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First They Came .... poem by Martin Niemöller

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"In Germany they came first for the Communists, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Communist. Then they came for the Jews, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Jew. Then they came for the trade... published 17 months ago

0 comments    education history war

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French have 8 weeks of Vacations: are french lazy ?

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I'm French and I've been in vacation since two days that's why I'm writing this article :) There's the current myth that the Frenches are lazy because they have a lot of vacations (8 weeks more or less... published 17 months ago

23 comments    business life politics

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Federation of American Scientists: Impact of Weather Manipulation by Military on Global Warming ?

by thecounterpunch

Since we hear about Impact of Humans on Global Warming I wonder why we never hear about impact of Weather Manipulation by Military on Global Warming whereas there is a huge evidence on the site of fas.org the... published 17 months ago

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Only 16% of Americans think the government is telling the truth about 9/11 but they're nearly doing anything ?

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According to the new New York Times/CBS News poll, only 16% of Americans think the government is telling the truth about 9/11 and the intelligence prior to the attacks: "Do you think members of the Bush... published 11 months ago

6 comments    education politics war

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Is being an idealist an handicap in life ?

by thecounterpunch

A few weeks ago, I met the elder son of my boss (she's a woman). He was six year's old and so nice. Later, I talked about him and she told me that she feared for him that when he will grow he would have the... published 11 months ago

0 comments    life people personal

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The Social Contract by Jean Jacques Rousseau purported father of the French Revolution

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“Man was born free; and everywhere he is in chains.” Jean Jacques Rousseau - Social Contract, Vol. IV, p. 131 The Social Contract was published in 1762 and immediatly banned by the Authority -... published 17 months ago

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