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Why Social Democracy is Failing Europe
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There is a certain tension in the phrase, "social democracy," and the description of someone as a social democrat. Social in this context is socialism by the state. A democrat supports the freedom for individual electors to express and defend personal interests in regular plebiscites. The two positions are incompatible.
At this point we should note that in economic terms there is little philosophical difference between European socialism and communism. Both seek to relieve capitalists of the means of production in favor of the state, either by ownership or control. Marx himself saw socialism as a temporary phase on the way to full communism. However, we all know from experience that communism fails by impoverishing everyone except a coterie of leaders. The same problem of the state's inability to calculate prices, other than with reference to labor costs, and to foresee what consumers require on the morrow bedevils both socialism and communism. The principal difference between the two is the speed at which economic disintegration takes place, tied to the rate at which the socializing state removes personal freedoms and destroys wealth.
Social democrats assume that moderate socialism does not lead to those outcomes, which is a mistake. They are deceived.
With social democracy we observe committed socialists and communists using democracy as the pathway towards increasing socialism and eventual communism. But there's a problem, which in time becomes increasingly obvious to the electorate. Electors become poorer over time, and the more progressive among them seek to escape in order to participate in more capitalistic economies. Lenin and Mao Zedong dealt with this tendency by suppressing all freedom of expression and they redefined democracy to permit only the election of communist officials. Intellectuals, always the first to express discontent, were liquidated or sent to the Soviet gulags and China's penal labor camps.
In Western Europe a different, more patient approach was needed for the communist revolution. And this is where the concept of the social democrat springs from.
The tactic was (and still is) to stand firm on socialism and force compromises always to be made by the democrats. For decades it was the basis of Soviet foreign policy, which employed "useful idiots" to spread communism in both universities and political circles. Their influence was what defeated Enoch Powell and still drives Ken Clarke and his fellow appeasers towards greater socialism. It is clear that social democratic politicians need not be communists, only appeasers.
Social democratic political parties express a belief in social justice. But social justice is a meaningless term used by the far left to attract support for more extreme forms of socialism. In Europe, social democrats advocating social justice have held sway since the Second World War. But they are becoming victims of their success at taking down capitalism, because they are losing electoral support.
The era of social democracy appears to be coming to an end. Germany's SPD recently suffered its worst electoral result since the Second World War, and France's Socialist Party came fifth in the presidential election won by Emmanuel Macron, a political outsider. Other social democratic parties to have lost ground include the Netherlands' Labour Party, Italy's Democratic Party and Austria's Social Democrats. In the United States there was a rejection of the Democrats in favor of President Trump, who like Macron in France started as a political outsider.
Brexit was the rejection by the British voter of the socializing controls imposed by a remote super-state. The British parliament initially paid lip-service to the electorate's wishes, before rallying round its socialist credentials and is now conspiring to stop Brexit. So strong is Parliament's collective socialist instinct that May's appeasing government is prepared to destroy its electoral base rather than stand against the socialist tide. It comes at a time when the Labour Party has been captured by a Marxist clique which appears increasingly likely to form the next government.
Commentators attribute the decline in social democracy to events such as the great financial crisis. This and other reasons are why traditional working-class and blue-collar workers have drifted away. The philosophical conflict between socialism and democracy is at the heart of the rebellion, if only the voters themselves knew it. Instead of rejecting socialism, they are embracing extremes, and the extremes are always socialist extremes. Notably, almost none of the disillusioned social democrats support free markets.
The point missed by most analysts is that social democracy is failing because of the contradiction between personal freedom and state control.
As a form of mild socialism, it fails for the same reason as did communism. It all plays into the hands of the communists, for whom the failure of social democracy is an opportunity. They encourage the rank and file to blame capitalism. The collapse of capitalism is inevitable, as Marx wrote. And its collapse hastens full-blooded communism. Communism is a broken philosophy, as has been clearly demonstrated. But ruthless leaders still see it as the means of obtaining power over their fellow humans.
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1 seeder †hε pε⊕pレε'š ƒïšh 3 months ago
Read, article, discuss article!
2 luther28 3 months ago
Brexit was the rejection by the British voter of the socializing controls imposed by a remote super-state
In truth it was a group of many uninformed voters that had no idea what they were voting for, hence the wish by many for a do over.
