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Gavan Reilly emphasizes the need to prioritize his and his wife's health in order to care for their daughter Doireann, who has autism and significant intellectual disabilities, while expressing frustration with the lack of support from the public system. #AutismAwareness #ParentingChallenges #CaregiverSupport

Blue White Red! relayed the statements of Jordan Bardella, who claimed that the National Rally and he himself were not responsible for the fact that Jewish French people were forced to leave Seine-Saint-Denis, could no longer wear the kippa in the street, or were leaving France because they no longer felt safe there. The author added that, in his opinion, any intellectually honest person recognized that Bardella was right. #France #Société #Sécurité (translated)

Chris' Klippel questioned the motivations of people willing to pay or donate money to Cyberleek. He recalled that previously, they believed that Rockstar only had to provide information, and asked if they still considered the amount insufficient. #Cyberleek #intellectuels #informations (translated)

The author argued that Europe needed to stop being naive, citing what they described as massive state subsidies, protectionism in China’s internal market, persistent currency undervaluation and ongoing intellectual-property issues. They linked to an article titled “To Stop the Chinese Tsunami.” https://t.co/wlKQ2hXoa9 #Europe #Trade #Economy #CN #EU

He criticized on LCI the behavior of an adult towards a 17-year-old, accusing him of only responding with contempt and distorting his words to appear to be right. He characterized this attitude as particularly troubling intellectual dishonesty. #lci #médias #intellectuel #adulte (translated)

In her latest column, Shermin Amiri warns about the dangerous intellectual and emotional laziness in the Netherlands, which leads to intolerance and anti-Semitism, while the need to show empathy and understanding for both Israelis and Palestinians is more urgent than ever. #IntellectueleLuiheid #MiddenOosten #Antisemitisme (translated)

In her work "Sermons Under the Debris," Delphine Horvilleur engages in a critical reflection on her past discourse regarding Gaza and Israel, highlighting her own blind spots and her intellectual journey within Judaism. #ConflitIsraéloPalestinien #DelphineHorvilleur #SermonsSousLesDécombres (translated)

Igor Muzevic noted that he felt awkward when the non-governmental organization quoted Nicholas Taleb, as Muki was supposedly doing in the recording. He mentioned that Taleb introduced the term "Intellectual Yet Idiot" or IYI for well-educated members of the higher middle class, which includes bureaucrats, officials of non-governmental organizations, and various experts. According to Muzevic's description, IYIs shape rules and policies, lead organizations, and manage institutions, but they are generally not the ones to bear the consequences of unsuccessful ideas. Their authority is said to be based on diplomas, titles, and positions, rather than on practical experience or proven results. He added that they often act condescendingly and interpret disagreement as ignorance, labeling skeptics as uneducated, reactionary, or populist. #IntellectualYetIdiot #NicholasTaleb #NVO (translated)

Arthur Schopenhauer: Knowing too many truths about man, I cannot expect anything good from him. Absolute proof of the truth of this statement is the contemplation and possibility of realizing the greatest crime of the destruction of the Earth and all humanity by the ruling global elite, as well as the endless wars and genocides committed by it. What negative qualities in humans did Schopenhauer discover that deeply disappointed him? A blind, irrational, and insatiable drive that governs all people and pushes them towards selfishness and suffering. Inherent selfishness and malice Selfishness is the main driving force of man. It is the desire for one's own well-being, which is often limitless. A person is willing to sacrifice the happiness of others to satisfy even the smallest whims. Malice (malevolence): The desire to cause harm or suffering to another without any personal gain, simply out of envy or sheer cruelty. Schopenhauer believes that humans are the only beings that take pleasure in the suffering of their kind. Lack of true morality. Most people do not possess true compassion. They behave "morally" or "civilized" only out of fear of the law, public opinion, or loss of reputation. If these external constraints are removed, a person quickly reveals their true, savage nature. Intellectual superficiality and stupidity. Schopenhauer was deeply disappointed by the low intellectual level of the majority. According to him, most people are: Herd animals: Prone to blindly follow fashion, authorities, and public opinion rather than think critically. Incapable of higher spiritual pleasures: Satisfied only with material goods, sensory pleasures, and empty conversations. Hypocrisy and falseness The philosopher views social rituals and etiquettes as a mask behind which people hide their hostility and selfishness. Politeness is merely "artificial skin," protecting us from mutual harm with our true intentions. Insatiability and eternal dissatisfaction Humans are doomed to an eternal cycle between desire (which brings pain until fulfilled) and boredom, devaluation, and weariness (which occur immediately after the desire is satisfied). This psychological trap makes people eternally grumbling, ungrateful, and unhappy beings. (translated)

Beatrice Rosen criticized the "Macron government" for not denouncing journalists who, according to her, had presented without verification — or perhaps deliberately — a Macronist parliamentary assistant as a high school student facing the government, when he was not. She felt that this validated practices worthy of obscurantist regimes and reinforced the arguments of the Mélenchonists. She described this attitude as counterproductive and dishonest, and called for more intellectual honesty in a climate she described as marked by widespread mediocrity. #journalisme #honnêteté #politique (translated)

The author wrote that they felt honored to participate intellectually and were grateful that they could read, write, and think. They added that these opportunities were not taken for granted, considering the situation of many women, and proudly stated that they took advantage of them. https://t.co/YEv7igNrtd #onderwijs #gelijkheid #dankbaarheid #NL #BE (translated)

FRANK wrote that many commentators had completely discredited themselves during this election, particularly by putting forward, in his opinion, absurd interpretations. He added that these people, whom he considered intellectually limited, no longer seemed to have any influence on the electorate. https://t.co/FmtsBju8eM #Élections #Politique #Médias (translated)

Amjad Taha wrote that students and young people in France had, according to him, lost sense of their identity, despite their French nationality, and that some were waving Hamas flags. He also accused them of having celebrated October 7. He criticized Emmanuel Macron for not making the fight against anti-Semitism a priority and for stating that there were no members of Hamas in the West Bank. According to Taha, the president was more concerned with Gaza, Iran, and other international issues than with Paris. Taha also mentioned looting, drugs, disoriented students, and networks of the Muslim Brotherhood in Paris. He claimed that French citizens no longer felt safe there and questioned France's appeal to visitors. He called on France to defend the values and areas that, in his opinion, had contributed to its prestige, including liberty, equality, fraternity, the Enlightenment, the arts, literature, culture, republican secularism, and the defense of French civilization. He cited Voltaire, Victor Hugo, Molière, and Monet, and wished that the country would once again give its inhabitants reasons to be proud to be French. #France #Identité #Culture (translated)

Rik Torfs wrote that he had listened with great pleasure to Georges-Louis Bouchez in his conversation with Jinnih Beels on Doorbraak. He described the conversation as clear and intellectually coherent and stated that few people represented the voice of freedom-loving, non-statist Flemings better than Bouchez. Torfs wondered if it was time for a Francophone minister-president in Flanders. #Vlaanderen #Vrijheid #Politiek (translated)

"Stop saying the media, they are children, they are minors, the poor things. Stop it all. When you are capable of doing that to a police officer, you are no longer a minor. You chose to be in the adult world, and you must be treated like an adult." Masterclass. He said it all. 👏🏻 I much prefer the statements of authentic people like him, which are full of truth and common sense, to those of the pseudo-intellectuals on television sets who are completely out of touch. https://t.co/uvyaZmoz27 #Vérité #Société #Authenticité (translated)