BlogHide Resteemszyx066 (72)in hive-122315 • 11 months agoRight To Exist?Does Israel have a right to exist? We have to revisit that question, and at the same time ask another question: does Palestine have a right to exist? source: YouTube The mess we're…zyx066 (72)in hive-122315 • 11 months agoShouting At The WallThat's how I feel sometimes, like I'm shouting at a wall. You know, that feeling of knowing something's not right, saying that something terrible's about to happen, but no one's listening.…zyx066 (72)in hive-122315 • 11 months ago4000 Decapitated Incubator BabiesIs that headline shocking enough for you? In all of human history, one rule stands vast: in war, truth is the first casualty. Also, to get a country's young men and women to kill other young men and…zyx066 (72)in hive-122315 • 11 months agoThe Erasure Of PalestineThe Erasure Of Palestine A small part of my heart breaks every day as news about the genocidal violence of the Israeli Defence Force against the Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank gets more…zyx066 (72)in hive-122315 • last yearBiblical ProportionsWithout exaggerating we can now say that the Israel-Palestine conflict has reached biblical proportions once again. Maybe it's even safe to say that the entire 100-year war between these peoples is…zyx066 (72)in hive-122315 • last yearCounterclockwiseSocial platforms, mainstream media and conversations around the dinner table and at the workplace are buzzing with debates about social constructs like race, religion and gender. However, somehow…zyx066 (72)in hive-122315 • last yearA Crazy IdeaWhy do we do things? What drives us to get up in the morning and get things done? And I don't mean you and me personally; we all, as individuals, have our own reasons for wanting to see another…zyx066 (72)in hive-122315 • last yearThe Money MythWe all need money, and we all know it. Without money life as we know it would be impossible, and we all know why. We've all been taught how and why money originated in human societies; as a…zyx066 (72)in hive-122315 • last yearThe Price Of LaborI had a conversation with some of my colleagues the other day about how expensive everyday life has become of late. "I spent 100 euro at the supermarket the other day and barely filled one shopping…zyx066 (72)in hive-122315 • last yearCapitalism's Many LiesThere's something terribly wrong with the world, and you know it. Much like Neo in The Matrix, you can see it everywhere, yet are unable to pinpoint the origin of this foreboding and uncannily…zyx066 (72)in hive-122315 • 2 years agoFree StuffWhenever there's a discussion about government-funded programs, this question always comes up: who's going to pay for it? Where's the money going to come from? Especially social- and environmental…zyx066 (72)in hive-122315 • 2 years agoBig Lie RevisitedTruth used to mean something. But it seems that, for large parts of some western societies, it doesn't mean anything at all anymore. Nowhere is this more evident than the dramatic cases of "Brexit"…zyx066 (72)in hive-122315 • 2 years agoAll For OneOne for all, all for one. This old wisdom knows many variations and translations, like "united we stand, divided we fall" and "unus pro omnibus, omnes pro uno". Modern society however is structured…zyx066 (72)in hive-122315 • 2 years agoGroomer FascismAmerican fascism is on the rise. When Joe Biden campaigned to become the Democrat nominee and ultimately the 46th President of the United States, he promised a "return to normalcy" after four years…zyx066 (72)in hive-122315 • 2 years agoNatural MonopolyWe all know what a monopoly is; it's when a single company dominates a market, enabling it to set their own prices without having to compete. So, what's a "natural" monopoly? Or rather: is there…zyx066 (72)in hive-122315 • 2 years agoWinners & LosersIn sports there can be only one winner. That we take for granted, and usually when we take up a sport, our goals is to become that one winner. Does that rule have to apply to life as well? We, as a…zyx066 (72)in hive-122315 • 2 years agoHating KidsThe far right has always been obsessed with children. They target the kids directly by interfering with their education, telling schools what's allowed to be taught. And indirectly by telling the…zyx066 (72)in hive-122315 • 2 years agoWho You AreMany philosophers and scientists have tried to come up with a good definition of consciousness, and although it's still largely a mystery and a generally accepted definition still eludes us, we've…zyx066 (72)in hive-122315 • 2 years agoHere Comes The Boss...I'm going to share something with you that happens regularly at my workplace. Actually it has happened everywhere I've ever worked, except the 6 or 7 years I worked as a freelance games-journalist.…zyx066 (72)in hive-122315 • 2 years agoCarbon PropagandaHave you calculated your personal carbon footprint recently? I have, and I'm glad to say that I have very small feet, ecologically speaking, that is. Here's a short post on why that isn't…
