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Colonization Without Saying So
As early as the 18th century, the Western world promoted the ideas of the Enlightenment philosophers. They proclaimed the right to a just rebellion against obscurantism, oppression, and the violation of universal human rights. But this was not universal in practice. These rights were denied to slaves in the colonies and to women. After World War…
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The workers
“Saluez, riches heureux, /“Salute, you happy rich, Ces pauvres en haillons / These poor in rags Saluez, ce sont eux, / Salute them, they’re the ones Qui gagnent vos millions” / Who earn your millions” Song by the Penn Sardin of Douarnenez, 1905. Wealth in Europe and America has been and continues to be built…
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Work, it’s an all-or-nothing option
In Greek, Roman and Eastern antiquity, work was seen as a necessary evil. If possible, others were made to do it for you. The earliest references to work in Mesopotamia depicted gods imposing their tasks on men, because gods were stronger. Value in antiquity was not work, but knowledge, information and the arts. In medieval…
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Immigration
The images are frightening. We see caravans of migrants crossing Central America on their way to the United States. We see boats filled to the brim off the coast of Florida or in the Mediterranean. In border towns, we see hordes of young men on the streets, destitute, jumping the barriers of detention centres, living…
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Peru, biodiversity in danger
The biodiversity in Peru is enormous and unique, 3000 to 4000 varieties of potatoes, 52 varieties of corn, 163 varieties of tomatoes, 7590 varieties of flowers that exist only there, 4400 varieties of butterflies, 3 varieties of cocoa, avocados, cotton. We use only a few varieties of each crop in Europe. If these were to…
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What you work for matters!
Peaceful environment for privileged people or efficient people who manage to live peacefully together and become priviledged? “Work must be placed above all competitive struggles. It is not a commodity.”. Albert Thomas “My Life is My Message” Gandhi The basic income should be insured so that workers are not compelled to work for immoral causes.…
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Work
Work (1915) – Charlie Chaplin : http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0006313 —Moving Picture World synopsis Charles Chaplin, assistant to a paperhanger, is called with his boss to decorate a beautiful home. The boss makes him haul the wagon with all the paraphernalia upon the top of which he rides. Chaplin, dragging the wagon with difficulty, blocks traffic, bumps into a…
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Gold
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Wall Street (1987)
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A decent job
Tu peux me voler,Tu peux me tabasser, Je vis au pays de l’impunité,Tu fais ce qu’il te plait.Tu peux me tabasser, Je n’ai plus de droits,Je vis en-dessous des lois.Tu peux me tabasser, Je suis une femme dans un corps d’homme,Comment aller aux Prud’hommes?Tu peux me tabasser, Qui va m’employer?Je suis prostituée.Tu peux me tabasser,…