Many wars were cruel and useless, like the wars of Attila, of the Vikings, or the First World war. But others were a lot more meaningful, because they were compliant to really important causes. Three examples can be taken into account and show that conflicts, if they have a real sense, are worth engaging. AristotleLire la suite « The Secession war, the Commune war and the Second World war: really meaningful wars that can inspire a lot of engagements of today »
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The Asian century : how Asia reshaped the world in the last 20 years
The end of the Cold War with the fall of the Berlin wall looked like the triumph of the Western world and democracy against the power of Communism and authoritarian regimes. But the great implicit turning point is that paradoxically, 30 later, for the first time in 2 centuries, the Western world is not theLire la suite « The Asian century : how Asia reshaped the world in the last 20 years »
Revitalizing the lutherian approach of education in the Western world : a asset to face our time of decadence
The intellectual Emmanuel Todd told about the fact the United States has lost the sense of lutherian education in the recent years. If I don’t personally support his ideas about Putin, I think this idea is right. As the Western world entered into modernity partly thanks to lutherian ideas, it is threatened today by theLire la suite « Revitalizing the lutherian approach of education in the Western world : a asset to face our time of decadence »
Reformists and anarchists, the shadow allies
The rise of reactionary ideas everywhere in the Western world is the revival of very old and traditional confrontations. Before the rise of Marxism and even utopic socialist ideas (for instance with Fourier or Saint Simon), there was an opposition between reformists and reactionaries. If reactionaries are the shadow allies of fascists, reformists are theLire la suite « Reformists and anarchists, the shadow allies »
The extraordinary work rythm of Marx : a great potential inspiration
I am not Marxist or communist but the life of Karl Marx left a fascinating impression of an extraordinary intellectual and worker. As the leftists may be seen as promoting laziness, Marx is an example showing greatly the contrary. The way he worked and approach his internationalist project, even if you strongly disagree with him,Lire la suite « The extraordinary work rythm of Marx : a great potential inspiration »
The great French author Balzac, the master of scenarios and observations
Balzac is often seen like Hugo as one the greatest writer of the French literature. However, contrary to Hugo who had an incomparable style, Balzac was more renowned for the scenario of his books. The way he elaborated his books was extremely complex. Balzac was also known for his extraordinary sense of observation. As HugoLire la suite « The great French author Balzac, the master of scenarios and observations »
Making libraries in the center of city lives : a necessity
Libraries are greatly underestimated place. Such amount of knowledge for free, accessible to everyone, are important ways to learn and read in a world which is overconnected. Quiet places like libraries are also great ways to reconnect to silence, in place where screens are more and more important, and then favor superficiality, and then mediocrity.Lire la suite « Making libraries in the center of city lives : a necessity »
The revival of religions, and the building of a post Marxist system
The revival of religion is partly the consequence of the defeat of Marxism. In fact it possible to say that it is a research of more sense in a period of globalization that interrogates a lot of values. This revival has also real negative impact, to the extend it is leading to returns of warsLire la suite « The revival of religions, and the building of a post Marxist system »
Deng Xiaoping, the real heir of Salomon of Israel and Henry IV of France
Deng Xiaoping will stay in history as the man who succeeded to rebuild China and make it become again the great power it was in the past. His role in history will surely stay as major, even if we don’t talk about it today. He may be compared to two great statesmen in History :Lire la suite « Deng Xiaoping, the real heir of Salomon of Israel and Henry IV of France »
Building an international alternative economy system : an accomplishment of the hegelian dialectics
The alternative economics system can be a great way to overcome a great deal of questions. However it must be international, to the extend it must be build compliant to other standards from what was known before. It is the reason why this approach must be linked to a long term approach. The Hegelian dialecticsLire la suite « Building an international alternative economy system : an accomplishment of the hegelian dialectics »
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