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Talking Twin Babies – 56 Million Views Later

by Pier Marton | Dec 30, 2011 | Afri, Art, Asia, Books, Dance, France, Hispanic, History, Humor, Ideas, Idées, Jewish, Juif, Magyar, Middle-East, Mystery, Native, Poet, Politics, Racism, Sounds, Spectacle, Theater, Women

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Being Pro-Israel can be Progressive!

by Pier Marton | Dec 25, 2011 | Antisemitism, Cam, Death, Ego, France, Highlights, History, Human Rights, Ideas, Idées, Jewish, Judaism, Juif, KeyText, Middle-East, Native, Now, Politics, Racism, Shoah, Time, Wars, Women

Recently an apparently well-known British blogger featured on Democracy Now! was denouncing some British politicians for being “Pro-Israel” and from my progressive perspective I was shocked. I shouldn’t have been… Too many times I have been involved in discussions...

“We Are All Icelandic Jews!” (after the 1968 “Nous Sommes Tous des Juifs Allemands!”)

by Pier Marton | Dec 24, 2011 | Antisemitism, Human Rights, Humor, Jewish, Judaism, Middle-East, Politics, Women

Iceland Jews are left out in the cold by Judy Maltz Though it numbers under 100 members, Iceland does have a Jewish community, and even a Jewish first lady. Some of them, however, say they’re afraid to identify themselves publicly as such. REYKJAVIK – Even in this...

How I became a ‘terrorist’ by Abdelrahman Al Ahmar

by Pier Marton | Dec 24, 2011 | Human Rights, Jewish, Judaism, Middle-East, Politics

How I became a ‘terrorist’ by Abdelrahman Al Ahmar in Haaretz. Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit TweetShare on...

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by Pier Marton | Dec 24, 2011 | Afri, Death, Doc, France, Human Rights, Middle-East, Politics, Women

For English translation click on CC on the first of the clips. Because of the brutality contained in these clips “viewer discretion is advised.” http://youtu.be/Gkz7Mv8DF_8 Photographs of army soldiers, thugs and unknown civilians who were throwing rocks, sharp marble...

Time Magazine Person(s) of the Year(s): Bradley Manning/Julian Assange/Daniel Ellsberg!

by Pier Marton | Dec 19, 2011 | Asia, Death, History, Human Rights, Media, Middle-East, Politics, Quotes, Racism, Site, Travel, Wars

From Daniel Ellsberg on Democracy Now: The Time magazine cover gives protester, an anonymous protester, as “Person of the Year,” but it is possible to put a face and a name to that picture of “Person of the Year.” And the American face I would put on that is Private...

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To ride the unbalance* between:
1. excellence and a kind, singular and porous identity that contains some of the scruples, humor, humility, musicality & the beauty of a harsh and confusing, yet benign and rich reality – away from distractions.
2. the stupidity and blindness of complacency, violence, injustice, pretense, egos, short-term… wishful… and group “thinking,” and empty talk – in all of their surprising embodiments. And the false sense of fullness all of this provides.
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An appeal for a world NOT so caught up in anthropo/ego/euro/ethno/oculo/esthetico -CENTRISM.
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1. Beware of those who claim to be strong – they are often dangerous.
2. Unmask the hoax of “centrality” – ask an “EX-centric” for assistance?
3. Perceive the arrogance of normalcy: everybody, in one way or another, is handicapped… which brings us back to 1.
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*Not unrelated to “There is beauty and there are the humiliated. Whatever difficulties the enterprise may present, I should like never to be unfaithful either to the second or the first.” — Albert Camus