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Economic tension is turning us against each other
Struggling to make ends meet makes people less tolerant and less supportive of one another. Inequalities in wealth and lifestyle cause people to blame each other. When there is enough for everyone, people share without any problems. When there is unemployment and insufficient wages, people resent each other. Civil servants against private sector employees, whites…
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The big change
Karl Marx demonstrated that capitalism would experience numerous crises due to its inherently unstable functioning, which penalizes the majority of the population. Companies cannot differentiate themselves from one another solely through their machinery, because their competitors also have machinery that they can push to its limits. Human labor can always be pushed to do more…
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Representatives selected at random
In modern democracies, the president is the head of the executive power. He or she is supposed to enforce the laws. He is not supposed to make decisions. He is supposed to be a technician who enforces the laws passed by parliament. He should be a civil servant. The fact that he is elected gives…
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The power of speech – The seductive power of language
Democracy means power to the people. But the people are influenced by rhetoric. Someone who is a good speaker can convince the people to go in one direction or another, for the common good or not, with accurate information or not. The people are easily manipulated. In fact, a demonstration made by speaking loudly, confidently,…
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Mission Possible – Options
Achieving long-term social and environmental development goals requires a systemic approach. In every country, there are very different opinions on what should be done. We must live together. No group, whether on the right, left, or center, can impose its will on the rest of the population. Punishing part of the population is unnecessary. Governing…
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Our lives depend on the upcoming midterms
Aggression serves no purpose. Insults, lack of restraint, denigration, wanting to punish others, and violence have serious consequences. intransigence has serious consequences on both the left and the right; it is the best way to loose elections. It creates enemies. Improving the world does not mean accusing others. We need more tolerance on both the…
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Siblings in humanity
It is true that the quality of life in France is better than in most countries around the world. Some people therefore wonder: why do they complain? Why are the French such grumblers? It is precisely because they are not fooled, because they defend themselves and because they show solidarity that they have a better…
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Societies that choose solidarity are those where people want to go
“One for all – all for one” Self-interest at the expense of the general interest doesn’t pay off. Societies in which each individual acts in his or her own interest rather than in the general interest live less well than those that choose the interests of the group. Paradoxically, those who think of their personal…
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Robots use the internet to communicate with each other and gain power over humans
60% of internet traffic is generated by machines communicating with each other. They distribute views, comments, and likes. They rate products and services. This obstructs public debate, influences humans, and therefore hinders democracy. It causes massive pollution because it consumes enormous amounts of electricity for computing and cooling servers. The use of AI must be…
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No to piecemeal solutions, let’s change the system
Le systémisme – France Inter: https://www.radiofrance.fr/franceinter/podcasts/en-quete-de-politique/en-quete-de-politque-du-dimanche-11-mai-2025-7099785 To protect the environment, we need to emit less CO2 and pollute less. Governments are proposing to subsidize the purchase of electric vehicles. This is a half-measure. What about truck traffic, container ships, and the consequences of lithium and steel mining? To really tackle the issue of transport-related pollution,…