Why Europe doesn't get 'fixed'

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Why Europe doesn't get 'fixed'

#1 Post by OFSO » Sun Apr 09, 2017 9:11 am

Quote from translations of Discorsi sopra la prima deca di Tito Livio; 3 vols. published between 1512–1517 (Discourses on the First Ten Books of Titus Livius) by Niccolò Machiavelli (May 3, 1469 – June 21, 1527)

"Anyone who studies present and ancient affairs will easily see how in all cities and all peoples there still exist, and have always existed, the same desires and passions. Thus, it is an easy matter for him who carefully examines past events to foresee future events in a republic and to apply the remedies employed by the ancients, or, if old remedies cannot be found, to devise new ones based upon the similarity of the events. But since these matters are neglected or not understood by those who read, or, if understood, remain unknown to those who govern, the result is that the same problems always exist in every era.

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Re: Why *** THE WORLD*** doesn't get 'fixed'

#2 Post by Boac » Sun Apr 09, 2017 9:34 am

Correction.

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#3 Post by Cacophonix » Mon Jan 15, 2018 11:59 am

Given that things many things don't ever seem to be fixed, even by those who have read and are cognoscenti of Master Niccolò's treatise, I wonder if it is not time that we considered the wisdom of Einstein who suggested that "The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, but expecting different results”...!

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More Bullsh*t from Mutti !

#4 Post by OFSO » Wed Feb 28, 2018 9:26 am

A xenophobia row has broken out in Germany after a charity excluded foreigners from receiving free food.
The Essener Tafel charity said it was implementing a temporary restriction on the use of its food banks because foreigners make up 75 percent of those using the services in recent years, the BBC reported.
Under new rules, claimants must present a German passport before they receive the free food.
Essener Tafel collects surplus food that would otherwise be thrown away and distributes it to those in need. It is based in Essen, in the industrial Ruhr region in the west of Germany. The charity says it helps around 16,000 poor people in the city.

Even Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel has been drawn into the furor, speaking out against the charity’s decision. “One shouldn't run services on the basis of such categorizations. That’s not good,” she told broadcaster RTL.
“But it also shows the amount of pressure there is, and how many people are needy. That’s why I hope they can find good solutions which do not exclude groups,” the chancellor added.

The charity’s managers are planning to hold an emergency meeting to discuss the backlash against the policy, which was put in place in December.

(Source: "Newsweek" current issue.)

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Re: Why Europe doesn't get 'fixed'

#5 Post by OFSO » Fri Jun 01, 2018 2:09 pm

1st June: Jean-Claude Junkers apologises for suggesting that southern Italians are corrupt and lazy. (BBC website)

Coming soon: Junkers apologies for suggesting that heaps of ordure found in the woods are due to the population of Ursidae Ursus, and that the man who wears a funny hat and waves his arms from the windows of the Vatican "is not necessarily Jewish".

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Re: Why Europe doesn't get 'fixed'

#6 Post by OFSO » Wed Jun 06, 2018 2:50 pm

I see the EU Commission has decided not to apply penalties to Austria (etc) for infringements against human rights of immigrants as it would be "too devisive" within the EU. Anything to keep the EU together, eh !

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