terminology question

[Celso Alvarez Cáccamo]

But the nuance here is to foment "conflict" (and to try to solve it).  If it's only about creating and then solving just "problems", then the range broadens to all social scientists, philosophers, priests, programmers, and some friends.

Then there are many words for those who only enjoy the first part (Spanish "envenenador, cizañero"), or the second ("salvapatrias", though without a previous conflict there wouldn't be anything to be saved), but that's easy. The question posed by Jack Morava is trickier, it's really good.  When we all will start flaming each other for our political incorrectness ("You've offended my religion/country/profession/gender/ethnicity !", then Jack will come and give us the answer. ;-) .

Cheers,
 -celso

Celso Alvarez Cáccamo
lxalvarz at udc.es
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A 2013/05/14, às 02:06, Lars v. Karstedt escreveu:

> That's what is called a "Technokrat": A person who's job it is to solve problems that would never had come into existence without him.
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> Hello, my husband asks the following question.  If anyone has suggestions, they can be sent to him or I'll forward them.
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> Thanks,
> 
> Ellen
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> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: 	terminology question
> Date: 	Mon, 13 May 2013 09:53:31 -0400 (EDT)
> From: 	Jack Morava <jack at chow.mat.jhu.edu>
> 
> 
> I'm looking for a word, in any language, that describes
> a person who foments conflict so as to have a role in
> resolving it. Busybody and polarizer are in the right
> approximate semantic range but don't seem to capture
> the essence.
> 
> 
> Thanks in advance
> 
>                (:+{)}  Jack