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Cake day: June 10th, 2023

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  • That’s how we learn new unexpected things. Just so long as it doesn’t come at the expense of further research on stuff

    Yeah, as for the first bit, for sure; exploration and discoveries mostly lead to advancements in the field.

    The second sentence is a bit harder to grasp, because stuff that already works usually doesn’t need much further research. Unless you have something specific in mind or it’s a new field like mrna vaccinations against cancer, for example.

    Getting back to the article, I like this quote: " It does not at all mean being soft on science," says Kuruvilla. “It actually means being hard on traditional medicine and hard on science, to say, do we have the right methods to understand more complex phenomena in the right way?”




  • It’s complicated, again it’s like saying “Kill the Japs!” Or “Kill the Bosch!” During ww2.

    Yeah, I know what" boers" mean, so I got the examples . But I didn’t know the song existed, so tnx for the link!

    Tbh " Killing " this or that group is just not ok, especially when it’s a rallying political song.

    Just the very existence; it is just too weird to read about in this day and age.

    PS: I also don’t get discrimination because of whatever color. I mean, I do get that people differentiate , which is something completely" human", imo.

    For example, when I walk on the paveway someplace and I see some sketchy ppl walking towards me (no matter the color) , and they feel wrong to me, I do cross the street to the other side.












  • “with a pinch of salt”

    or a bucket of salt, in this case.

    Anyone can accuse anyone; doesn’t mean much, especially when the one saying it is the coupleader.

    Not sure whether France will do much; they seem very reluctant according to the article. France has also their own domestic isuues now. It would rather appear that the AU (African Union) and the Ecowas will take action.

    Also, it was The African Union and Ecowas that has issued a 15-day ultimatum to the junta in Niger

    FYI: Ecowas also serves as a peacekeeping force in the region, with member states occasionally sending joint military forces to intervene in the bloc’s member countries at times of political instability and unrest



  • Allright, I guess that we agree that

    Sahels history hasn’t been peaceful for a long time.

    The usage of “this” and "that ", could have lead to some misinterprations. I was indeed refering to the older (and still relevant) history in the region, like the one you mentioned in your latest comment, eg. droughts, farmers & nomads.

    Concerning colonialism, most countries have been colonies or subject to one or another empire. It is only in more recent times, that we have created & accepted the idea of independent states on an international level. Unfortunately, some nations or movements, disregard this notion and create chaos and undermine (fragile) stability.