restiveness

China getting bogged down in Taiwan means more political repression, more restiveness in Xinjiang and—if New Delhi isn’t totally stupid—needing to prop up Pakistan and its strategic fronts in the Himalayas.

Like all postmodern authoritarian governments, theirs is based on the idea that in exchange for sacrificing freedom and autonomy, the population will get very rich -- so if they don't deliver on the wealth, they'll face a great deal of restiveness.

I remember a pretty robust employee culture of pushing back against even slightly deceptive things (though that was starting to change when I was there); I can't imagine how this change could have gone over without either significant employee restiveness or a dramatic cultural shift since I've been there.

Alexis De Toqueville described the "American Spirit" as one of "restiveness"...

Alexis de Tocqueville's "Democracy in America" [0] is a good read on what he called the "restiveness" of the Western (meaning immigrant north American) mind - that being a frontier spirit.

> As the creative agency behind the change put it, "We thought it would be important to take this brand and bring it or evolve it into a more current or modern state." Restiveness is the lack of control, patience or satisfaction.

Alexis De Toqueville described the "American Spirit" as one of "restiveness"...

Alexis de Tocqueville's "Democracy in America" [0] is a good read on what he called the "restiveness" of the Western (meaning immigrant north American) mind - that being a frontier spirit.

> As the creative agency behind the change put it, "We thought it would be important to take this brand and bring it or evolve it into a more current or modern state." Restiveness is the lack of control, patience or satisfaction.