It appears petty politics is an inherent component of our lives. There is no escaping it. We find it implemented by authorities bureaucrats, company department managers and supervisors, and officers of nonprofit organizations, be they house owner associations, club sports activities, religious orders, garden clubs, fraternal companies, or what ever. https://www.cse.cuhk.edu.hk/irwin.king/groupnews/data_mining_technical_committee_ieee_computational_intelligence_society