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Ancient Egyptian Gods

by thecounterpunch

Re (Ra) was the solargod and a major deity all over Egypt. Every day he traveled over the sky in his boat with his sundisc. He stood for the rising sun, life, rebirth, children, health, virility etc, and... published 8 months ago

1 comment    education history myth

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Economical and Financial Jokes

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A chemist, an engineer and an economist are stranded on a deserted island. They carry with them some canned food but have no ordinary means of opening the cans. The chemist suggests gathering some wood and... published 14 months ago

1 comment    entertainment education finance

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Nazi party symbol: Eagle atop Swastika

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When the eagle is looking to its right shoulder, it stands for the Nazi Party.When the eagle is looking to its right shoulder, it stands for the country (Reich), and is therefore called the... published 15 months ago

0 comments    education politics history

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The Jihad definition according to the original arab meaning

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Islam Jihad today is like Christian Crusade yesterday. As explained in a text below by an Arab scholar, Jihad didn't mean Holy War but only an inner struggle against one's own evil (In Occident, James Conrad... published 14 months ago

2 comments    education politics religion

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Self-Introspection: thinking about how oneself thinks

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I often think about how I think because I believe that's the way I can improve my mental process. So I was surprinsingly happy to discover that Henri Poincaré - the great French Scientist who was the... published 14 months ago

3 comments    education politics science

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The Aryan race: the origin of the Myth

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The term Aryan ("noble", "spiritual") originates with the Indo-Iranian self-designation arya, attested in the ancient texts of Hinduism. Under the British Empire, the British rulers exploited that idea in... published 15 months ago

8 comments    education politics history

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[Science Fiction] The Domination by S.M. Stirling (the Utopian/Dysutopian Draka Society)

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The Domination from S/M. Stirling is about an Utopian/Dysutopian society called Draka Society. I haven't read this book yet but I intend to because I think it's more entertaining - this is the secret reason... published 14 months ago

4 comments    entertainment education politics

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[World Famous Scientist] Rosalie Bertell: "Scientists are economic prisoners"

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Written by Wendy Jewell Rosalie Bertell holds a doctorate in biometry (the statistical analysis of biological observations and phenomena), is an environmental epidemiologist and a... published 6 months ago

4 comments    education politics war

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Why Bush, Clinton, Berlusconi and others use that sign ?

by thecounterpunch

From Bush to Clinton they all call for a New World Order, and they all use that sign ? What's the matter with them ? Bush Clinton Berlusconi Prince Abdhula published 14 months ago

6 comments    education politics bush

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1984 - The primary aim of modern continuous warfare: maintain the stability of a hierarchical society.

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The Malthus Factor: Poverty Politics and Population in Capitalist Development It examines how Malthusian arguments portrayed agricultural modernization as a humanitarian attempt to forestall a food crisis in... published 15 months ago

3 comments    business technology education

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