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Navalny's Lawyers Are Tall Poppied
The care of human life and happiness, not their destruction, is the first and only legitimate object of good government. Abraham Lincoln Navalny's Lawyers Are Tall Poppied0:00/658.5841× In a previous blog, I discussed Alexei Navalny and two Russian compatriots under a different pretext (see Navalny-Skripal-Prigozhin:
Tall Poppy Syndrome (TPS) and Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) - Podcasts
But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles. Isaiah 40:31 I published a blog about the above subjects (see J. D. Vance, Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE), and the Tall Poppy Syndrome). A lot has changed since then, namely,
Jim Knaub (1956-2024) - Tall Poppy with a Cause.
It is a rough road that leads to the heights of greatness. Lucius Seneca Jim Knaub (1956-2024) - Tall Poppy with a Cause0:00/819.4081× The Awakening Slave The Awakening Slave was part of a recent blog and is worth repeating because of its remarkable relevance. Mr. Knaub became
Galileo is Tall Poppied by the Pope.
Power tends to corrupt; absolute power corrupts absolutely. ~ Lord Acton Galileo is Tall Poppied by the Pope0:00/575.4241× Lord Acton's famous quote Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men, even when they exercise influence and not authority:
Good Envy and Tennis Tall Poppies.
As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another. Proverbs 27:17 Good Envy, Tennis Greats, and the Tall Poppy Syndrome0:00/1035.3841× The Awakening Slave The Awakening Slave sculpture by Michelangelo is a powerful representation of the human struggle to break free from physical and spiritual constraints. Created
Anger, Tall Poppy Syndrome, and Schadenfreude - The Luigi Mangione Story.
Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, and give no opportunity to the devil. Ephesians 4:26-27 Anger, Tall Poppy Syndrome, and Schadenfreude (The Luigi Mangione Story)0:00/834.0961× This is a jam-packed session. I am joined by Dr.
"It's a Wonderful Life" and The Tall Poppy Syndrome
Remember, no man is a failure who has friends. Clarence Odbody It's a Wonderful Life & The Tall Poppy Syndrome0:00/608.1361× (An earlier version of this was published in Dec-2023, and this iteration includes new audio commentary) It's a Wonderful Life is a classic
"Above Reproach" and the Tall Poppy Syndrome
Now the overseer is to be above reproach, faithful to his wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach. 1 Timothy 3:2 "Above Reproach" and the Tall Poppy Syndrome0:00/648.6241× From my book The Tall Poppy Syndrome - The Joy of Cutting Others Down: Pompeia
Grizzly Bear 399 Dies - a Tall Poppy for All.
Difficulty is the nurse of greatness. ~ William Cullen Bryant Grizzly 399 - A Tall Poppy's Life and Legacy0:00/816.9361× Aesop Aesop is believed to have lived between 620 and 564 BCE and is renowned as a Greek fabulist and storyteller credited with a collection of moral
The American Variant of Tall Poppy Syndrome: A Cultural Analysis
Gracious words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the body. Proverbs 16:4 American Tall Poppy Syndrome - A Deep Dive0:00/1087.8241× In the landscape of social phenomena, Tall Poppy Syndrome (TPS) - the tendency to criticize or sabotage successful individuals - presents