Funny while in Europe I had the opportunity to discuss the differing aspects of Social Democracy with some young folks from Germany and Denmark. While admittedly their taxes are higher, they are free from the worry of health, education and retirement issues and claim to be quite happy with their lot. As with our system their are pluses and minuses, but it does not seem to be on the wane anytime soon.
2.1 KDMichigan replied to luther28 @2 3 months ago
they are free from the worry of health, education and retirement issues
Nothing is free. A lot of our young folks here want the same thing.
It's funny watching my daughter who took on these socialist ideas complain about losing 1/3 of her paycheck to taxes.
2.1.1 luther28 replied to KDMichigan @2.1 2 months ago
While admittedly their taxes are higher, they are free from the worry of health, education and retirement issues and claim to be quite happy with their lot.
Did not say it was free, higher tax structure pays for it.
3 Sunshine 3 months ago
When someone throws out the term "social justice" hang on to your purse ladies.
4 evilgenius 3 months ago
I've already given up my personal freedom for corporate control!
4.1 Dean Moriarty replied to evilgenius @4 3 months ago
All of my work is for corporations. We both benefit. I still maintain control of what work I choose to do and what I will reject.
4.1.1 seeder †hε pε⊕pレε'š ƒïšh replied to Dean Moriarty @4.1 3 months ago
I woke up this morning and chose to work for the corporation.
4.1.2 evilgenius replied to †hε pε⊕pレε'š ƒïšh @4.1.1 3 months ago
I woke up this morning wanting to sue Charter Spectrum for shitty service, but found they buried an arbitration agreement into the contract. I had to look it up on Google, and found the tracking pop-up ads for women's pajamas (I wanted to buy something nice for my gf's birthday last month) to be super annoying. Alexa came on out of nowhere to tell me she didn't understand a question I never asked. I needed to get some gas on my way into the office this morning too and found my regular convenience station had closed because QuikTrip put in 12 new stations last year and under priced everyone driving them out of business. I could go on and on and on on how incrementally we have ceded control of our lives and many of our rights to corporations. This isn't in any way a support of Socialism it's just an observation that our current system has it's flaws too.
4.1.3 seeder †hε pε⊕pレε'š ƒïšh replied to evilgenius @4.1.2 3 months ago
but found they buried an arbitration agreement into the contract.
I think apple has rights to my dog's first born, still reading. Unfortunately these agreements are complicated by the regulatory nonsense imposed by our government.
4.1.4 Sunshine replied to evilgenius @4.1.2 3 months ago
I could go on and on and on on how incrementally we have ceded control of our lives and many of our rights to corporations
Is some of it by choice? When government gets involved choice no longer exist...take the IRS for example. Who isn't terrified of the IRS? The government has made sure of that.
4.1.5 evilgenius replied to Sunshine @4.1.4 2 months ago
Is some of it by choice?
Of course. We will give up tons of freedoms for the sake of convenience. It's a human failing.
When government gets involved choice no longer exist..
Wrong. Government is nothing more than a body of people who we send to write rules. Without government there is no society. When government favors then choice becomes limited until it no longer exists. Since the '80s (both parties) have largely sided with big business at expense of small business, small communities and individuals.
Somehow, I don't know how, we need a better system to hold individuals in Congress to a higher standard of ethics. The Congressional ethic office is a joke, the press is largely ineffective and most people care more about fake reality tv than voting.
Unfortunately these agreements are complicated by the regulatory nonsense imposed by our government.
Yes! Business has too big an influence in our governments.
4.1.7 luther28 replied to evilgenius @4.1.6 2 months ago
Calvin Coolidge - History Central
https://www.historycentral.com/Bio/presidents/coolidge.html
Coolidge is probably best known for his statement that the "business of America is business." This reflected his position that government should interfere as little ...
They are one in the same, have been for some time. Crony capitalism.
4.1.8 lib50 replied to †hε pε⊕pレε'š ƒïšh @4.1.3 2 months ago
these agreements are complicated by the regulatory nonsense imposed by our government.
That are imposed at the behest of the corporate elite to benefit themselves over consumers.
Well of course, it's called cronyism and corruption.
4.1.10 evilgenius replied to †hε pε⊕pレε'š ƒïšh @4.1.9 2 months ago
Which is what happens to all the -isms.
