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Narendra Modi: A Leader with Rare Qualities @narendramodi
Narendra Modi, the 14th and current Prime Minister of India, is one of the most influential and powerful leaders in the world. He is known for his unique leadership style, which has made him popular both in India and around the world. His leadership qualities are unparalleled, and many of his traits have never been seen before in any other leader. In this article, we will delve into some of theā¦
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#decisive leadership#Effective communication#inclusive leadership#India#leadership#Narendra Modi#qualities#visionary thinking#work ethic
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jake in the pirate au has a better memory for who elected him leader than jake in canon lmao
I am FASCINATED by that line in #50 where Jake says "You know why I was in charge in the first place, Cassie? Because once upon a time, a long time ago, Marco said I was.ā [emphasis added] Okay, yes, Doylisticly it's probably a continuity error. Tobias declaring Jake the leader was 49 books ago and all.
But in-universe, it says something about how much the team dynamics have shifted by that point in the series. Tobias hasn't believed in Jake The Hero since the first book. He's the first to question Jake's decisions (e.g. #11, #16) and calls Jake out for excluding Cassie more than anyone else in #51 - 53. He knows and resents the fact that Jake "worries about [him] more than anyone" (#22) hates having to rely on Jake (#3), repeatedly sides with Toby against Jake (#23, #34, #47), and hates Jake's habit of putting their friends in danger (#11, #26, #33, etc). Tobias and Jake are also in a uniquely awkward position at that point: "We'd almost traded places. Tobias the orphan suddenly had a mother. Jake, the poster boy for the all-American nuclear family, was alone. Living in somebody else's house, the way I'd always had to" (#49).
Marco, on the other hand, has never been more pro-Jake. Marco has, by his own standards, already won the war: "my mom was back. Happy she and my dad were still nauseatingly in love... I practically had to tie myself to a tree to keep from running up and down the valley, arms spread wide, belting out show tunes" (#51). He's utterly confident that "Jake knows these things," that "Jake's our general" that Jake will win them the war (#51). NOBODY ELSE (except maybe Eva) still thinks this about Jake as of #51, least of all Jake himself. But Marco (and Eva) got those rose-colored glasses because Jake already pulled off killing Visser One.
Which is an interesting reversal from #1, where Tobias insists "you're the leader, Jake" and Marco laughs in Jake's face when he tries to lead, saying "This is reality. You don't know anything about reality, Jake. Nothing bad has ever really happened to you" (#1). How things change, over 3 years and a few hundred hopeless battles.
#animorphs#animorphs spoilers#jake berenson#tobias fangor#marco animorphs#the ultimate#like (being doylist for a second) i wonder if it was a deliberate decision to have jake refer to marco instead of tobias in that line#not because the authors forgot but because it'd be so bizarre for the tobias we meet in 50 to endorse jake while the marco in 50 doesn't#so like#maybe the authors deliberately had jake misremember who made him leader#to avoid confusing any readers who hadn't read 1 and/or didn't remember it that well#and/or to acknowledge that - as of 50 - it's marco more than anyone supporting (mindguarding?) jake's leadership
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Princess Rhaenys + the positions of power that were never hers and yet...
#i'm very intrigued by this idea of her never holding these unassailable titles and yet still performing the roles#like driftmark isn't HERS but she ends up being vital in that episode and her voice decides the decision#and she's never made queen but she puts the realm and peace first and remains queen-like#and she's never made Hand but she takes leadership in the Black Council in the absence of Rhaenyra#and positions herself to stand where Rhaenyra normally stands#and she's the first one to put her hand up and go and fight#but just multiple slights and undermining and she rises against each antagonism#and it's just a pattern in her life and idk#i just find it interesting to put these next to one another#house of the dragon#eve best#rhaenys targaryen
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Arcane Season 2 - The Base Violence Necessary for Change
I think this shot is the most interesting part of the trailer. We see a shot of Jinx as a painting on a wall. A symbol. A leader. Her actions stand for revolution in Zaun and I think this could be an interesting expansion of Arcaneās exploration of violence and the idea that there is a base violence necessary for change.
Silco is framed as an antagonist in season 1 because of his actions against the undercity people specifically.
In act 3 heās not the revolutionary he positioned himself as and is instead hurting the people of Zaun through his leadership. Heās doing as much to hurt topside as Vander was in act 1 (meaning nothing at all). Heās even got the sheriff working with him just like Vander, but, unlike Vander, Silco is hurting his own people to facilitate power and heās not even fighting for that freedom he claimed to want so much.
We see the damage his actions have wrought. We see the shimmer addicts, forgotten and exploited. We see that he's created a hierarchy rather than a community.
