Dissecting Society™

2022 2
- April 1
- January 1
2021 20
- November 3
- October 1
- September 2
- August 4
- July 1
- June 1
- April 3
- March 2
- February 1
- January 2
2020 14
2019 107
- September 5
- August 17
- July 2
- June 7
- May 12
- April 18
- March 16
- February 18
- January 12
2018 112
- December 11
- November 9
- October 13
- September 8
- August 9
- July 9
- June 9
- May 10
- April 7
- March 9
- February 8
- January 10
2017 98
- December 7
- November 8
- October 7
- September 8
- August 9
- July 6
- June 8
- May 9
- April 12
- March 7
- February 8
- January 9
2016 112
- December 12
- November 10
- October 7
- September 12
- August 8
- July 8
- June 7
- May 10
- April 7
- March 11
- February 11
- January 9
2015 104
- December 15
- November 9
- October 12
- September 12
- August 9
- July 4
- June 8
- May 7
- April 6
- March 8
- February 7
- January 7
2014 67
- December 6
- November 7
- October 10
- September 7
- August 4
- July 6
- June 4
- May 4
- April 6
- March 4
- February 5
- January 4
2013 55
- December 5
- November 5
- October 5
- September 4
- August 4
- July 5
- June 4
- May 4
- April 5
- March 4
- February 4
- January 6
2012 57
- December 4
- November 4
- October 8
- September 8
- August 4
- July 3
- June 4
- May 5
- April 4
- March 4
- February 4
- January 5
2011 52
- December 4
- November 5
- October 4
- September 4
- August 5
- July 4
- June 4
- May 5
- April 4
- March 4
- February 4
- January 5
2010 51
- December 4
- November 4
- October 5
- September 4
- August 5
- July 4
- June 5
- May 4
- April 4
- March 4
- February 4
- January 4
2009 64
- December 3
- November 5
- October 4
- September 6
- August 6
- July 3
- June 5
- May 7
- April 5
- March 8
- February 5
- January 7
2008 63
- December 8
- November 6
- October 4
- September 5
- August 6
- July 4
- June 7
- May 5
- April 4
- March 6
- February 4
- January 4
2007 35
- December 6
- November 4
- October 4
- September 6
- August 4
- July 5
- June 4
- May 2

Show more Show less

Most Read This Week

Positive Discrimination...

…What the bloody hell does this mean? Last week, I heard some disturbing news: gypsy children are receiving their academic education in a container, separated from the other kids (who are being lectured in a recently refurbished school). This class is comprised of 6-16 years old children – all mixed together. This is happening in the Boa Negra primary school, in Barcelos (North of Portugal). The justification offered, by a governmental institution (that oversees educational matters), is that the school is executing a positive discrimination (plus, it is not a mere container, it is one with A/C: oh, that makes it all better, doesn’t it?). Discrimination : “The practice of treating one person or group of people less fairly or less well than other people or groups”. How can treating these gypsy kids less fairly even be considered positive? The gypsy community is known for not allowing their female children to go to school – despite what the law says (and in

A comment on two issues...

Une quéstion Musulmane (a Muslim issue) France has taken a few legislative steps concerning the Muslim customs, which have appalled a few people. For example, Muslim women are not allowed to wear headscarves in state schools; the government is searching for ways to ban the use of burkas (since it is understood that they “reduce dignity” and France “cannot accept to have (...) women who are prisoners behind netting, cut off from all social life, prived of identity,”) and more recently a Muslim lady was prevented from swimming, in a public pool, in a burkini (image above) due to hygiene purposes (the pool prohibits the use of several kinds of swim wear). Some defend that it represents an attack to the Muslim culture; but I’d say it is a defence of the European culture and tradition. The burka (and its derivatives) is a symbol of female repression and submission. Europe has already had its share of repression, in the past; it fought against it and it will not go back ther

Possible Things to Say...

It can't be easy being a parent. Before I commence, I'd like to pay my respects to all parents in the world: God bless you! I have always found it so cute when kids start saying what they want to be when they grow up (of course half of them end up by being something completely diverse of what they had initially planned): ballerina, fireman, police officer, doctor, singer etc. And parents always bear proud and shiny faces. However I wonder which look their countenance would bear, and what reaction they’d have, if their kids would convey their wish to be an undertaker, for example... But there is worse... Please allow me to share 4 unusual professional paths that kids could dream of pursuing; and the possible things their parents could tell them. I. “Mom, dad; I want to be a whore.” Possible reaction : oh sure, darling; if that is your dream job. Of course the family will support your decision...when you’re 60. Until then go to school, finish your

The Lusosphere: East Timor

Timor derives from the Indonesian word Timur , meaning "east". Before the Portuguese arrived in Timor, there was already in the island a small population of hunters and farmers. There is documentation proving that this island maintained commercial ties with China (around the VII century) selling slaves, bee wax, sandalwood and noble wood (used to manufacture luxury furniture). 1512 : the Portuguese arrived in East Timor. For 4 centuries the Lusitanians only used the territory for commercial purposes (thus, exploiting the island's natural resources: sandalwood & coffee). Unlike they had done in the other colonies, the Portuguese never developed this island (for instance: only during the XX century, after the 60's, there was electricity, potable water, sewage systems, schools and hospitals in Díli [the capital of East Timor], all the rest of the nation remained undeveloped). August 1975 ( a year after the Portuguese Carnation Revolution of 1974 )

Complement of State & Church: Path to Peace?

Gothic Bathroom - Jean Baptiste Mallet The nihilists, who can't be bothered to exercise self-discipline, will argue that Religion is the "opium of the people", a control system that precludes creativity (I'd say Da Vinci, Caravaggio and others would disagree), food for the simple minded, the gullible; and the root of wars. But the fact is: religion is the foundation of culture and it can contribute to peace and understanding.

Unethical Politics Abound: Alt-Politics Urgently Needed

I recently learned a new term: Alt-Right (i.e. alternative right wing). I confess I'm still chewing that new branch of the Right Wing tree, so I will not talk about it just yet. But I wonder if rather than seeking alternatives to Conservative ideologies (in lieu of the reformation of the existing one), we shouldn't find an alternative to the present political environment instead – that is, Alt-Politics.

Contact form

Name

Email *

Message *

Powered by Blogger