4.1.11 livefreeordie replied to luther28 @4.1.7 2 months ago
Nonsense. Crony capitalism occurs where government controls markets, not in small government
5 Dismayed Patriot 2 months ago
"There is a certain tension in the phrase, "social democracy," and the description of someone as a social democrat. Social in this context is socialism by the state. A democrat supports the freedom for individual electors to express and defend personal interests in regular plebiscites. The two positions are incompatible."
Right from the start it mischaracterizes "socialism", "democracy", "social democracy" and "social democrat". The two main concepts are not incompatible if they actually understood either of them.
"At this point we should note that in economic terms there is little philosophical difference between European socialism and communism."
Total bullshit. As a recent article about George Orwell recently pointed out, European socialism was inherently opposed to communism.
"However, we all know from experience that communism fails by impoverishing everyone except a coterie of leaders."
Ah, the age old attempt to falsely claim one group you hate is like some other proven enemy. Why don't we play the same games with other groups.
"At this point we should note that in economic terms there is little philosophical difference between American conservatism and fascism."
"However, we all know from experience that fascism fails by putting all the power in the hands of a dictator who inevitably becomes corrupt."
See? We falsely tie all conservatism to fascism and then rightly point out how bad fascism is. A brilliant smear campaign ensues not based on any substance but there's lot's of angry voices arguing over each others definitions.
"The point missed by most analysts is that social democracy is failing because of the contradiction between personal freedom and state control."
No, it's under attack from white Christian conservatives who see a society for all as a society without them in charge which is unacceptable to them.
Socialism: noun - a political and economic theory of social organization which advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole.
Democracy: noun - a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives.
Social Democracy: a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives, that advocate for the means of production, distribution, and exchange to be owned or regulated by the community as a whole.
So we collectively vote on who should represent us, and if any representative moves towards either fascism or communism we elect someone else to represent us. And those elected and frequently replaced Representatives regulate capitalism which creates a balance between pure capitalism and socialism for either, if left unchecked, would destroy the nation. Out of control socialism is kept in check by our Democracy, and unfettered capitalism is kept in check by Democratic socialists.
5.1 seeder †hε pε⊕pレε'š ƒïšh replied to Dismayed Patriot @5 2 months ago
European socialism was inherently opposed to communism.
It is clear that social democratic politicians need not be communists, only appeasers.
5.2 Transyferous Rex replied to Dismayed Patriot @5 2 months ago
So we collectively vote on who should represent us, and if any representative moves towards either fascism or communism we elect someone else to represent us.
No offense Dismayed, but fat chance. We currently have that ability. We can't seem to get rid of asshats as it is.
5.2.1 XDm9mm replied to Transyferous Rex @5.2 2 months ago
We can't seem to get rid of asshats as it is
That's so hard to do when the asshats continually offer the free shit. Well it's free shit to the receiver, but it's actually paid for by others.
5.3 XDm9mm replied to Dismayed Patriot @5 2 months ago
owned or regulated by the community as a whole.
You do understand that when you indicate that "as a whole", you say essentially the government as theoretically, the government is the people.
Thank you for qualifying socialism as communism.
5.3.1 Dismayed Patriot replied to XDm9mm @5.3 2 months ago
Thank you for showing how some people, even when things are explained very slowly, still can't grasp simple concepts and decide to just jump to erroneous conclusions
Communism: noun - a political theory derived from Karl Marx, advocating class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs.
No where in my description of socialism or social democracy do I advocate for government ownership of all property or anything even close to communism. Electing representatives and regularly replacing them through free and fair elections is the foundation of a social democracy and the rules and laws that government creates are of the people, by the people, and are what regulate the capitalist supply and demand of production, distribution, and exchange for goods and services for the nation. The democratically elected civilian government also makes the decisions on how much is spent on military protection and how its spent to protect our nations system of production, distribution and exchange from foreign threats.
So, let me understand exactly what you're trying to say.
a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives
In other words a system of government exactly like we currently have. Elected representatives put in place by the eligible members of the state. Got it.
that advocate for the means of production, distribution, and exchange
It's called supply and demand. Exactly what we currently enjoy.
Exactly what we currently have. Those people willing to risk their own funds in a company own it, and government regulates it.
