Well, I would say that he has some grasp of the "problem" but not much of a take on any "solution". And no one in any of these discussions seems to be taking any consideration of the importance of "status" in human relations.

POLITICS: n 1: social relations involving authority or power.
We swim in “politics” like fish swim in water; it’s everywhere, but we can’t see it!

In fact, telling primates (human or otherwise) that their reasoning architectures evolved in large part to solve problems of dominance is a little like telling fish that their gills evolved in large part to solve the problem of oxygen intake from water. — Denise Dellarosa Cummins
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