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The Battle We Didn't Choose

The Battle We Didn't Choose
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Société : Le jour où la classe moyenne se soulèvera | Presseurop.eu Nos dirigeants ne réalisent pas qu'ils sont assis sur un baril de poudre, prévient le philosophe polonais Marcin Król. Car la classe moyenne à qui l’on refuse toute perspective de promotion sociale, pourrait voir la révolution comme son dernier recours pour se faire entendre. Contrairement aux idées reçues, ce ne sont pas les pauvres et les malheureux qui font les révolutions en Occident, mais bel et bien les classes moyennes. Ce fut le cas de toutes les révolutions, à commencer par la Révolution française, à l’exception près de la révolution d'Octobre, qui a été un coup d'Etat perpétré dans une situation de désordre politique extrême. Quand la classe moyenne décide-t-elle de déclencher la révolution ? Citoyens de deuxième catégorie Dans le cas classique de la Révolution française, le rôle d'avant-garde révolutionnaire a été joué par des avocats, des entrepreneurs, des employés de l'administration publique de l'époque et par une partie des officiers de l'armée. Domination des vieillards

Photography by Dave Engledow Dave Engledow joined 3 years ago, has been awarded 4 featured photos, was published in Fotoblur Magazine, has 1,006 followers, follows 320 other members, received 409,748 profile views, promoted 4,532 photos, and submitted 378 photos. Although I received a degree in photojournalism from the University of Texas at Austin, most of my professional life has been dedicated to progressive politics and workers' rights. I have never pursued any sort of career in photography, although I have had a small number of gallery exhibitions and scattered publication. I am relatively new to the world of digital photography--I was inspired to purchase my first DSLR about a year and half ago, upon learning that my wife was pregnant with our first child. I have shot and edited more images since then than I had in the previous 10 years combined.

You are not Banksy Banksy est un artiste dont l’identité civile est inconnue, mais dont les œuvres sont reconnues mondialement. Nick Stern s’est amusé à reprendre les collages et interventions urbaines de l’artiste anglais et d’en faire des clichés très réussis. Un projet complet à découvrir en photos dans la suite de l’article. Absinthe poetry Several poems about or referencing absinthe exist all over the world. The more one digs for it the more one finds. It just never ends. Poems about absinthe will probably exist in all times but the best ones will likely remain the ones written during the Belle Epoque. Please note that all images and texts contained on this page are subject to copyright and may not be used without the written permission of Absinthe.se or the respective owners. Antonin Artaud, 1896 - 1948 In the early 1920's Antonin Artaud was very much influenced by the great French poets Verlaine, Mallarmé and Rimbaud. Verlaine Boit "Il y aura toujours des grues au coin des rues,Coquillages perdus sue les grèves stellairesDu soir bleu qui n'est pas d'ici ni de la terre,Où roulent des cabs aux élytres éperdues. Et roulent moins que dans ma tête confondueLa pierre verte de l'absinthe au fond du verre,Où je bois la perdition et les tonnerresA venir du Seigneur pour calciner mon âme nue. Ah! Ah! Marie Corelli, 1855 - 1924 Come!

BRISTENA Tales of War French POWs passing by a Hotchkiss 25 mm antitank gun, carrying one of their woundeds. Thulin, Belgium, May 1940 (Source: ecpad.fr) machtzumsieg: Photo taken from my new book “Uniforms and medals of the German army 1933-1945” Recorded by a USAF P 47D pilot : a Luftwaffe pilot escaping his Fw 190. The grave of a German soldier at Romeries, France. German soldiers from a bike company sleeping near Hensies. A panzer commander form the 4.Panzer-Division at the Gembloux battle (Belgium). Sick of the little wannabe nazis on Tumblr. A USAF B 17 after a direct flak hit above the railroad it was supposed to bomb. Soviet soldiers fighting in the streets of Stalino - now known as Donetsk - in Ukraine, 1943. (Source: worldwar-two, via lout-ka)

