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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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Since I stopped working And started thinking again It works in my favor!
