Forwarded from Existential Comics
Sort of incredibly, as of the writing of this comic, it seems like the Trump shooter basically had no real motive in the normal sense (i.e. a political goal to achieve). Sartre thought that human freedom could always transcend itself, in that you can have free acts without a prior chain of events that led it. The way we talk about freedom and motives often makes it seem like our actions are wholly cause by our prior beliefs. For example, if someone hated Charles de Gaulle their entire life, and wanted France to be a communist country, and then they shot him, their hatred and political ideals would have "caused" them to shoot him. But since we are free creatures, someone could equally wake up in the morning and decide to shoot him for "no reason".
Camus had similar ideas, taking it even further in that he thought most of the stories and narratives that we tell ourselves are often lies and fabrications to impose a narrative on our lives that might not exist. We want our lives to be like novels that we author, but most of the time it is more like we are just bouncing around more or less at random like anything else in the universe.
As a side note, I can almost gaurentee that both of them thought about shooting de Gaulle at least one, especially Sartre. Existentialists love dramatic shit like that.
Camus had similar ideas, taking it even further in that he thought most of the stories and narratives that we tell ourselves are often lies and fabrications to impose a narrative on our lives that might not exist. We want our lives to be like novels that we author, but most of the time it is more like we are just bouncing around more or less at random like anything else in the universe.
As a side note, I can almost gaurentee that both of them thought about shooting de Gaulle at least one, especially Sartre. Existentialists love dramatic shit like that.
Die Juso-Initiative lässt zwei Jahre vor der Abstimmung bereits die Emotionen einiger Superreichen hochgehen. Zeit, ihnen ins Portemonnaie zu schauen. https://www.woz.ch/!STQY0VRBP5PD
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Erbschaftssteuer: Die schleichende Oligarchie
Die Juso-Initiative lässt zwei Jahre vor der Abstimmung bereits die Emotionen einiger Superreichen hochgehen. Zeit, ihnen ins Portemonnaie zu schauen.
Forwarded from Radical Graffiti
"Tear down this wall"
Mural seen on the border wall that separates Tijuana and San Ysidro, California
Mural seen on the border wall that separates Tijuana and San Ysidro, California
Ministry of Doubleplusgood Dope 2️⃣➕😊
Der Abbau von Manganknollen in der Tiefsee führt 1. zu einem massiven Artensterben, könnte 2. den Klimawandel sogar verstärken und steht 3. der Entwicklung besserer Batterietechnologien im Weg.
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Ministry of good ideas
Good Idea: do not insure destructive industries
https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/nz/news/environmental/major-insurers-withdraw-support-for-deep-sea-mining-498048.aspx
Three major insurers, Hannover Re, Zurich Insurance Group, and Vienna Insurance Group…
https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/nz/news/environmental/major-insurers-withdraw-support-for-deep-sea-mining-498048.aspx
Three major insurers, Hannover Re, Zurich Insurance Group, and Vienna Insurance Group…
Ministry of Doubleplusgood Dope 2️⃣➕😊
🪨🌊🔥🌎 3 Argumente gegen den weltweit geplanten Abbau von Manganknollen in der Tiefsee. Dieses Gestein enthält Metalle, die für Lithium-Ionen-Batterien verwendet werden können. 1. Auslöschung bisher unbekannter Arten: 90% der Erde sind noch weitgehend unerforscht.…
Bbc
Oxygen discovery defies knowledge of the deep ocean
The discovery that lumps of metal on the seafloor produce oxygen raises questions over plans to mine the deep ocean.
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Human Rights Watch
As Europe Heats Up, Silencing Climate Activists is Emerging as a Troubling Trend
As the climate crisis accelerates, some European governments are seeking to silence groups that are trying to raise the alarm. Scientists have linked extreme weather events like excessive heat, flooding and wildfires to big emitter states’ failure to take…
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Kamala Harris has reportedly *declined* to preside over the Senate for Benjamin Netanyahu's address to Congress this week.
Times of Israel reports Biden campaign scheduled her to be at an event.
"That probably wasn’t an accident," former admin official said—suggesting White House wanted to avoid clips of her at Netanyahu’s speech.
Huge shift in US politics if it's toxic to appear with Bibi Netanyahu.
Times of Israel reports Biden campaign scheduled her to be at an event.
"That probably wasn’t an accident," former admin official said—suggesting White House wanted to avoid clips of her at Netanyahu’s speech.
Huge shift in US politics if it's toxic to appear with Bibi Netanyahu.
Forwarded from Post-Syndiegram Mamdani Summer Jihad 🇵🇸
Forwarded from Post-Syndiegram Mamdani Summer Jihad 🇵🇸
Forwarded from Hüseyin Dogru Journalist / red. media founder
The Egyptian revolution of July 23, 1952, was the fulfillment of a great hope that the Egyptian people had cherished since the modern era when Egyptians began to struggle for their self-determination and that they must take control of their destiny.
72 years ago today, young military officers who called themselves the “Free Officers” and were seen as a conspiratorial cell seized power in a near-bloodless coup d’état—their goal: the overthrow of the monarchy and the realization of a powerful Arab nationalism.
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72 years ago today, young military officers who called themselves the “Free Officers” and were seen as a conspiratorial cell seized power in a near-bloodless coup d’état—their goal: the overthrow of the monarchy and the realization of a powerful Arab nationalism.
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