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Cracks in the Culture of Silence by Andy Tamas, 9/1/2015
One of the more tragic elements of the culture of silence is that the dominated often internalize the oppressor – they become their own dominators, and behave toward themselves and each other much as the oppressor behaves toward them. This internalization is often created and maintained by the education system that is controlled by the…
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The division of the world by Wolfgang Bittner, 1/11/24
The USA is responsible for what is happening in Ukraine with this provoked war, which is currently being overshadowed in the media by the Middle East conflict, just as it has determined developments in Europe for more than a hundred years…It is becoming apparent that Germany is being systematically destabilized and ruined. The division of…
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The education crisis – just a symptom of the general social failure. Interview with Bernd Liske, 12/22/23
Your post can be found athttps://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2024/01/09/18861739.php International Education & Student Activism The education crisis – just a symptom of general social failure by Bernd Liske Tue, Jan 9, 2024 6:14AM One aspect of our society, which is oriented towards self-interest rather than the common good, is that the systemic relevance of education is increasingly taking…
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What is literature for? Conversation between Juan Goytisolo & Gunter Grass, November 1999
www.la.indymedia.org Since 1989 and the fall of the Berlin Wall, humankind has made a tremendous leap backward. We are witnessing the systematic dismantling of the welfare state, the atomization of the working class, the collapse of union membership, the abandonment of any attachment to republican principles. Mainstream discourse encourages us to resign. November 1999, online…
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Fascism 101: Why We Need To Spell It Out by Walden Bello, 12/22/2023
We need to have a transformative vision that can compete with that of the far right, one based on genuine equality and genuine democratic empowerment that goes beyond the now discredited liberal democracy. Some call this vision socialism. Others would prefer another term, but the important thing is its message of radical, real equality beyond…
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Memorandum 2022 and Memorandum 2023 https://la.indymedia.org/news/2023/12/301869.php
The Bremen study group on Alternative Economic Policy has been publishing analyses since 1975. Sustainable infrastructure Investments, de-carbonization, environmental safeguards, work protections and welfare regulations are primary as well as resisting profit maximization and environmental destruction.
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The military will not solve a single problem by Juergen Scheffran and Willi van Ooyen
Your post can be found athttps://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2023/11/13/18860342.php International Anti-War The military will not solve a single problem by Juergen Scheffran and Willi van Ooyen Mon, Nov 13, 2023 11:27AM Solidarity could also be understood & implemented differently: as a concept that reduces violence and aims at protecting human lives in concrete terms. This includes not only…