: Irina Werning Mariage Pour Tous : Les clichés instagram de la manif En ce dimanche 27 janvier 2013, c’est la manifestation pour le Mariage pour tous. Voici une petite sélection de clichés Instagram des twittos. Johnny Got His Gun Johnny Got His Gun is an anti-war novel written in 1938 by American novelist and screenwriter Dalton Trumbo[2] and published September 1939 by J. B. Lippincott.[1] The novel won one of the early National Book Awards: the Most Original Book of 1939.[3] Plot[edit] Joe Bonham, a young soldier serving in World War I, awakens in a hospital bed after being caught in the blast of an exploding artillery shell. He gradually realizes that he has lost his arms, legs, and all of his face (including his eyes, ears, teeth, and tongue), but that his mind functions perfectly, leaving him a prisoner in his own body. Joe attempts suicide by suffocation, but finds that he had been given a tracheotomy which he can neither remove nor control. Characters[edit] Joe Bonham Joe Bonham is the main character. Regular Day Nurse Bill Bonham (Joe's father) Joe's father, Bill Bonham, courted Joe's mother and raised a family with her in Colorado. Macia Bonham (Joe's mother) Kareen (Joe's girlfriend before he leaves for war)

Cafeneaua care taxează timpul Daria Volkova, o femeie de 24 de ani care a emigrat din Rusia în Germania în 2008, a fost cea care a deschis Slow Time după modelul cafenelelor din Moscova în care localnicii și turiștii se pot aciua fără să aibă grija băuturilor scumpe, ci doar pe cea a timpului petrecut acolo. Clienții sunt taxați cu 2 euro când intră în localul din Wiesbaden, după care plătesc câte 0,005 euro pe minut, adică 3 euro pe oră. Cafeaua, ceaiul și apa sunt gratuite, la fel și biscuiții, însă clienții își pot aduce mâncare și băutură din afară sau pot comanda o pizza. Imigranta rusă, care a deschis Slow Time în aprilie anul acesta, spune că scopul ei principal este să câștige îndeajuns încât să se întrețină pe ea și pe fiica ei de șase ani. Sursa: Oddity Central

Bernard Stiegler : « Le marketing détruit tous les outils du savoir » - Société de consommation Texte publié intégralement dans la revue Soldes [1], que vous pouvez vous procurer dans l’une de ces librairies ou lors de l’événement organisé au Point éphémère à Paris le 24 mars (voir à la fin de l’article). Peut-on sortir de l’ère industrielle ? J’ai la conviction profonde que ce qu’on appelle humain, c’est la vie technicisée. Quand on appréhende les questions dans leur globalité, il est inconcevable de faire face à cette poussée démographique avec des moyens non industriels. D’où vient cette hégémonie du capitalisme financier ? En 1977, au moment du mouvement punk, c’est l’enclenchement d’une catastrophe annoncée. Comment s’opère cette destruction des savoirs ? Aujourd’hui, 180 millions de Chinois sont dépressifs et partout ailleurs les gens sont dépressifs. Le marketing triomphant… ? Ce qui s’est mis en place dans les années 1950 avec le développement des médias de masse, c’est le projet d’Edward Bernays, le neveu de Sigmund Freud. Le web, c’est l’ère industrielle de l’écriture.

Marina Abramović Made Me Cry Marina Abramović Made Me Cry Photographs by Marco Anelli. From the book: PORTRAITS IN THE PRESENCE OF MARINA ABRAMOVIC (Marco Anelli © 2010) Portraits taken during the MoMA's exhibit of performance artist "Marina Abramović: The Artist Is Present". Some people couldn't handle the heat. Tumblr by: Katie Notopoulos katie.notopoulos@gmail.com See also: Marina Abramovic Hotties Diving Dogs Photography Le photographe Seth Casteel est un amoureux des animaux, et particulièrement des chiens. Il a ainsi décidé de prendre en photo des chiens au moment de leur plongeon dans une piscine. Un rendu amusant et saisissant à découvrir dans une série d’images dans la suite.

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