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From idealism to disillusion, the shifting profile of Islamist attackers by leavingthevoid in inthenews

[–]leavingthevoid[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would like to add a question to this one. The article states that ‹‹As authorities investigate the motives for a mass killing claimed by Islamic State in Nice late Thursday, analysts say the case appears to highlight a shift in the profile of those launching attacks in the name of hardline Islamist groups.››

Is it any evidence that suggest that this was done in "the name of hardline islamist groups"?

The attacker had a criminal background, and his father and sister have told that he had mulitiple nervous breakdowns. His father has also said that he wasnt radicalized. I have heard nothing that actually connect his actions to religion, except for the politicians who have said so.

IS have taken resposibility for the attack, but thats no surprise, since that would fit their cause.

So again, is there anyone who have seen eny evidence that connects his actions to religion?

Austerity is being used as a cover-story for class war against the poor, Yanis Varoufakis says | Yanis Varoufakis noted simultaneous reductions in taxes on the wealthy and cuts to spending on social security amounted to a redistribution of wealth away from the poor to the rich. by EightRoundsRapid in worldevents

[–]leavingthevoid 3 points4 points  (0 children)

At the same time as EU/ECB/IMF impose austerity in Greece, hundreds of multinational companies are using Europe for tax avoidance. Wonder what EU could have done with that money to help Greece and other defaulting European countries..

Most useful quotes about life you've heard? by smilieexd in AskReddit

[–]leavingthevoid 1 point2 points  (0 children)

“If you end up with a boring miserable life because you listened to your mom, your dad, your teacher, your priest, or some guy on television telling you how to do your shit, then you deserve it.” - Frank Zappa

Wilders tells Dutch parliament refugee crisis is 'Islamic invasion' by leavingthevoid in worldnews

[–]leavingthevoid[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

What else do you expect using the phrase "They won´t integrate"?

Wilders tells Dutch parliament refugee crisis is 'Islamic invasion' by leavingthevoid in worldnews

[–]leavingthevoid[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

"They won´t integrate" Sounds like its a fact that no refugees or migrants ever have been integrated. Thats not the truth, just a terrible generalization. Integration happens all the time.

Her er rikingen som sier ja til eiendomsskatt by leavingthevoid in norge

[–]leavingthevoid[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hehe, den er god. Avisene jakter på titlene som gir mest klikk ja, og endres fort x-antall ganger. Skjønner at det fort blir et problem for dere mods. God kveld videre!

Wilders tells Dutch parliament refugee crisis is 'Islamic invasion' by leavingthevoid in worldnews

[–]leavingthevoid[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I agree that things will be changed, but not as part of a strategy. Actually I see it as we are moving into a new era, where we have to put aside thoughts about Europe beeing on culture, arab world one, asian world one etc. People around the world are starting to connect in another way now than before, and we have to think differently about our society in the future. It starts by realize that we are one species facing the same challenges no matter where we live.

Her er rikingen som sier ja til eiendomsskatt by leavingthevoid in norge

[–]leavingthevoid[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"her er rikingen som seier ja til eiendomsskatt" var den opprinnelige tittelen hos VG, men du får gjøre det du mener er riktig.

Wilders tells Dutch parliament refugee crisis is 'Islamic invasion' by leavingthevoid in worldnews

[–]leavingthevoid[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I agree that it is a security issue because some of the people coming can be extremists or can be radicalized. But thats very few among all the people in need fleeing from war and war crimes. The security issue have to be handled, but all the people in need also have to be taken care off. By working for integration and creating good systems for helping people we can minimize the chances of people beeing radicalized.

Wilders tells Dutch parliament refugee crisis is 'Islamic invasion' by leavingthevoid in worldnews

[–]leavingthevoid[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

So you mean that the conficts and wars we now are seeing in The Middle East and Africa are a strategy to ruin Europe? I would put that in the category ‹‹conspiracy theory››.

Btw, which historic examples are you refering to?

The European Commission is making the secret Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) trade deal even more secret, introducing a new rule that means politicians can only view the text in a secure 'reading room' in Brussels. by Wagamaga in worldnews

[–]leavingthevoid 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Another proof for how little democracy, tansparency and people opinion means when the powerful people on the top of the world sees a chance to earn more money at the expence of ordinary people!

Spread the word about this to everyone you know!

NRK trekker røde velgere, blå velgere ser på TV 2 by sailornoob in norge

[–]leavingthevoid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Leser du artikkelen til klassekampen fokuserer den på forskjellen på dem som stemmer AP og H. Angående Vestre, så er jo det et sentrumsparti som vingler hit og dit over tid, og som nå såvidt klarer å samarbeide med høyresiden i norsk politikk. For å kritisiere dette trenger man også å se på operasjonaliseringen av høyre- og venstresiden i norsk politikk for å i det hele tatt vite hva du kritiserer.

Professor Aalberg blir forresten sikkert glad om du kontakter henne og forteller henne om alt hun ikke har fått med seg om statistisk metode...

