Absolutely - I don't think it's a male female thing though. Racist
scapegoating is a very convenient way of distracting people and dividing them.I
hope it's clear, Ana, that my first e mail meant exactly what it said - we
should open the borders -there is enough money to wage imperialist wars, enough
money for obscene bonuses for bankers, so there is enough money to feed, clothe
house , educate and keep healthy both established inhabitants and
newcomers...cheersmichael
From: Ana Valdés <[email protected]>
To: Michael Szpakowski <[email protected]>; NetBehaviour for networked
distributed creativity <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, August 28, 2015 5:44 PM
Subject: Re: [NetBehaviour] dismal news
I has been a refugee for many years. I spent four years in jail for political
reasons (was member of a gerilla group, Tupamaros) and was deported to Sweden
in 1978. The Swedes paid me one year study of the language and gave me an apt
to rent. After one year I was on my own, got a job as a teacher and started a
publisher house with some friends. I became a writer and an anthropologist,
paid my taxes and never more needed any support.
Four years ago I moved back to Uruguay, tired and disapointed seeing a
xenophobe party rise. Today this party is the most popular party among men.
Their discourse is very similar to Trump's discourse in the US. And he is
popular among men. Why? Is that because the men are in control in the most
countries in the world (Angela Merkel is an exception) and feel themselves
treated by all those hundreds of thousands refugees fleeing Syria, Afganistan
and Africa?
The colonization of the whole world by Europeans has shaped the modern world,
at the beginning of the 20th century the whole Africa was owned by Germany,
England, France, Spain and Belgium. The slaves, stolen from Africa since the
16th century, built the wealth of Europa, Latinamerica and the US. Africa was
emptied of resources and ppl for several generations and centuries. Why is so
difficult to understand they want their fair share of the wealth and welfare
their ancestors paid with sweat and blood?
James Petras, a respected scholar, wrote about the Imperial Wars,
http://www.globalresearch.ca/the-age-of-imperial-wars/5470957
thats the imperial wars which are making the planet an unsure place to live for
the most of us.
Another important article was written by my friend the Serbian writer Jasmina
Tesanovic, married with Bruce Sterling,
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jasmina-tesanovic/we-are-all-refugees_b_8015152.html
I am the grandchild of European Spaniards and Italians fleeing the poverty in
Europe at the end of the 19th century. They were welcomed in North and South
America as working craft and fellow human in distress, why should not Europe
open the borders now? It's their historic guilt.
Ana
On Fri, Aug 28, 2015 at 7:58 AM, Michael Szpakowski <[email protected]> wrote:
Yes - the only philosophy we need on this, though, is "open the borders, let
them in!"michael
From: Kath O'Donnell <[email protected]>
To: NetBehaviour for networked distributed creativity
<[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, August 28, 2015 3:22 AM
Subject: Re: [NetBehaviour] dismal news
it's shocking to hear of so many people fleeing Syria and other countries. what
kind of world is this where they are turned away.
meanwhile in Australia, our borders are shamefully, effectively closed to
refugees, our prime minister is now considering supporting US with air strikes
in Syria and his 'border force' team are planning on checking everyone's visas
in Melbourne CBD on the weekend. it's like they think we're in 1939 Germany or
something.
I hope something can be done to help the refugees. it seems like a forced
population shift is going on atm
I haven't read the philosophers' take on it all.
http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2015/aug/23/tony-abbott-to-decide-on-joining-fight-against-islamic-state-after-us-talks
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-08-28/border-force-to-check-visas-on-the-streets-of-melbourne/6732086
On 28 August 2015 at 11:19, Alan Sondheim <[email protected]> wrote:
which in a weird way is why I hate theory - sure the whole economy is going
towards Franciscan, everyone will wise up, I don't know how this connects to
anything but I don't know how Zizek connects to anything, all this theory,
people being slaughtered in the meantime -
- Alan, if you do get more insight into Agamben please publish, thanks
On Thu, 27 Aug 2015, Johannes Birringer wrote:
dear BishopZ you have not heard of the thousands and millions of refugees and
migrants who are flooding into northwest Europe from the middle east, africa,
and the balkans (e.g. Kosovo) ? there are more than 1.5. million refugees alone
trying to leave Syria and Iraq. Have you heard of refugee camps being attacked
by right wing radicals, who fought police in east germany last week, and the
turmoil at the camps in Calais?
strangely, philosophers are writing their comments, and today V. Agamben
published an interview calling for "Europe must collapse" and suggesting a new
refuge or exit policy, that he calls 'd?soeuvrement' or 'inoperosit?'
(destitution or deactivation of the economy, the law, biology). I have not
really a clear idea what that means, but the examples given are the Fransiccan
monks and the idea of withdrawal to poverty and automomy in a cloister. I do
not know how this connects to the US election campaign, sorry.
regards
Johannes Birringer
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