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WHAT WENT WRONG AGAIN?
Liberty. Equality. Fraternity. France and Europe and its three fundaments have been shaken. Or rather have been shaking for at least a decade, but few wanted to admit this and to take action. In the last couple of days we have heard and read a lot about liberty. Liberty of speech,liberty of expression. In our […]
All the languages of Poles
Translation: Monika Zell After a few years of a Pole living abroad, there appear the first problems in the use of Polish. The accent starts to sound strange and Polish vocabulary slips one’s mind, giving way to the foreign one. It would seem, however, that when the daily, direct contact with Polish language is maintained, […]
Judaism in defense of human rights
”When I see a demolished house through the eyes of Palestinian children, I want to show them that not every Israeli wants to demolish their home, in fact some want rebuild that home”, says Arik Ascherman – a Reform Rabbi and an activist. Currently he holds the position of general secretary for Rabbis for Human […]
Guaranteeing the European Future of Ukraine
A pro-European perspective has triumphed in large parts of Ukraine. Ukrainians, especially the younger generation, have chosen a European and democratic future. Some paid the ultimate price in fighting for this choice. Most Ukrainians want Europe, but the question remains: does Europe want Ukraine? What will it take to bolster the pro-European orientation of Ukraine’s […]
Sordid isolation
Lord Palmerston once famously stated: “England has no eternal friends, England has no perpetual enemies, England has only eternal and perpetual interests”. Recently, the first part of this sentence is closer to the truth than ever. British Prime Minister declaration that children of Poles working in UK who are not currently on British soil will […]
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Free Alexei Navalny!
We strongly disagree with sentencing Alexei Navalny to 5 years in jail in a politically motivated trial by Kirov court. He should be released immediately and face a retrial by another court with his rights as a defendant fully respected. We urge leaders of the European Union: President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy, […]
EconomyMore Economy »
Euphoria rules
It’s again become impossible to know whether to laugh or cry. One day the markets react with disappointment to ECB President Draghi’s vague statements (despite his declaring unequivocally that there is the possibility of buying up government treasuries on the primary market) – the next day markets are bursting with euphoria when the Spanish premier […]
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You Have No Right to Such Anger
Since last week the topic of the Muslim reaction to the scope of freedom of speech in the world of Latin civilization became largely up to date again. As a result of uploading a video “Innocence of Muslims” to the Internet, wherein the Islamic prophet is primitively criticized, disturbances, as well as riots, and terrorist […]
ThoughtMore Thought »
Proselytism, democratism and other enemies
Legal regulations concerning axiological choices made by individuals in their private or intimate spheres, formed on the basis of the expectations and awareness of the democratic majority, are essentially deprived of legitimization and are not acceptable within the scope of prohibitions and restrictions they introduce. The idea of the social contract is one of the […]
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Iran – pride and humiliation
“The watchword: ‘Death to America’, which can be heard from Iranians as well as burning American flag on every anti-imperialistic mass-meeting in Teheran are deceptive indicators of Iranian feelings toward the United States. The ones who shout and burn, do this because they are filled with authentic emotions, yet these emotions are directed against American […]