The DUscovery Channel Presents: Principles of Social Capital, Applied to DU

Playing now, at DemocraticWarrior: Principles of Social Capital, Applied to DU.

An excerpt:

Like any other aspect of human nature, and like any newly-described concept or phenomenon involving human nature, this one is neither inherently good, nor inherently bad.

It can be - and often is - used for noble purposes (e.g., DemocraticWarrior, food banks, etc.).

It can be - and sometimes, unfortunately, is - used for vile and banal purposes (e.g., to grief, swarm, and lock threads that are critical of the Clintons, or to cattle brand as a Misogynist any man who doesn't support this particular woman's candidacy).

In fact, (as an extreme example, to be sure) some scholars cite Hitler's exploitation of social capital principles to facilitate his rise to power within the Weimar Republic.

- Dave