Nèdeem Elmahjoub's blog

Against Diversity This was written in 2008. It is good to remember what has produced Trumpism.

Walter Benjamin: Critique of the State

Proctor explains that ignorance can often be propagated under the guise of balanced debate. For example, the common idea that there will always be two opposing views does not always result in a rational conclusion. “Although for most things this is trivial – like, for example, the boiling point of mercury – but for bigger questions of political and philosophical import, the knowledge people have often comes from faith or tradition, or propaganda, more than anywhere else.” The man who studies the spread of ignorance

"The State is a relation of men dominating men, a relation supported by means of legitimate (i.e. considered to be legitimate) violence." — Max Weber, 'Politik als Beruf' (1919) Note: Weber, unlike Marx ang Engels, substitutes "class" by the individual/individuals.

An interesting analysis albeit some narrative of politically blaming mainly the Tories.

Like any commodity, she is subject to supply and demand. "In recent decades it has become a trend in China for a man to give his wife-to-be's family a cash sum, like a reverse dowry. But the "bride price" has been rising, particularly  in poorer rural areas  where there are fewer potential wives, reaching more than 100,000 yuan ($14,000; £12,000) in some places." 

After all, big business worked with Hitler. "War is terrible, but is also terribly profitable." The tip of the ice-berg: Lafarge as an example