And itās contrasted with the firelights. People considered terrorists to Piltover, who do use violence to fight back against Silco and topside, and yet offer the biggest glimmer of hope. They arenāt villainized. The act of fighting back isnāt villainized and it shouldnāt be.
Because itās not the violence in and of itself thatās the issue. Itās what that violence is used for.
The series hammers this idea home through Vander.Ā
Vanderās staunch stance against violence is flawed as well. It comes from a good place. A desire to protect what he loves rather than destroy what he hates and it did create a time free of the death revolution brings, but itās made it so no ground could be made to free Zaun and create a better world for the people in it. It created stagnation.Ā
The people of the undercity are still stuck in a cycle of crushing poverty, growing up without parents, dying young due to pollution or violence wrought by desperate people or oppressive enforcers.
It didnāt move the needle because Piltover and the system in place wasnāt going to change just because the people of the undercity were playing nice.
The unrest and anger felt towards Vander for his ideal was understandable. His views on the cyclical nature of violence and the fact that if you fight you will lose people (āWhat are you willing to loseā) is correct, but that doesnāt make this option the ideal one.
Which brings me back to that shot in the trailer of that painting of Jinx.
Season 2 looks like itās going to be a season of opposites and rediscovery where it flips what we expect of Jinx and Vi on its head and further explores these ideas of violence, oppression, and revolution.
And I think this season might possibly do that by reversing how Vi and Jinx reflect Vander and Silco.
In the first season the siblings were direct reflections of their respective father figures, but now theyāre inversions. Jinx can become the good to be found in Silcoās ideals and Vi the pitfalls of Vanderās.
Jinxās actions in season 1 werenāt those of a revolutionary. Her actions werenāt meant to free the people of the undercity or improve their lives. She didnāt steal the hexcrystal to bring hextech to the undercity and improve their lives and she didnāt kill the enforcers on the bridge to get rid of dirty cops.Ā She didnāt kidnap Caitlyn for a greater cause.
But we know that Jinx isnāt only the violence she enacted. That she is āthe monster they (the system and people around her) createdā. Her actions werenāt heroic in the first season, but they were driven by the life that was forced upon her. Her hurt and anger are justified.
Now that sheās away from Silco, no longer a part of his machine and actively participating in his actions that were hurting the undercity, her actions and anger can take on a new light. She can rediscover herself away from his manipulations (this isnāt to say he didnāt love her but what he did and said isolated her and allowed her issues to fester) and become that symbol we see on the wall.
Jinx could be in a way what Silco could have been if he didnāt let his own self interest get in the way of his ideals. Not quite as forward thinking as Ekko or as idealistic, but still a symbol for resistance that fights for Zaun.
Whereas Vi is sort of on a path to becoming a darker reflection of Vanderās ideals.
Vi becomes a part of the system she used to rage against.
Ā Based on the season 2 teaser that was released in 2021āĀ
āNobody else needs to get hurt.ā
āI think itās likely that Vi believes she can prevent more death or can stop Piltoverās violence against the undercity if she takes Jinx in.
Vi sees herself as a protector who has failed at every turn to protect those she cares about. She lost her parents, Powder, Vander, Mylo, Claggor, etc. and she is constantly desperate to try and save what she loves and that will likely drive her decision to become an enforcer.
Vi, like Vander, wants to save what she loves and as a result isnāt going to fight back against topside. This is a much more extreme version of Vanderās ideals. Where she ācompromisesā in an attempt to prevent bloodshed but as a result enables (or in her case helps) the system in place.
This decision will have negative consequences (and deservedly so!) because no matter what thoughts or feelings are the driving factor in it she is still siding with her oppressors and ultimately helping the system that is the root cause of that loss and pain in the first place.Ā
Based on the clip released at Annecy and what people have said the writers explained about Viās arc in season 2 it seems like Vi will be ostracized for this decision and deservedly so. She wonāt belong anywhere. To the undercity sheās a traitor and to Piltover sheās nothing more than an undercity rat.
She will have lost everything. She will have no one to protect. And who is Vi if sheās not a protector?
Vi will be forced to re-evaluate who she is and what she wants. Just like Jinx, Vi will have to redefine herself when she loses everything.
I canāt wait for season 2 and what the team at Fortiche has in store for us. The way the show tackles complex themes and ideas is incredible and Vi and Jinx are some of the most compelling and complicated characters Iāve seen on tv. Iām looking forward to November.
