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21/09/2023 - Difference of opinion about the limits of democracy A gay guy in the article says: " I’m a gay man, but I could accept it if a country voted to ban gays. I would never vote for that myself, ... But I think people should be able to make their own rules about how they want to live in their society. People should be given the keys to their own destiny ." How stupid such a reasoning that a majority should be able to oppress a large section of their society. Of course, this also means that other societies may decide not to deal with such societies.  Instead, people need to be educated about human rights, so they understand the difference between diversity among people versus people who oppose differences. Then people will understand the difference between people who love each other by their own free will versus people who oppose that people love the people they love. Worst are those who preach against being yourself, and then abuse, such as in the Roman Catholic Chur...

Published on FB 21/07/2023, days before the Spanish elections Maria Guardiola said she only had her word, but later she said " on reflection, "my word isn't as important as the future of the people of Extremadura ”." Her original words were delivered in a speech in which she tore into the far-right Vox party for its denial of gender-based violence, its demonisation of migrants and its attacks on the LGBTQ+ community. Remember the Bible where the devil tells Jesus on top of a hill "bow for me, and I give you power over all that you see".  But people are not surprise as her party's leader cannot keep his own words such as when he said that the largest party should lead the government, and that was another party. And thus he forced her to change her words. And she agreed, instead of holding on to what she believed, so now she can lead the government.  And thus slowly Europe may move in the direction of extreme right that is anti-woke as they want the rig...

Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov analyses 2023's Russia Russia's Nobel-winning journalist Dmitry Muratov, whose newspaper was closed by the authorities, speaks about Russia's war in Ukraine . Does president Putin have a support base he asks? He answers himself: an enormous one of mainly elderly people who see Putin as their own grandson as they are pleased he wishes them each year "Happy New Year". Many of those elderly wouldn't mind sending their real grandchildren to die for Putin. In contrast, many younger people oppose the war against Ukraine, and many of them are now even imprisoned. So, he hopes the future of Russia will be different.  But yes, while Russian propaganda tries to convince Russians that even nuclear war may be something positive, there are also people in the West who create their own propaganda to justify their support for Russia, and condemn Ukraine because it wants to remain a free democracy, and therefore opposes Russia's invasion. ...

The conflict between the staff and the management of Delhaize continues. This article shows why the staff, together with the unions, may be right. After all, the profit margins of the stores are less today than they used to be. The retail landscape is changing dramatically. People now regularly buy smaller quantities instead of once a week. For example, it appears that shops managed by Delhaize have limited opening hours, such as not being open on Sundays, when many people go shopping these days. The reason? The staff must be paid extra on Sundays. Evening work must also be paid extra. People now also buy via websites while products are delivered to their homes. This is even promoted by Delhaize, as a result of which people go less to stores, and therefore stores have less income. Since the profit margins are less, it will also be more difficult for the self-employed to make the business profitable, especially since Delhaize is not cheap. An example is Snickers which can be up to 55% m...

Introduction The World Cup is over, and I am sure that throughout the world many people enjoyed watching the games. There were surprises such as Morocco that became the first African and Arab country to reach the semi-finals that they lost. Other countries lost unexpectedly early in the tournament. Still, at the start of the tournament there were controversies about last minute changes such as the fact that the OneLove armband was forbidden. What can be wrong with love and not hate? Mr Thawadi, an influential figure in the organisation of the World Cup is wrong when he said that the protests at Quatar's World Cup are against Islamic values. Instead, they are about the right for people to be who they were born to be, without being forced to live a lie, or fear to be imprisoned or even killed when they are themselves. It started with Fifa boss Mr Infantino who first listed people with who we should be inclusive, to continue with saying that because of Europe's terrible past thr...

Het conflict tussen het personeel en de directie van Delhaize gaat verder. Dit artikel geeft weer waarom het personeel, samen met de vakbonden, wel eens gelijk zouden kunnen hebben . Immers, de winstmarges van de winkels zijn tegenwoordig minder dan vroeger.  Het winkellandschap is drastisch aan het veranderen. Mensen kopen nu regelmatig kleinere hoeveelheden i.p.v. eenmaal per week. Zo blijkt dat winkels in het beheer van Delhaize beperkte openingsuren hebben zoals niet open op zondag, wanneer tegenwoordig toch veel mensen gaan winkelen. De reden? Het personeel moet op zondag extra betaald worden. Ook avondwerk moet extra betaald worden.  Mensen kopen nu ook via websites waarbij producten aan huis worden geleverd. Dit wordt zelfs gepromoot door Delhaize waardoor mensen minder naar winkels gaan, en deze dus ook minder inkomsten hebben.  Vermits de winstmarges minder zijn, zal het ook moeilijker zijn voor zelfstandigen om de zaak winstgevend te maken, zeker ver...

Friday, June 17, 2022 . A number of the Guardian articles about the state of our planet, not only about climate change but also about people who kill other humans who only want to report on the state of our planet so we understand the destruction. I published the articles on my Facebook in June 2022 while added more recent articles in this post. This bring us to the conclusion that activism as usual such as meeting important people is no longer sufficient. But, what is the best way forward as any actions such as those by Extinction Rebellion (ER) are condemned by many people while a war by Russia draws even more money to fossil fuel and more general to energy companies? Two men murdered There is a war on nature that took the lives of two men  in Brazil: Dom Phillips, a journalist who travelled together with indigenous Bruno Pereira to show the destruction of the rainforest whereby plants, animals and even humans who live in the forests and depend on it, are killed.  Mr Philli...