In other words, not everyone in the country owns Microsoft. Only those willing to gain or lose their own funds own it. If you're not willing to take a chance, don't expect to gain the rewards.
Exactly what we currently have.
Yes, a Socialist Democracy regulating a capitalist economy. I like what we have, though capitalism could use a little more oversight, not less. We need to plug the holes in the tax system that allow billionaires and huge corporations to effectively pay zero taxes and at the same time strengthen unions and workers rights and increase the minimum wage.
The false idea that Democrats want some sort of total socialist nation is pure bullshit. Some, like Bernie, express ideas that have an element of socialism, but none of his ideas, even if fully implemented, would lead to a pure socialist State and wouldn't change the fact we are a constitutional Republic. It would just be a majority of Americans recognizing that the relatively small investment to give free 2 year local college would have a potentially huge payoff. A rising tide raises all boats. The more Americans we have with higher educations the better able we will be to meet the job needs of current and future business. Or we could just stick our heads up our own asses and complain to the odorous void about how coal and manufacturing jobs and jobs you only need a GED or high school diploma for have all dried up while frantically proclaiming the communists or socialists are coming to take away the double-wide and front porch couch covered in PBR cans.
6 Freedom Warrior 2 months ago
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7 Ender 2 months ago
I have now seen several people on the right that basically push Austrian School of thought.
7.1 JBB replied to Ender @7 2 months ago
A bassackwards school of economics also known to NV alums as Kelonomics.
There are damn good reasons why John Maynard Keynes is The Father of Modern Economics and why that olde dumbass Milton Friedman is not.
A certain tension? More like a certain deception.
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Interview with Joachim Schöpfel, author of Learning from the BRICS: Open Access to Scientific Information in Emerging Countries
May 26, 2015 by RoryLitwin
Joachim Schöpfel is lecturer of Library and Information Sciences at the University of Lille 3 (France), director of the French Digitization Centre for PhD theses (ANRT) and member of the GERiiCO research laboratory. He teaches on LIS topics, including intellectual property. His research interests are scientific information and communication, especially open access and grey literature. Litwin Books recently published his book, Learning from the BRICS: Open Access to Scientific Information in Emerging Countries. Joachim agreed to be interviewed here about it.
Joachim, thank you for agreeing to do this interview. I'd like to start by asking you to tell readers a bit about yourself and what got you interested in the topic of this book.
After a PhD in Psychology at the University of Hamburg (Germany), I have been working for nearly 20 years in the French public information industry before returning to academic life. As an author and information manager, I have always been interested in open access as a set of tools and services designed to facilitate scientific communication. Most of my publications are freely available on the French open repository HAL. Also, I am interested in the development of the open access movement, in France and Germany and other European countries, but also in other regions of the world. Because of their economic and demographic dynamics, the BRICS countries play a particular role in global policies, may it be security, public health, ecology, innovation, research or education. This was the reason why a couple of years ago I became interested in open access initiatives and projects in these countries.
For readers' info, the BRICS countries are the "emerging" economies of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. What are some of the basic differences regarding the open access movement in those countries, versus the U.S. and Europe?
Perhaps the most important difference is that the scientific output of the BRICS countries has largely been neglected and underrepresented by the international databases and catalogs; and partly still is. Language, culture, politics – all this may explain the underrepresentation but today they want to be visible and have impact on the global landscape of scientific research.
Another difference is that they had and partly still have more problems than the U.S. or Europe to get access to the core of scientific information. Again, language plays a role but also the economics of scientific information and technical infrastructures. Open access, therefore, has another and sometimes more crucial meaning for the BRICS countries, as a vector of global dissemination of their scientific results and as a way to get access to larger amounts of information than before.
So what does the book say about the open access situation in the countries discussed? Could you tell us its scope and outline it?
The book shows that all emerging countries develop an open access policy. Yet, the diversity and differences prevail. Each country pursues its own open access strategy that fits best with its economic, financial, political and scientific situation. Each strategy is specific and different, except for Brazil and South Africa which started a bilateral collaboration for OA journal publishing on the SciELO platform. However, all countries face the same double challenge, i.e. how to increase the visibility and global impact of their scientific output, and how to improve access to scientific and technical information for their research and higher education? Open access can be an answer to both.
Can you give a few interesting examples of the differences between the open access policies in these countries?
