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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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Price ceilings and price floors
Food, housing, energy, education, health and arms cannot be left to the market. We need to control prices. These are not consumer goods. They are commodities essential to human needs. The very reason for civilization is to be able to provide these necessities. They are not goods to enrich a part of the population. People…
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Finance & Obesity
Today, nearly half of the world’s population is considered obese: Obesity and overweight – World Health organization: https://www.who.int/en/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/obesity-and-overweight Associated pathologies are considered as causes of “preventable” diseases because people are considered responsible individuals. This has the effect of distorting the figures, for example by pointing out the risks associated with physical inactivity or tobacco (risks…
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Short circuited mass distribution
Even if supermarkets are beginning to phase-out, the G20 economy does not seem to be suffering. Hypermarkets may even have been detrimental to growth: – G20 GDP Growth – Fourth quarter of 2018, Stable GDP growth in G20 area OECD – OECD: https://www.oecd.org/newsroom/g20-gdp-growth-fourth-quarter-2018-oecd.htm Hypermarkets and shopping malls are now doubting their survival: – Will ShoppingMalls…
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Feet of money
If they lose pennies of money, everything falls apart…… Feet of clay – Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feet_of_clay Goliath – Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goliath Ducasse d’Ath: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ducasse_d%27Ath Ambiorix, Ducasse d’Ath: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambiorix_(géant_d%27Ath) La maison mère de Casino se place en procédure de sauvegarde – Le Monde: https://www.lemonde.fr/economie/article/2019/05/23/la-maison-mere-de-casino-se-place-en-procedure-de-sauvegarde_5466233_3234.html Jean-Marie Messier : gloire et chute d’un patron français du 12 octobre 2015 – France Inter: https://www.franceinter.fr/emissions/affaires-sensibles/affaires-sensibles-12-octobre-2015 University…
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The leader? WE
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/515254836720041992/530138668044779530/49343131_39497817171262687_601453815151094124544_n.png The government is trying to impose leaders on yellow vests that do not want them: Fly Rider Jacline Mouraud Priscillia Ludosky Etienne Chouard It is quite clear that the government is trying to make Eric Drouet a martyr. After his first arrest, several petitions to free him were circulated: like this one: https://www.change.org/p/nous-les-gilets-jaunes-libérer-eric-drouet They…
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Le levier économique
Charles Stewart Parnell (Boicote) – Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boycott) Gandhi (Salt march) – Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salt_March Martin Luther King – Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_King_Jr. Boicot – Wikipedia: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boicot Marcha de la sal – Wikipedia: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcha_de_la_sal Martin Luther King – Wikipedia: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_King Boycott – Wikipedia: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boycott Marche du sel – Wikipedia: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marche_du_sel Martin Luther King – Wikipedia: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_King Use deepl to…
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Successful Protesters
Let’s have a quick look back at the first four weeks of Yellow Vests protests in 2018 and what they have already obtained: · Fuel tax hike abandoned · Pensioner’s tax hike abandoned · Rise of the minimal wage · The…
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“Courage is found in unlikely places”…
Courage is found in unlikely places. Many are the strange chances of the world, and help oft shall come from the hands of the weak when the Wise falter. If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world. JRR Tolkien – The Lord of the…
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Le chiffon rouge moderne
Quand les gens s’organisent pour améliorer leurs conditions, il y a des résultats. Ils n’ont pas besoin d’avoir des représentants qui parlent pour eux, à leur place. Quand les syndicalistes vivent sur le dos des syndiqués, ils ne les défendent plus, ils leur font peur pour qu’ils restent dans le syndicat. Si les employés ont…