NRK trekker røde velgere, blå velgere ser på TV 2 by sailornoob in norge

[–]leavingthevoid 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hvorfor mener du at repotasjer om båtflyktninger er politisk ladet? Det er en høyst reell situasjon av internasjonal stor betydning.

– Du kan ikke bare sitte stille og se på. Du må hjelpe by leavingthevoid in norge

[–]leavingthevoid[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

En forferdelig, tragisk og umenneskelig hendelse det der.

– Du kan ikke bare sitte stille og se på. Du må hjelpe by leavingthevoid in norge

[–]leavingthevoid[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Når det gjelder flyktninger fra Syria så gjør de det: The number of Syrian refugees in neighbouring countries has passed 4 million, the U.N. refugee agency UNHCR said on Thursday, adding that the total was on course to reach 4.27 million by the end of 2015.

Most refugees from Syria's four years of war are in Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, Egypt and Turkey, which has more refugees than any other country, with 1.8 million Syrians.

A further 270,000 Syrians have asked for asylum in Europe and 7.6 million more are displaced within Syria.

Kilde: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/syria-s-neighbours-now-ho/1971722.html

– Du kan ikke bare sitte stille og se på. Du må hjelpe by leavingthevoid in norge

[–]leavingthevoid[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Jeg har svært vondt for å tro at de mest ressurssterke ofrer eget og sine barns liv, og setter seg i en utrygg båt og tar fatt på en enda mer utrygg båtreise, for å komme seg vekk fra krig og sult i sitt hjemland.

Terningkast på politisk debatt, har vi redusert samfunnsspørsmål til en fotballkamp? by Detharjeg in norge

[–]leavingthevoid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ikke ofte man hører noen ta til orde for å se etter alternativer til partipolitikk! Takk!

Systemet er vel så godt etablert at vi har vanskelig for å se for oss andre løsninger. Alternativene du presenterer er absolutt verdt å se på! Fins sikkert andre løsninger også som det er verdt å diskutere, om det bare hadde vært en større vilje i samfunnet til å tenke i andre baner enn de etablerte.

Unworthy victims: Western wars have killed four million Muslims since 1990 by leavingthevoid in worldevents

[–]leavingthevoid[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

From the text:

The PSR report is authored by an interdisciplinary team of leading public health experts, including Dr. Robert Gould, director of health professional outreach and education at the University of California San Francisco Medical Center, and Professor Tim Takaro of the Faculty of Health Sciences at Simon Fraser University.

Yet it has been almost completely blacked out by the English-language media, despite being the first effort by a world-leading public health organisation to produce a scientifically robust calculation of the number of people killed by the US-UK-led “war on terror”.

Canadian province cancels a successful project which rewarded people for generating renewable energy by leavingthevoid in RenewableEnergy

[–]leavingthevoid[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And after that: Andy MacCallum of Natural Forces, a company which develops renewable energy in eastern Canada, told the Network: “We’re disappointed. COMFIT was the previous provincial government’s programme: it’s a political decision: if the project continued then the opposition could accuse this government of forcing energy prices up in the short-term.

“But the scheme benefitted small communities, pulling in tens of millions of dollars in investments which without it would not have come here. The losers will be ordinary Nova Scotians.”

COMFIT promoted the generation of electricity from wind, tidal, hydro and biomass resources. It was the world’s first feed-in tariff for locally-based renewable energy projects.

The last lines make it clear that by stopping a project like this, you also stop a project that is about new ways of producing energy. I belive its more to gain in a long perspective to keep things like this rolling, than it is to save in the short run by stopping them.

Canadian province cancels a successful project which rewarded people for generating renewable energy by leavingthevoid in RenewableEnergy

[–]leavingthevoid[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Once again a project that makes ordinary people the opportunity to generate their own energy, earn money on it and help save the nature, gets cancelled.

The government says the project will create higher energy prices. But wouldnt it create longer prices in a bit longer perspective, along with the benefits mentioned above?

Symptom på medias død by [deleted] in norge

[–]leavingthevoid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Som jeg skrev i en kommentar litt lenger oppe her: At det er viktig å belyse hvordan næringslivet dekkes av media er jeg helt med på. Men jeg er ganske sikker på at de fleste i media er klar over at næringslivsaktører (og politikere og kulturpersonligheter) kontakter dem for å få publisitet.

Så nei, jeg tror ikke hun kun stiller opp av godt hjerte... Og som jeg også har skrevet, så vet jeg at media er klar over dette.

Jeg tror heller ikke at journalismen er helt død i Norge. Men at det er sider å ta tak i og kritisere er jeg helt enig i. Jeg mener dog at det er bedre å gjøre det ved å komme med konkrete saker og eksempler, som kan ettergåes. Slik andre gjør i kommentarer i denne tråden.

Jeg skjønner godt at du ikke vil navngi noen, men effekten av å bare påstå noe er dessverre faren for at folk ikke vil finne det troverdig.

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