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Losing sight of the “big picture” while fixated on a detail
Thinking selfishly of a small profit, of a small measure and closing one’s eyes to the overall plan is to rush towards one’s own downfall and that of others. Believing that one will be spared is an illusion. One must think of the general interest, of the vision of society as a whole when one…
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Ayn Rand is popular today; but her ideas lead to destruction, what are the solutions?
Ayn Rand’s ideas have grown since the early 2010s. Between 2012 and 2020, her book Atlas Shrugged was the second biggest seller in the USA after the Bible, thirty years after her death. Friday essay: We all live in the world of Ayn Rand, egomaniac godmother of libertarianism. Can fiction help us navigate it? –…
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Violence against elected representatives
60% of elected representatives worldwide have been victims of violence or harassment, and in many cases this has led to the end of their careers. This is not a new phenomenon. These elected representatives are in majority progressive, and their actions have challenged traditionalist society. A young woman in charge, a white man who wants…
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Living with dignity
Far-right ideas are gaining influence around the world. Center and right-wing parties are adopting their ideas. They are attractive because they propose to restore dignity by affirming national identity. Indeed, many areas have been abandoned (public services, healthcare, transport, etc.) in favor of the cities. The people who live there are deemed at fault by…
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License on the Red Planet – A science fiction story
License on the Red Planet – A science fiction story Clementine woke up suddenly. She had dreamt that she was on the Red planet again, the planet where she was born. She was still considered a citizen of this planet, not of the Planet Brown for which she had left everything. As she couldn’t pay…
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Geniuses come to societies who accept them. Genius comes from societies who deserve it.
Geniuses come to societies who accept them. Genius comes from societies who deserve it. Choosing the right card with an open mind is the best way to maximize the chances of winning. Albert Einstein (1879-1955) Albert Einstein was born in Ulm, in the Kingdom of Württemberg in the German Empire. Einstein developed the theory of relativity, one…