The public policy concerning open access journals is quite different between the countries. While Brazil and, to a lesser degree, South Africa, invest into a central public platform for OA journals (SciELO, SciELO-SA), the other countries and in particular China and India have another strategy, based on larger numbers of different OA servers. Another difference is the role of the public sector. Russia for instance, but also Brazil seem to consider that free access to research output is part of the social and political responsibility of the State, i.e. national or regional authorities. Open access, gold or green road, should not be controlled by commercial publishing houses. On the other hand, India and perhaps even more China foster further individual, institutional and often corporate initiatives, without clear distinction between "for profit" and "non for profit" dissemination. A third difference is related to their global strategy. While some countries focus more on regional collaborations, such as Brazil and South Africa, others (China, Russia, India) appear to seek global impact, in competition with Western countries, which means for instance, that for them the question of English content and the visibility in international initiatives are of prime importance.
The title, Learning from the BRICS, suggests that there are lessons to be learned from these countries in going forward with OA in the West. What do you think are some of the lessons to be derived for us?
One lesson is that there is no single solution or magic recipe for open access, and that a pragmatic and flexible approach fitting with local conditions seems more important than preconceived ideas about what should be done. Perhaps there is no unique or dominant model of open access. Perhaps there never will be. Perhaps, too, there is no need for a unique model, be it green or gold. Diversity may be a better option for sustainable development. Another lesson is the need for a strong commitment to open access shared by scientific and political authorities in order to increase the impact of the countries' research output and the availability of scientific information. With the words of one of the book's authors, Abel Packer from SciELO (Brazil): "National research policies that favour open access is the main factor to advance open access". Yet, as our book shows, this commitment must also be shared by the local and domain-specific research communities in order to transform national policy into a success story. This is the third lesson: learning from each other does not only mean learning from failures, mistakes and dead-ends but more so and above all, learning from success. More than the understanding of problems and challenges, perhaps the real message of our book is the importance of success stories. The development of open access depends on the promotion of successful initiatives, such as SciELO in Latin America. Expect success, focus on it, and coordinate scientific and political efforts in favour of open science.
Thank for this interview, Joachim. Your insights are very much appreciated, by me and I'm sure by our readers. Litwin Books is privileged to have published this title.
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A New Mexico man who had been described as a "commander" of a group accused of detaining migrants was sentenced to nearly two years in prison Wednesday for illegally possessing guns, prosecutors said.
Larry Mitchell Hopkins, 70, was sentenced to 21 months for being a felon in possession of a firearm, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Mexico said in a statement.
Hopkins pleaded guilty in January under a plea agreement and admitted to having possessed nine pistols, rifles and shotguns on Nov. 28, 2017, in San Juan County, the U.S. attorney's office said.
Hopkins is barred from owning guns because of previous convictions in Michigan, Oregon and South Dakota.
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Hopkins was arrested in April 2019. His arrest occurred after Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, a Democrat, demanded that members of a militia group, some of whom were armed, stop detaining migrants at the New Mexico-Mexico border.
At the time of Hopkins' arrest, Jim Benvie, a spokesman for United Constitutional Patriots, said Hopkins was the group's "national commander."
The group had been accused by the American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico of capturing nearly 300 people near Sunland Park, a city about 10 miles from El Paso, Texas.
The 21-month sentence imposed Wednesday was the term sought by federal prosecutors, according to court documents.
Prosecutors said in a sentencing memorandum that Hopkins, along with others, formed an armed militia that "engaged in vigilante-tactics by detaining immigrants without any legal authority to do so."
Hopkins' attorney, Kelly O'Connell, said Thursday that Hopkins was disappointed that he would not be sentenced to time served, but he said that the plea deal was a good one that avoided more serious prison time, and that the possession of a firearm charge would be an easy one to prove.
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O'Connell noted in the defense's sentencing memorandum that Hopkins was never charged with a crime in Sunland Park. The attorney suggested that he was charged because of media and state attention about the group's activities.
Hopkins "sees the error of his ways" and has renounced any more border or militia activities, according to the defense document. His jailing and prosecution have "already inhibited other patriot border groups," O'Connell wrote.
O'Connell also wrote that Hopkins is obese and in poor health, and cited concerns that if he gets the coronavirus illness, COVID-19, in prison he could die. O'Connell said that with the time Hopkins already has already served, he faces around 9 months in prison.