#arcane#netflix#arcane vi#arcane jinx#arcane vander#arcane silco#In many ways Vi has idealized Zaun under Vander's leadership#because she was frozen in time when she was thrown into prison#after just losing him#and I think she never really got to process everything#which is why the breakdown#of everything she believes she is#is necessary for her arc#She needs to live in the world that has#moved on and changed#without her old ties#(and without caitlyn)#and discover what it is she wants and believes in#Vi cares#she cares a lot but she's a broken person#who never got the chance to heal#and she makes desperate impulsive decisions#as a result#she does want to make a better future for Zaun#But she doesn't know what that is#JInx on the flipside will have the chance to#rediscover the best of herself in some ways#Parts of Powder are still in there#by that I mean she still cares#She isn't a killing machine
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Dick: The Titans don't want me to be their leader. :(
Bruce *who already has put in the Justice League plans and systems that if anything happens to him, Dick becomes the leader, even tho Batman isn't the unique leader of the JL*: Making mistakes is an important part of growing up.
#bruce wayne#batman#dick grayson#robin#nightwing#dc comics#my ramblings#when Dick is an adult Bruce's answer becomes āSometimes you can do nothing but watch your teammates make awful decisionsā#āand be there to tell them āI told you soā when shit it the fan.ā#beaking news: Batman has beef with teenagers because they don't trust his baby as their leader#I see the original justice league not having one leader the original 6 are equals#It is a huge mess at the beginning because ego clash and they aren't use to it#but after some time they make it work#in some situations one of them take the lead because they are more qualified in this situation and the others understand#anyway Bruce has totally planned for Dick to be the leader of all vigilantes/heroes on Earth one day and nobody can make him change his min#and also most agree after working with Nightwing once he is just this good of a leader#unless they are his friend and suddenly they argue every Wednesday about Dick's leadership
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Decisive.
And more leadership.
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No good decision was ever made in a swivel chair.
- General George S. Patton
Patton never minced his words because he lived them out. The great World War Two general believed he could not lead his men effectively unless he got his hands dirty himself. That way he could understand exactly what he was asking of them. Hence his belief that a good leader should, āDo everything you ask of those you command.ā His inspirational style and aura rubbed off on people fighting beside him, and it came from setting a personal example.
#patton#general george s patton#general patton#quote#decision#decision making#leadership#war#military#US army#second world war#history#icon
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The real message of Lucy vs Buddy is that worshipping a divinity is about following the values that the god puts forth, not about preaching or praying or evangelizing.
When Buddy was offered to die a Helio worshipper or live with a different god, he chose to abandon the faith he claimed such devotion to. When Lucy was offered the same thing, she looked to her values as they related to her religion and decided that she would not add to the coldness of the world. Lucy, even in death, remains a light in the dark, the warm memory in the coldness of the ratgrinders. Thatās true devotion. Thatās the point of religion.
#thinking about. when I went to the leadership conference in January#and we each were given a list of like 100 values. and we each had to choose 5 to claim as Our Values#and at the end I looked around the room to find that 90% of other people had picked self serving values#family. friends. inner peace. self esteem. faith. etc#and I had things that helped the world. empathy. justice. knowledge. etc#and likeā¦ there is nothing wrong with valuing family or self esteem. those things when positive can make life worth living. I get it#but would those people who chose to value inner peace and family have chosen the god of rage?#if u value inner peace over world peace what decisions will you make that fuck over the world to save urself?#this is certainly too deep for a d20 post ignore me#cienna talks#fhjy#fantasy high
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Konohaās leaders though the Uchiha had the means to control Kyubi and yet, they sent them away instead of having them stopping the attack. They had an obvious solution in hand, and still, they preferred to let the beast go rampant, causing death and destruction, ready to sacrifice as many lives as necessary. Just because they though the Uchiha could take the opportunity to end their reign of oppression.
Will of Fire and āgreater goodā all you want. Unless the āgreater goodā comes at the price of a remote, unrealistic chance of losing power.
#This was the stupidest decision ever#if the Uchiha wanted to take over the village they wouldn't have followed the orders anyway#leadership always attracts the dumbest and most corrupt#anti Konoha#pro Uchiha
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iām starting to think performance anxiety is a direct nod to careful what you wish for. š
#chimney was captain. and now we have a leadership arc.#eddie had to make a decision about what he wanted with shannon. now we have eddie dating (and a mention of his dateās partner leaving her)#maddie was struggling with not being able to hands on help people anymore. and now sheās going to likely be helping this girl with anxiety#in person#iām unhinged. yet another season two callback.#i could kiss these writers on the mouth.#cass chats
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here's the thing i supported their patreon (at their lowest tier but still) because i genuinely liked them and wanted them to succeed and i felt like i was contributing to that even if it was in a very small way. but i did that voluntarily and because i could afford it and it helped them make content that was free for people who couldn't afford it. forcing people to pay for your previously free content- which is currently just one 30ish minute video a week- feels greedy and dismissive of the goodwill and love they've built up within their fanbase
#watcher#the way this all couldve been solved with like one simple poll#like yea i probably could support their streamer since i canceled my patreon#but its the principle of the thing and this was a bad move on nearly all fronts#and speaks volumes to the companys leadership (including ryan and shane) and values#also for the love of god please stop solely blaming steven lim#yes hes the ceo but ryan and shane are cofounders and would still have a say in major decisions like this#and theyre big boys who can take responsibility for the things they support even reluctantly#text
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If you compromise your core values, you go nowhere.
