Ukraine, Middle East, USA, Russia<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So what can we all do together?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Use your vote well<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Do the things we can individually<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Join local groups that try to do better things<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Help each other with random acts of senseless kindness<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<div style=text-align:right;><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Togetherness Project Intro Episode 11 Revisiting the why and how of The Togetherness Project. First up: What happened last week and how it fits with the Four Horsemen?: Today\u2019s <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"http:\/\/petaguy.info\/blog\/togetherness\/episode-11\">Continue Reading &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2481,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[71],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2471","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-togetherness"],"featured_image_urls_v2":{"full":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/petaguy.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/pexels-photo-15506857-15506857.jpg?fit=1280%2C853",1280,853,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/petaguy.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/pexels-photo-15506857-15506857.jpg?fit=160%2C107",160,107,true],"medium":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/petaguy.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/pexels-photo-15506857-15506857.jpg?fit=300%2C200",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/petaguy.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/pexels-photo-15506857-15506857.jpg?fit=750%2C500",750,500,true],"large":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/petaguy.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/pexels-photo-15506857-15506857.jpg?fit=750%2C500",750,500,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/petaguy.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/pexels-photo-15506857-15506857.jpg?fit=1280%2C853",1280,853,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/petaguy.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/pexels-photo-15506857-15506857.jpg?fit=1280%2C853",1280,853,true],"tiny":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/petaguy.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/pexels-photo-15506857-15506857.jpg?resize=36%2C36",36,36,true],"book-cover":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/petaguy.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/pexels-photo-15506857-15506857.jpg?fit=133%2C89",133,89,true],"gb-block-post-grid-landscape":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/petaguy.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/pexels-photo-15506857-15506857.jpg?resize=600%2C400",600,400,true],"gb-block-post-grid-square":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/petaguy.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/pexels-photo-15506857-15506857.jpg?resize=600%2C600",600,600,true],"slider":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/petaguy.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/pexels-photo-15506857-15506857.jpg?resize=1280%2C550",1280,550,true],"featured":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/petaguy.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/pexels-photo-15506857-15506857.jpg?resize=750%2C499",750,499,true],"small-featured":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/petaguy.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/pexels-photo-15506857-15506857.jpg?resize=360%2C240",360,240,true]},"post_excerpt_stackable_v2":"<p>The Togetherness Project Intro Episode 11 Revisiting the why and how of The Togetherness Project. First up: What happened last week and how it fits with the Four Horsemen?: Rampant inflation. How and Why Geopolitical unrest. What do we know about the Patterns of History Violence is driven by a sense of ongoing injustice. What contributes to that and how does it present? Today\u2019s Topic \u2013 A history of inequality and its violent outcomes It is time to have a look at some of the things we talked about before. 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