Hopkins had previously been convicted in three states of criminal impersonation of a peace officer, gun possession and federal charges of failure to pay child support, which barred him from owning guns, prosecutors said.
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Serena Williams' illustrious doubles career has likely come to an end after she and her sister Venus fell in straight sets to the Czech duo of Linda Nosková and Lucie Hradecká in the first round of the US Open at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York.
The 23-time grand slam singles and 14-time doubles champion is still set to play against Australia's Ajla Tomljanović in the third round of the singles draw on Friday. Venus Williams lost in the first round on Tuesday.
Thursday night might have been the last match for Serena and Venus as a doubles team. The Czech Republic duo of Nosková, 17, and Hradecká, 37, advanced to the second round, winning 7-6(5), 6-4.
"I think we did a very good job, and I'm so sorry for you that we beat them, but we are so happy we did it," Hradecká said to the 23,000-plus fans in an on-court interview moments after the match.
It was the first time she had teamed with Nosková in doubles.
The Williams duo started well and had two set points with a 5-4 lead in the first, but the Czechs fought back. Hradecká and Nosková also trailed in the tiebreaker but won the last four points.
They appeared to have a commanding 4-1 lead in the second set, but Venus and Serena were able to win three consecutive games to tie it up. But the Czechs held serve to go up 5-4 then broke Serena in the final game with Hradecká hitting a backhand at the net in between the sisters for the match winner.
The Williams sisters entered the US Open as a doubles' wild card. They last played doubles together in the 2018 French Open, when they reached the round of 16.
On Wednesday, Serena defeated Anett Kontaveit 7-6(4), 2-6, 6-2 in singles play. It was Williams' fourth match since announcing in Vogue magazine she will "evolve away from tennis" after the US Open.
"I have never liked the word retirement. It doesn't feel like a modern word to me. I've been thinking of this as a transition, but I want to be sensitive about how I use that word, which means something very specific and important to a community of people," Williams, 40, said in the Vogue article published earlier this month.
"Maybe the best word to describe what I'm up to is evolution. I'm here to tell you that I'm evolving away from tennis, toward other things that are important to me," she said.
Venus Williams, 42, has not announced her future tennis plans.
If they do both leave the sport this year, they will do so having amassed 48 Grand Slam titles (singles, doubles and mixed doubles) as a family and holding a perfect mark in doubles finals (14-0). They also won three Olympic gold medals in doubles and each won a singles' gold.
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Women played an imnortapt role in the foundation of many Islamic educational institutions, such as Fatima al-Fihri's founding of the University of Al Karaouine in 859. This continued through to the Ayyubid dynasty in the 12th and 13th centuries, when 160 mosques and madrasahs were established in Damascus, 26 of which were funded by women through the Waqf (charitable trust or trust law) system. Half of all the royal patrons for these institutions were also women.[21]According to the Sunni scholar Ibn Asakir in the 12th century, there were opportunities for female education in the medieval Islamic world. He writes that women could study, earn ijazahs (academic degrees), and qualify as scholars and teachers. This was especially the case for learned and scholarly families, who wanted to ensure the highest possible education for both their sons and daughters.[22] Ibn Asakir had himself studied under 80 different female teachers in his time. Female education in the Islamic world was inspired by Muhammad's wives:...
