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9 juin 2009

CCTV, videosurveillance: paradigm shift

Everybody has as opinion on CCTV and videosurveillance. The majority of the population, when asked in surveys, is in favour, up to a proportion of 75%. As with topics discussed broadly and where each opinon is supposed to be valid, we are lost in oceans...

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Tags: CCTV, criminal law, guilty, innocent, philosophy, videosurveillance

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7 juin 2009

Slogan pour églises

je crois donc je croîs

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Tags: slogan eglises

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7 juin 2009

Each generation is convinced to be the last good one

A fascinating tendency across history is the belief that the next generation is "lost" or at least "worse" in a way or in an other than the current one. In all domains of social life, and particular education, respect and moral, the generation in power...

Posté par asheshes à 12:28 - Commentaires […] - Permalien [#]

Tags: generation

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31 mai 2009

drug legalisation : the only efficient policy

Legalisation of the drug market is the only way to reduce risks for the consumers and the power of the criminal underworld. Legalisation does not mean liberalisation, since the State would in fact get more involved in the governance of drugs: prevention...

Posté par asheshes à 13:34 - Commentaires […] - Permalien [#]

Tags: drug policy, prohibition

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24 mai 2009

Revisiting history instead of present times

A striking fact about contemporary media is the ability to continuously revisit known and well documented facts instead of questioning current trends. There is not one week on the European TV landscape without a broadcast on the World war II, especially...

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Tags: History, Media, Shoha, World war II

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24 mai 2009

Switzerland: Schengen neutral to security

As Switzerland voted on the integration of the Schengen acquis into Swiss law, many parties pretended that security would be reduced, with more criminals being able to enter the country uncontrolled at the borders. This of course was non-sens, since only...

Posté par asheshes à 20:14 - Commentaires […] - Permalien [#]

Tags: Schengen, Switzerland, evaluation, security

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24 mai 2009

Paranoia: Islam replaces Communism

It is fascinating to see how common enemies evolve rapidly, as a need of fragmented groups to feel "united" against someone, an idea or a religion. Islam has replaced Communism in the paranoia of Europeans elite, probably also of the USA. In the same...

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Tags: Islam, elite, fear, paranoia

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24 mai 2009

ICC: the misunderstanding

A troubling condition, for some communities or countries, to start their own future is to have their past suffering be recognised either legally, or by historians. Take justice for now. The role, misunderstood by 90% of the media, politicians and lawyers,...

Posté par asheshes à 18:40 - Commentaires […] - Permalien [#]

Tags: ICC, critics, error, mistake

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24 mai 2009

adaptation: from biology to sociology

A disturbing discourse reappears routinely on societies or civilisations that are growing increasingly powerful, or at least seem to do so. This is the discourse on the capacities to "adapt". Like, in biology, some viruses or bacteria are described. They...

Posté par asheshes à 18:12 - Commentaires […] - Permalien [#]

Tags: adaptation, fear of immigration, sociology

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