Tag: tyranny

  • Coriolanus

    Coriolanus

    William Shakespeare went to high schools where the latin classics were taught. Shakespeare’s interest in Roman history typified the more general Renaissance fascination with the classical world. Set in the earliest days of the Roman Republic, William Shakespeare’s Coriolanus is a dramatic exploration of the tensions inherent in a society transitioning from monarchy to republic, where…

  • The richest 1% are at war with the rest of the world

    The richest 1% are at war with the rest of the world

    “There’s class warfare, all right, but it’s my class, the rich class, that’s making war, and we’re winning.” Warren Buffett – Good Reads: https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/123058-there-s-class-warfare-all-right-but-it-s-my-class-the “Terrorism is the war of the poor. War is the terrorism of the rich.” Ustinov Peter: https://www.grainesdepaix.org/fr/ressources/sinspirer/aphorismes/le-terrorisme-est-la-guerre-des-pauvres-la-guerre-est-le-terrorisme-des-riches What does this war involve? In France, if the wealth of the richest 1%…

  • I can’t be a tyrant without you all

    I can’t be a tyrant without you all

    If no one pretends to believe the tyrant’s lies, if no one obeys the tyrant, the tyrant has no power. Si personne ne fait semblant de croire aux mensonges du tyran, si personne n’obéit au tyran, le tyran n’a pas de pouvoir. Comment la servitude peut-elle être volontaire ? – Le Gai Savoir – France…