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A quotation from Joseph Addison

The truth is, the person who pretends to advise, does, in that particular, exercise a superiority over us, and can have no other reason for it, but that, in comparing us with himself, he thinks us defective either in our conduct or our understanding. For these reasons, there is nothing so difficult as the art of making advice agreeable; and indeed all the writers, both ancient and modern, have distinguished themselves among one another, according to the perfection at which they have arrived in this art.

Joseph Addison (1672-1719) English essayist, poet, statesman
Essay (1712-10-17), The Spectator, No. 512

Sourcing, notes: wist.info/addison-joseph/76869…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #advice #adviser #attitude #comparison #paternalism #perspective #superiority

https://www.alojapan.com/1258530/wales-and-japan-deepen-ties-at-tokyo-showcase-welsh-government/ Wales and Japan deepen ties at Tokyo showcase | Welsh Government #adviser #Ambe #april #cabinet #deep #economy #energy #evans #expo #government #investor #Japan #Japanese #news #planning #rebecca #secretary #showcase #Tokyo #TokyoNews #wales #welsh #東京 #東京都 Wales economic ties with Japan have been further strengthened at an investor showcase in Tokyo. The centrepiece of activities taking place as part of the Welsh Government’s Year of Wales a…

The #ConnectedAtBirth #etymology of the week is PENGUIN/ADVISER/TWIT #wotd #penguin #adviser #twit #tariffs #Penguins #penguintariff #PenguinsAgainstTrump

What kind of twit and his advisers would impose tariffs on a bunch of penguins, even if it’s etymologically appropriate? The word penguin, originally applied to the similar looking and now extinct great auk, seems to come from Welsh pen gwyn “white head” from pen “head, headland” + gwyn “white”, which itself can be traced back to Proto-Indo-European *wi-n-d-o-, the suffixed nasalized zero-grade form of the root *weid- “to see”. The form *wid-e- of this root also came into Latin as videre “to see, look” with the past participle visum, which with the addition of the prefix a- led to Old French avis “opinion” and aviser “to deliberate, reflect, consider”, borrowed into English in the late 13th c. in the sense “to view, consider” and developing the current sense of advise “to give counsel to” in the late 14th c., with the agent noun form adviser appearing in the 1610s. This same PIE root also passed into Proto-Germanic as *witanan “to look after, guard, ascribe to, reproach”, which became Old English witan “to blame”, producing the prefixed form ætwitan “to blame, reproach”, which was eventually shortened to twit, both as a verb meaning “to blame, reproach, taunt, upbraid” and as a noun meaning “foolish, stupid and ineffectual person”.

@MyView
mostly agree with you, maybe not so much in the details but otherwise yes. Brave leadership will only surface when faced with the reality of governing while in minority (and a dwindling one at that).

Given that #LNP is a curse, I would not vote for #IND (they are the moderate #Libs anyway) so if any 'progressive' want to shake things up, they should vote #Greens first to ensure a #Labor govt forced to shutter their #neoliberal bent.

And for good measure, sack all the political #adviser hangers-on.
#AusPol

Former Donald #Trump #adviser Steve #Bannon plans to plead #guilty as part of a #deal with #NewYork state #prosecutors to resolve #fraud #charges connected to fundraising for a U.S. southern #border #wall allowing him to avoid any #prison time, one of his lawyers said Monday. [via email from Law360]

Good morning. Donald Trump becomes president of the United States for the second time today and in Westminster, as across the rest of the word, supporters are giddy with excitement, while opponents feel this is a moment for epoch-defining dread....CHECK THE FULL ARTICLE BELOW👇
#adviser #Chagos #Deal #exnational #gallery #Hot #Islands #Live #News #Poli

https://skylinenews.org/us-will-want-chagos-islands-deal-reversed-trumps-ex-national-security-adviser-suggests-uk-politics-live-politics/8992/

According to a recent @NaturePortfolio article:

'Advising #governments about #science is essential but difficult. A great #scientist doesn’t necessarily make an effective science #adviser — but practice can help to bridge the gap'

https://nature.com/articles/d41586-024-03910-4 #Science4Policy

#TimesRadio

(on influence of who determines the trump policy;
I do not at all subscribe to what he says, but there are interesting considerations)

Trump will not be fooled by Putin overplaying his losing hand | Amb.Herbst

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SR9kAo1ug2A

#trump #adviser #maga #oldGOP
#Ukraine #War #StandWithUkraine

#Leaked #memo reveals plan for #DonaldTrump to skip '#traditional #background #checks' for his #appointees if elected

"The proposal is being promoted by a small group including #BorisEpshteyn,a top #legal #adviser to Trump who was #influential in its #development, according to the three people."

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-memo-background-checks/

How to #create an #inclusive #workplace

Six #tips from a #socialhistorian and #adviser on #inclusion, #ethics and #antiracism

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Business #Workplace #Inclusion #Representation #Culture

https://www.thetimes.com/article/e6df6b21-5dc1-443f-be6e-da3ae9ea3bc0?shareToken=8d27200a8a9b139af9e396a9c6cf8597

Ex-#Trump #Adviser Drops #Bombshell About Trump’s #Taliban #Deal

#HRMcMaster is pointing to #DonaldTrump for the #chaotic #US #withdrawal from #Afghanistan, that Trump bragged couldn't be undone if they wanted to.

https://newrepublic.com/post/185318/former-trump-adviser-mcmaster-taliban-afghanistan

#Harris' #campaign adds top #adviser to lead #outreach to #Muslim and #Arab #voters.

#NasrinaBargzie will lead outreach to a #constituency that #soured on #President #JoeBiden over his #support of #Israel in its #genocide against #Gaza.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/harris-campaign-adds-top-adviser-lead-outreach-muslim-arab-voters-rcna166318

Harris’s Brother-in-Law Tony West, an Uber Executive, is a Key Adviser

Tony West, the top lawyer for Uber, is weighing in on polling and running mates. His presence has made some liberals anxious. #Harriss #BrotherinLaw #Tony #West #Uber #Executive #Key #Adviser

https://telecastindia.in/harriss-brother-in-law-tony-west-an-uber-executive-is-a-key-adviser/

#SteveBannon’s Latest #Bid to #Remain a #Free, #Fails #Miserably.

The former #Trump #adviser is still set to be #behindbars in 10 days.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #RepublicanParty #ThePartyOfHate

https://www.thedailybeast.com/steve-bannons-latest-bid-to-remain-a-free-man-fails-miserably

#Philadelphia #MassShooting #suspect isn't #trans, officials say, but #Transphobic #speculation continues.

An #adviser to the #districtattorney’s #office addressed the #speculation Wednesday, saying the #suspect hasn’t “identified themselves as #trans,” only as #male.