Politics is the activity through which people make, preserve and amend the general rules under which they live. As such, it is an essentially social activity, inextricably linked, on the one hand, to the existence of diversity and conflict, and on the other to a willingness to co-operate and act collectively. Politics is better seen as a search for conflict resolution than as its achievement, as not all conflicts are, or can be, resolved.
The concepts of: Politics, government and authority. Politics has been understood differently by different thinkers and within different traditions. Politics has been viewed as the art of government or as ‘what concerns the state’, as the conduct and management of public affairs, as the resolution of conflict through debate and compromise, and as the production, distribution and use of resources in the course of social existence.
A government is a body that has the power to make and enforce laws within an organization or group. In the broadest sense means to manage or supervise, whether over an area of land, a set of people, or a collection of assets. A God-ordained government regulates his societal interactions when necessary. The primary duty of a government is to reward the people who do good things and punish the wrongdoers.
An authority is someone or some entity whose opinion(s) about specific topics are respected and valued by industry peers. This definition is both interesting and important because it can guide much of our decision making going forward. Case in point, it suggests why we blog in many cases, and for whom we blog.An authority is someone or some entity who's opinion(s) about specific topics are respected and valued by industry peers. This definition is both interesting and important because it can guide much of our decision making going forward. Case in point, it suggests why we blog in many cases, and for whom we blog.Authority for me is a combination of the following three factors.