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Violations during elections in the EU become common
According to UN key principles, every citizen has the right, without any discrimination and without unreasonable restrictions, to take part in the conduct of public affairs, to vote and to be elected to government.
By Adomas Abromaitisabout a year ago in Critique
Hélène Rollès has unveiled her new album entitled "Hélène 2024"
On October 11, 2024, Hélène Rollès unveiled her new album entitled “Hélène 2024”, marking her return to the music scene after several years of absence. This opus, available in physical and digital formats, has generated significant interest among her fans and observers of the French music scene.
By Nathan FUNKabout a year ago in Critique
A complaint denounces dysfunctions in judicial management in two judicial courts in Laon and Soissons
A litigant recently filed a formal complaint with the High Council of the Judiciary (CSM), highlighting serious accusations against several members of the judiciary. The case, which raises questions about ethics and impartiality, involves delays in proceedings, allegations of bias, and behavior deemed contrary to the fundamental principles of justice.
By Nathan FUNKabout a year ago in Critique
Jean-Marie Le Pen: a discreet disappearance that bursts into the open and reveals deep family and political fractures
The death of Jean-Marie Le Pen, an emblematic and controversial figure in French politics, was recently announced in a rather surprising context. Marine Le Pen, his daughter and indirect successor at the head of the National Rally (RN), reportedly learned of the news through the press. This method of communicating such a serious event raises crucial questions about the internal relations within the Le Pen family and the fundamental differences between them, both personally and politically.
By Nathan FUNKabout a year ago in Critique
Why did Kamala Harris lose the 2024 US presidential election ?
Kamala Harris’ loss to Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election has raised many questions. While some were optimistic about the possibility of seeing the first female president of the United States rise to power, the election results revealed trends and failures that compromised her chances of success. Here’s an in-depth look at the reasons behind her failure.
By Nathan FUNKabout a year ago in Critique
The Hidden Meanings Behind Your Favorite Movie Tropes
Have you ever watched a movie and found yourself drawn to certain recurring themes or plot devices? These patterns, known as tropes, are the storytelling shortcuts filmmakers use to convey ideas, evoke emotions, and create connections with audiences. But beyond their surface appeal, many movie tropes carry deeper meanings that resonate with our collective psyche and cultural history.
By Decider TVabout a year ago in Critique
Grimm's Fairy Tales #3
Here is another famous fairy tale from this edition entitled 'Little Red Cap' and just by the title you may have guessed that it is the real 'Little Red Riding Hood' where there still is a mother who sends her daughter to visit her sick grandmother with cake and wine and warns her not to dawdle in the forest too long for you never know what may happen. This Little Red Cap wonders along further and further into the woods to pick flowers for grandma too, and you guessed it thinks she better get moving for it is getting late. She arrives but to find out through a conversation she and 'Grandma' have for we all know is the big bad wolf in disguise after he eats grandma and then her for in this story the wolf after eating them decides to take a nap. Along comes a hunter and hearing Red Cap in the wolf's stomach decides to cut open the wolf's stomach and let's Red Cap and Grandma out and replaces them with stones and sews the wolf up again and when the wolf awakes doesn't really feel too well and falls down and dies. In the nicer version of Little Red Riding Hood there is no cutting the wolf and replacing them with stones for Grandma and Red just escapes the wolf by running away for Little Red Riding Hood learns her lesson about being safe for herself and others. The story continues in 'Little Red Cap' for the next time another day another wolf comes along, and did she learn her lesson and proved it in a trick on this wolf? Yes, she did and went home. Why did the Grimm Brothers feel the need cut open the wolf and place stones in his stomach? It is also kind of freaky to hear a person talking after being eaten. This is like a horror story and maybe kind of gory for kids to have nightmares about being eaten by something. If I remember though there was an old cartoon that portrayed the Grimm's version of this story and made not so mean. Little Red Cap is definitely a youth and adult read while Little Red Riding Hood is fine for young children.
By Mark Grahamabout a year ago in Critique
Democracy:Is it a right acquired by everyone, or is it power that we don't deserve...
Democracy the first thing that comes into our mind after hearing democracy is that everyone has equal rights, an unbiased attitude to every opinion thoughts, queries and all kinds of liberty, free to share and express thoughts without any constraints and to elect the ruler and government officials to form the government by common people. It is indeed a decorative term. Now the question comes should democracy be given to the common people, civilians? Somebody could analogically put this question into the category of disturbing/ silly questions like "Should the right be given to people to put their dresses on? Well, to some extent, it seems like that. We may say that Fascism (or worse) ideology contradicts democracy; hence, it is the saying of fascist leaders like Mussourie, Hitler, and Kim John Woo, who had established themselves as a dictator, so it is justified for them to say it. But what about Socrates and Aristotle, the birds of philosophy who were solely against democracy? They believed democracy is a tool too good to handle properly by common people, and they would be unable to use it rationally; high-level thinking rather than silliness and self-desire could be found there, and that's why a system should never rely upon the decisions, use of democracy by common people. Well, to some extent, we cannot deny them. Common people are those who don't want to think deeply about a broader scenario without using any intellect. Rather, they think narrowly and try to avoid new stuff and new things to progress. It's not always true that what the common people are fighting for and protesting against the government is not always true. Thousands of people protested against the US government in 2020 for wearing masks due to COVID-19. Several scholars protested after the abolition of quotas for Asians to get enrolled or admitted into a university in Europe. Most of the people on the survey have supported capital punishment and harsh animal-like attitudes towards victims, telling them they cannot be redeemed. Still, why democracy is the main key to the progress of civilisation? Democracy is not only the name of the right we deserve. It is the name of that term that gives space and liberty to establish their thoughts, philosophy, and art. It provides enough space and courage to express anything without feeling any constraint or hesitation. That's how new er ideas and concepts have been introduced and brought down upon us, and we made progress. If we abolish democracy, then we are forcing barriers and limitations upon the thoughts of a man and also taking his happiness out of him, forcing him to talk, walk, and act in a synchronized definite pattern. Yes, people make mistakes. But you cannot expect anyone to be correct all the time. Maybe that mistake was a part of upcoming progress. Common people have done the most hardworking necessary job to turn the wheel of civilisation, so they should have a say; they should have an opinion. Moreover, countries that have put pressure on press censorship and criticism of the government have faced numerous problems with modernisation. Through democracy, we have learnt to respect and accept people who at times remained ignored, ill-treatment, and misbehaved by society. Now we have learnt to accept them as an integral part of our society and to respect their values. Maybe there are fundamental flaws in democracy but there is no better substitute than it. In the field of art culture, people often feel reluctant to consume and enjoy new ideas and new content for which several artists didn't come into the limelight their whole lives, like Franz Kafka, Vincent Van Gough, and Ritwick Ghatak. So we have no other option but to modify democracy profoundly to not repeat the same mistakes. Also, one misdoing or misuse can have severe effects on the economy and development, so we have to be more sincere and more careful to become a part of civilisation.
By suvangshu Chakrabartiabout a year ago in Critique