Roy T. Bennett
#quotes#Roy T. Bennett#thepersonalwords#literature#life quotes#prose#lit#spilled ink#core-values#decisions#inspiration#inspirational#inspirational-quotes#inspire#inspiring#internal-compass#leader#leaders#leadership#life#life-quotes#living#motivation#motivational#optimism#optimistic#positive#positive-affirmation#positive-life#positive-thinking
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I know that Kagha is super easy to hate, but I really feel how much Jerra hates Kagha.
She is generally NOT impressed by the Grove. Maybe there is something she doesn't know and understand about balance and shit, but for the gods' sake, this Grove fought Dark Justiciars and Shar's monsters!
They have all the power, all the positioning to fight back against goblin hordes. Moreover, they have a fucking responsibility. It's carved into every plaque around the grove.
And yet, druids walked past reminders of their duty and choose to avert their gaze, hiding away, whining, and placing blame on people tons more vulnerable than them (and yet these vulnerable people were the ones defending the Grove's gate, getting killed and learning to kill for the first time).
Pathetic.
The "we don't have a leader oh if only Halsin was there" was another lame excuse to her -- many of Grove's denizens were centuries older than her.
And they still needed a nanny to get their shit together?
Given all that, Kagha still managed to make herself a particular target for Jerra's scrutiny.
It wasn't just about the sheer audacity of a grown ass woman stating that a child led goblins to the Grove, lamenting about having to do her job.
It was also about the same smug crap Jerra heard long, long time ago (and still couldn't forget):
She knows this kind of narrative all too well. Years may have passed, but she still remembers how her family's vulnerability was exploited. How the "debt" for the food, and water, and refuge was held over her parents' heads and how they were constantly kicked down from ever leaving the status of victims, denied their dignity and turned into expendable fodder.
To people like Kagha, vulnerable people are always nothing more than a convenient target - the ones to become scapegoats for others' mistakes, the ones to be used, the ones denied their dignity.
No wonder that when the Shadow Druid reveal happened, Jerra didn't waste her breath on persuading Kagha and went straight to:
Once again, Kagha had centuries to wizen up. If she didn't learn to make better choices by the time she crossed paths with Jerra, then it's her funeral.
#baldur's gate 3#bg3 oc: jerra#bg3 kagha#bg3#when the local community leader pisses you off so much you start digging up dirt on her#and then you discover an entire conspiracy which means you are legally allowed to put the community leader in the dirt#this is also why jerra didn't really question halsin's decision to leave and appoint another leader#she started thinking better of him after meeting him but yeah#if the state of the grove was the result of his leadership than maybe he shouldn't be the leader anymore#good for him for admitting it and stepping down though
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i feel like im the only person in this fandom having any fun with season 4 š like yeah its goofy and not the best but look at how everyone is bonding idc if its bad its like realistic bad
#snowpiercer#like yes the man who was forced to fight for his life and rights as a human being isnt going to make the best decisions when it comes to#his family#of course he is going after whoever took hsi daughter as if he hasnt soend two season trying to off wilfred by messing with his found family#is he pissing me off sometimes?? yes of course but that's because hes supposed to#hes been a 'hero' all throughout the show and now he is just supposed to let his daughter go??? he literally gave up leadership to ruth#because its never been something he wanted hes been forced to be the leader by simoly being a big man with a big heart who just so happened#to be a cop in his past life
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I decided to read the Animorphs because hey, I love body horror and complicated endings, and they're all free online!
Mistake!!! There are 50-something of these fuckers and I cannot stop reading a thing til it's done! I'm fucked!
#š#the body horror is top notch though#people were not exaggerating#lots of 'i watched as my friend's face exploded into horrific wiggling appendages and felt my organs melting within me#i wanted to scream but I no longer had a tongue'#cool and good#the writing itself *is* very middle-grade and simple#but the plots are fun/horrifying#In this episode: āThe team willingly subjects themselves to ego death!#will they lose themselves to the overpowering urge to Become Insect? Or just escape with significant mental trauma?#stay tuned to find out!#animorphs#also ngl#Cassie half-jokingly asking Jake if he will take the tough decision off her hands#and Jake simply and willingly going 'I will if you really want me to'#got me good#love this exploration of the burden of leadership#through the lens of of a gentle and serious boy
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