Women played an imnortapt role in the foundation of many Islamic educational institutions, such as Fatima al-Fihri's founding of the University of Al Karaouine in 859. This continued through to the Ayyubid dynasty in the 12th and 13th centuries, when 160 mosques and madrasahs were established in Damascus, 26 of which were funded by women through the Waqf (charitable trust or trust law) system. Half of all the royal patrons for these institutions were also women.[21]According to the Sunni scholar Ibn Asakir in the 12th century, there were opportunities for female education in the medieval Islamic world. He writes that women could study, earn ijazahs (academic degrees), and qualify as scholars and teachers. This was especially the case for learned and scholarly families, who wanted to ensure the highest possible education for both their sons and daughters.[22] Ibn Asakir had himself studied under 80 different female teachers in his time. Female education in the Islamic world was inspired by Muhammad's wives: Khadijah, a successful businesswoman, and Aisha, a renowned hadith scholar and military leader. The education allowed, was often restricted to religious instruction. According to a hadith attributed to Muhammad, he praised the women of Medina because of their desire for religious knowledge:[23] How splendid were the women of the ansar; shame did not prevent them from becoming learned in the faith. While it was not common for women to enroll as students in formal classes, it was common for women to attend informal lectures and study sessions at mosques, madrasahs and other public places. While there were no legal restrictions on female education, some men did not approve of this practice, such as Muhammad ibn al-Hajj (d. 1336) who was appalled at the behaviour of some women who informally audited lectures in his time:[24] [Consider] what some women do when people gather with a shaykh to hear [the recitation of] books. At that point women come, too, to hear the readings; the men sit in one place, the women facing them. It even happens at such times that some of the women are carried away by the situation; one will stand up, and sit down, and shout in a loud voice. [Moreover,] her awra will appear; in her house, their exposure would be forbidden — how can it be allowed in a mosque, in the presence of men? While women accounted for no more than one percent of Islamic scholars prior to the 12th century, there was a large increase of female scholars after this. In the 15th century, Al-Sakhawi devotes an entire volume of his 12-volume biographical dictionary Daw al-lami to female scholars, giving information on 1,075 of them.[25] tim and eric
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You are right that I have beef with some laws; however, I've woekrd many a job that didn't drug test as it was never actually required of them to do so. So far as insurance goes, believe it or not WWE performers are considered to be private contractors and are not under any WWE insurance policy. WWE is only insured with liability against lawsuits (which are actually waved by performing for them). Their wellness policy is not forced upon them by the law as far as my research can tell. Therefore it's not a legal issue.
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I liked the shit out of this show. Aside from that horrendous Perez Hilton grbaage, I felt like everything had a point, which was great to see.I really enjoyed seeing one of my favorite old-school story props with Ryder's taped ribs. It's one of those simple things that pops when Swagger's dropping ten elbows across Ryder's back, and really drives home the impact of all the power bombs. I'm not worried about Ryder sliding back, there are way too many foam fists to sell.I really like how they're dealing with both Bryan and Jericho. They're not doing what they usually do and bludgeon the nuance out of everything. Bryan's being dickish but he's not being THAT different yet, and there's no smoking gun as to how full of shit he's been. Cold and Lawler are still treating Jericho like he's just overcome with emotion, and not harping on him not talking. Contrasting that to the horror movie stuff last week and it's amazing the same people are writing both.Also: "f**k you, I have a gym membership and you stay in...
I liked the shit out of this show. Aside from that horrendous Perez Hilton grbaage, I felt like everything had a point, which was great to see.I really enjoyed seeing one of my favorite old-school story props with Ryder's taped ribs. It's one of those simple things that pops when Swagger's dropping ten elbows across Ryder's back, and really drives home the impact of all the power bombs. I'm not worried about Ryder sliding back, there are way too many foam fists to sell.I really like how they're dealing with both Bryan and Jericho. They're not doing what they usually do and bludgeon the nuance out of everything. Bryan's being dickish but he's not being THAT different yet, and there's no smoking gun as to how full of shit he's been. Cold and Lawler are still treating Jericho like he's just overcome with emotion, and not harping on him not talking. Contrasting that to the horror movie stuff last week and it's amazing the same people are writing both.Also: "f**k you, I have a gym membership and you stay in shape by downing fish oil and blowing loads onto your own 8 x 10s"LOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLLL
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I agree, Brandon. If something like that doesn't heppan the whole thing with Kane would have been pointless except that it gives Kane and Cena time to tread water. I guess that's alright, it's apparent that this storyline isn't really directed at people like you or me but at people who are scared of Kane and relate to Cena. I'm coming to terms with WWE trying to appeal to as many people as possible so I don't resent it when they do something that isn't directed towards me. I have Chikara, afterall.Mr Horny, can I call you Chorizo? Chorizo, I agree. I still think there's a chance that Bryan will go back to being a face. I mean, Big Show comes off like he doesn't really respect Bryan and that he feels like he somehow deserves the belt and that beating Bryan should just be a formality. If that angle is played up I could see them walking back some of D Bry's heelishness and make it work.I'm unsure about Punk as a face. It's weird, I think Cena is a heel but he has the facade of a face. Punk has the...
