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Tahrir Square meme: Event
openAwakening in conjunction with the University of East London is organizing a three-part event series on ‘The Tahrir Square Meme’ to be held at UEL's Dockland Campus.
Our first event is Rap and the Arab Spring.
The Long Revolution
The Long and the Quick of revolution Anthony Barnett
We live in revolutionary times... but what does this mean? Anthony Barnett
The precariat: why it needs deliberative democracy Guy Standing
The Long Revolution Raymond Williams
Occupy movement
For England's Sake!
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Jim Gabour Sunday Comics
James Warner Standing Perpendicular, as books do
Markha Valenta Inter Alia: religion, politics, culture
Paul Rogers on Global security
Li Datong on China from the inside
Mary Kaldor on Human security
Daniele Archibugi on Cosmopolitan democracy
Book - Fred Halliday's oD essays
The Drugs Policy Forum
Demotix: photo partner
So what you’re saying is the creation of the LOD is for
1. International ideological and economic dominance, by force if necessary
2. Overrule the UN when it gets in our way, to push aside anyone or country who disagrees with what we want to do.
I wonder what kind of alliance Russia and China will make in response to this league.
Reforming the UN would make a lot more sense than creating this organization.
We need to export democracy about as much as Muslims need to export Sharia law to the west. But hey if there are enough people who want sharia law in one of these democracies, we should liberate them and make sure they get what they want. I’m sure Americans will want to send their kids for that cause.
I have an idea let's make an international democracy entitlement fund! The rest of the world is too stupid to know how to create changes they dont know they want, so we can send them all checks after Al Qaeda follows us into their country and they have 100 years of terrorism to look forward to. We’ll remove all of those unnecessary programs in the Us that help Americans, and give it to them for all of their troubles they will now have to live with because of our innocent good natured plans - all the while we will cut taxes for the rich who regardless of how much they invest in companies around the world, and employ illegal immigrants for their economic growth, the rest of us won’t be able to buy their shit until China sends us some money to spend! Yaay China!
*ahem anyhow, on to my most well received opendemocracy discussion:
As far as Iran goes we created the current problem. I don’t see Iran occupying Canada or Mexico. Does Iran have their military in either country threatening or suggesting regime change at different times in the last 4 years after destroying either country?
Iran is easy to understand. They are most concerned about their security which is why they are ignoring demands to stop enriching uranium. They want some nuclear deterrence too. I’m sure that supplying Saudi Arabia with nuclear technology hasn’t helped convince them of the purity of western intentions either.
If Iran is Israel’s greatest enemy we should be trying to be friendly with their government with the intention of diluting that threat for Israel. One public meeting announcement the need for us to get along with Iran (simply put) without all of the nonsense of not taking any option off the table, would do more to decrease the problems with Iran than any sanction.
We should get between them not make things more dangerous for Israel or Iran – which is the current reality for Israel due to the Bush administrations irresponsible direction and actions in the Middle East.
Neocons of the world: Dont you love my plans?
I think the war on terror should be declared over with. There should be efforts against terrorism - all covert - and I don't want to hear about this nonsense anymore.
It time to focus on improving this country.
I just felt like a politician... theres a song in there somewhere.