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The Common Enemy is Not the Way to Unity
History repeatedly shows that some forms of unity are deceptive, offering only a fleeting alliance against a common enemy. This kind of unity, while powerful on the surface, fails to nurture the depth needed for true cohesion. True unity is not about rallying against something; it’s about coming together for something. Rather than focusing on Read the full article…
Peace
It’s the people who create the war. Of course. A similar cliché is: peace only starts within yourself, and nowhere else. But what does that mean, ‘peace within yourself’? Peace does not start at the enemy, but at the enemy of the enemy. At yourself, thus. And then also at the enemy. Because even that Read the full article…
Enlightenment, Kant, AURELIS, Growth
It’s time to bring things together. This is according to me the only way forward. ‘Western Enlightenment’ points to a historical period from +/- 1650 onwards, till +/- first part of 19th century. It was multifaceted, to say the least, and came in several waves from ‘moderate’ to ‘radical’… to even ‘totalitarian’ (à la Robespierre). Read the full article…