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Category Archives: Politics
Six Billion Dollars
Q: What do you get for spending 6 billion $ on an election campaign in the US? A: You maintain the status quo. The President is re-elected, the House of Representatives remains Republican and Democrats maintain their majority in the … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Politics, USA
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Not another historic election
Of course it had to happen with this US election as well. It happens with every election now, whether domestic or international ones. TV anchors, journalists, bloggers and especially the candidates call this “a historic election”. But they almost never explain why. In … Continue reading
Ethical Dilemmas on Election Day
For election day, I would like you to imagine the following scenarios and tell me in the comments how you would decide and for what reasons. Scenario 1: Imagine you are a strong supporter of Barack Obama. You are 100% … Continue reading
My predictions for the US Presidential Election 2012
I know that after tonight’s US Presidential election, whatever the outcome will be, a lot of people will say “I told you so” and “that’s exactly what I said would happen”. I am different. I make my predictions before election … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, USA
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Amnesty International on Strike
A number of employees of Amnesty International, the human rights NGO, went on strike yesterday over the threat of job losses. Let us examine how this strike affected the human rights situation yesterday: – The Syrian government continued to murder the population … Continue reading
Nobel Peace Prize 2012 for Liu Xiaobo
My suggestion for the Nobel Peace Prize 2012: Liu Xiaobo, the Chinese writer and human rights activist. Yes, I know that Liu Xiaobo already won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2010 and I know it would be the first time that … Continue reading
Posted in China, Human Rights, Politics
Tagged Human Rights, Liu Xiaobo, Nobel Peace prize
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The EU is finally a World Power
You know you have reached the level of world power when your flags get burned in the streets. America, step aside – here comes the EU. Now if only the protesters in Greece could explain what they want to express … Continue reading
Where is Charlie Wilson when you need him?
Charlie Wilson was a member of the US House of Representatives who in the 1980s lobbied intensively for arming the Afghan rebels against the Soviet Union. He personally secured a lot of the funding for the Afghan Mujahideen from the … Continue reading
Easily Confused, # 7
Clint Eastwood arguing with an empty chair: Mitt Romney having a debate with an empty podium:
Posted in Politics, USA
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Two actors, two very different messages
In the country that gave us Hollywood, it won’t come as a surprise that actors weigh in on the upcoming Presidential election. And I don’t even mean Clint Eastwood. First, Chuck Norris (plus wife). We haven’t heard from him in … Continue reading
The Happy Hermit 