I agree, Brandon. If something like that doesn't heppan the whole thing with Kane would have been pointless except that it gives Kane and Cena time to tread water. I guess that's alright, it's apparent that this storyline isn't really directed at people like you or me but at people who are scared of Kane and relate to Cena. I'm coming to terms with WWE trying to appeal to as many people as possible so I don't resent it when they do something that isn't directed towards me. I have Chikara, afterall.Mr Horny, can I call you Chorizo? Chorizo, I agree. I still think there's a chance that Bryan will go back to being a face. I mean, Big Show comes off like he doesn't really respect Bryan and that he feels like he somehow deserves the belt and that beating Bryan should just be a formality. If that angle is played up I could see them walking back some of D Bry's heelishness and make it work.I'm unsure about Punk as a face. It's weird, I think Cena is a heel but he has the facade of a face. Punk has the facade of a heel but is seen as a face but then goes out of his way to pull a Triple H and attempt to bury people and go after gimmicks because he's just too fucking cool for the WWE. So, I don't know. I'm enjoying Jericho too much to call him a heel.
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The Canadian Northern was amalgamated with the Grand Trunk Railroad by the
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This building was built by the Canadian Northern Railway as a six person bunkhouse circa 1919 and was used in Maymont. The Museum now uses this building as a gift shop.
Brisbin Station
This building is a portable freight and passenger shelter built at Debden in 1918. These buildings were used either as a permanent station in a very small village or as a temporary station in a larger town. They are small enough to fit on a standard flat car and therefore can be easily moved from town to town. In later years many have been converted to tool houses and storage sheds. The Brisbin station was built in Debden by the Canadian Northern and then later moved to Brisbin. In 1960 it was moved to Brock where it was used as a tool shed before coming to the museum in c. 1990.
Borden Tool Shed
Tool sheds were used to store the section gang's tools and motorcars when they were not being used. Some larger tool sheds also provided space for offices, lunchrooms and washrooms. The Borden tool shed was probably originally built as a portable station or bunk house for the Canadian Northern as it is larger than a standard tool shed and has a small office at one end. It was acquired by the museum in 1997.
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More than 2,000 cardboard cut-outs have taken their place in the BORUSSIA-PARK terraces
The "Stay at home. Be in the stands" campaign is giving fans the opportunity to have a cardboard cut-out of themselves placed in the stands at BORUSSIA-PARK. With around 8,000 orders already, the initiative continues to enjoy a great response.
It's not matchday, but BORUSSIA-PARK is filling up nicely. The players themselves have now taken their place in the Nordkurve alongside supporters, as has TV presenter Arnd Zeigler. In fact, there is even a Dortmund fan in the away section. Some 2,000 cardboard Doppelgängers have been assembled and placed in the BORUSSIA-PARK terraces, including those of the first team players and staff, who took it upon themselves to place the orders. Meanwhile, the total number of orders for cut-outs has reached more than 8,000, all of which, perhaps plus many more will help "fill the stands" if the Bundesliga season is to continue behind closed doors.
The campaign organisers are regularly overrun with orders. We can hardly keep up trying to install them, but we're obviously delighted with the overwhelming response it has received," said Borussia's supporter representative, Thomas "Tower" Weinmann, who also politely asks the fans to be patient: "Every email is being taken into account, but they all need to be dealt with one after the other."
Order your cut-out at seidabei-trotzdem.de.
If you want to have the 'cardboard you' installed in the stands, simply upload your photo to seidabei-trotzdem.de and put in your information for the cut-out to be produced. The photo is passed on to Fanprojekt Mönchengladbach (FPMG), who in turn send you an email with the information you need to transfer the money to their account. Once your payment is confirmed, FPMG take care of everything else.
The price for one cut-out is €19.00. €2.50 will go to the FPMG and a further €2.00 will go both to their campaign "Borussen helfen Borussen" (Foals help Foals) and to the Borussia Foundation. The rest of the price goes towards production and labour costs. The campaign is thereby also offering support for two small local firms in Mönchengladbach, whose shops are currently closed due to the Coronavirus pandemic. The project is a non-profit initiative. Season ticket holders can also specify their block when ordering so that they can receive their usual spot in the stands. All others will be distributed predominantly in the Nordkurve. Only Block 16, directly behind the goal, will be set up by the Ultras themselves.
For further information on Borussia Mönchengladbach, please visit www.borussia.de.
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