To Change a Nation, Michael G. Merhige Says We Need to Change the Culture in Political Philosophy Thoughtful Pauses

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To Change a Nation, Michael G. Merhige Says We
Need to Change the Culture in Political
Philosophy Thoughtful Pauses
1888 PressRelease - Former executive and CIA
operative calls culture the very essence of a
nation's being. MIAMI To author and former CIA
officer Michael G. Merhige, the one thing which
most significantly defines a nation is its
culture. Culture not only dictates how a nation
behaves within itself among its inhabitants, but
also how it acts outwardly towards other
countries as well. Thus, Merhige concludes in his
new book Thoughtful Pauses, the most effective
way to change a nation is to change its culture.
Merhige claims that our political, religious,
social and economic structures are all developed
inherently by our culture. As a result, our
culture determines the personality of our
politics, ways of doing business, and social
interactions with others. In that way, Merhige
explains, culture defines our conscience and lays
out what is or is not accepted as
convention. If we can change a nations
culture, we can change the nation, a more
permanent solution than occupying it, says
Merhige. One need not risk lives or defeat by
making war. Success by force has only short-lived
rewards and does not alter the culture. Instead,
we should find what is vulnerable within the
specific culture, which opens up the nation to a
non-violent attack that is more detrimental in
the long term than an armed invasion. Culture
is but one of several topics Merhige shares his
thoughts about in his new book, which also
features chapters on the law and democracy.
Thoughtful Pauses can be purchased online
through Amazon, Barnes and Noble and other
retailers. For more information about the book,
visit www.ThoughtfulPauses.com.
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About the Author Michael G. Merhige played
semi-pro high school baseball in the Ben Johnson
League for two summers in Kansas. He received a
scholarship to the University of Alabama as a
baseball letterman. He served in the US Army as
an officer attached to the Navy and Marine Corps
during the Cuban Missile Crisis in the Caribbean.
He was also a CIA officer in the Far East
(official cover) and in South America
(non-official cover). He retired as a Corporate
Development Executive in private industry. He now
resides in Miami, Florida.