Tuesday, November 13, 2007

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Le Mirail blocked, the University of the Arsenal vote strike



University Toulouse Mirail in recent years has been one of the options as quickly and as frequently blocked. The mobilization against the law Pecresse was no exception. Yet UT1 called "Arsenal", more discreet, held this Tuesday, November 13 its third meeting. 350 students gathered from 12:30 to 2:10 p.m. to discuss the law on university reform in the social sciences and law, and to vote on the recognition or the GM strike against the reform.

At the entrance of the Faculty, private security guards controlled the ID cards of students presented themselves, refusing to students of the Institute of Political Studies in which the premises are yet on the other side of the street, and the Institut Universitaire de Technologie, which both depend on the University of Social Sciences . Dressed in suit and tie and, having presented a secondary entrance, the guards did not even deemed necessary to verify my membership in the University or my identity.

In a relatively calm atmosphere, and far above the standards generally observed in respect of the humanities AG or administrative staff, held a debate between strike supporters and opponents.

issues and interventions had an air of déjà vu for those who attended the anti-CPE protests. Few questioned the movement against the LRU law on the merits, but many questions about the legitimacy of the GA, or the meaning of his vote. It was said that the AG was too unrepresentative number, 350 persons being present on 17 000 students. What he was told that everyone could come and make their voices heard and their votes and that the small, real, the amphi limited accommodation capacity. Moreover, Bureau proclaimed his good faith by explaining that the previous AG had failed to vote on strike for just this desire for legitimacy. The classic "try and see the LRU" did not convince the assembly, it is true mostly opposed the law Pécresse. The debate missed the question of what direction the university to the company, even a partial privatization could bring to students, and what were the real disadvantages of this reform. Without having taken the liberal orientation of the text, the anti-strikers, off-topic, have contributed nothing to the debate when they would not have failed arguments.

Interestingly, the blocking or not the option not to the agenda is an AG that has been appeased completed, and that radicals on both sides have turned increasingly ridiculous that something else. Two students wearing the red scarf of a BDE even wondered what the purpose of this mobilization since the premises were not occupied. On leaving the auditorium, they do no less animated a panel of anti strikers by diverting popular songs. The stakes were more than the game and the stakes are lower, the passions and the crowd had fallen. Once the strike validated (overwhelmingly for the strike, a dozen cons, votes "abstentions" and "do not vote" marginal) is an amphitheater that has gutted much debated mandates given to representatives on the national coordination and prerogatives of the "strike committee" in charge of the shares.

The two representatives chosen for coordination are both unionized. I turned to my neighbors
- You need unions to represent you?
- There the only ones who showed up anyway.
- And why not you, or your neighbor?
- We can not. It was too much work, and then it would be too expensive to go to Tours.

Back to reality. What room is there in France for a performance outside the established political parties or trade unions? How many doors remain closed if they were not political sesame release the funds?

Participants on both sides do not realize that the AG may be spontaneous point of departure for the recovery of sustainable thought and political expression. Universities are blocked and to overcome the same way: the slogan is to forget the background, and mobilize as intensely as possible. Strangely these are precisely the AG "are useless," which are actually the most fruitful, because it has an opportunity not to talk of a strike (or not) or the (un) lock, but the subject of debate.

GA confrontation is too often two blocks assembled and the game of mobilizing the interest of students going on to second place. There are only two most democratic values: sometimes a few mask fall and cynicism of the leaders is revealed. Sometimes a few Meetings are born and associations, away from the UNI and the UNEF ...
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questioning of the special pension regimes
and strike a deal with internal limiting project conventionnement physicians wishing to settle in areas already sufficiently covered. In both cases, the mobilization has been strong. However, explain how that 8% of French employees are unionized only, and only 1 in 20 in private? The unions remain effective mobilization equipment, actors institutionally recognized (presumption of representativeness), catalysts hegemonic media (those who have lived
anti-CPE CNE to be heard, when B. Julliard UNEF of
How to understand the mistrust that occurs to them, and to contribute to increasing inefficiency of French economic policy other than reaction?

I

The parallel between these two social movements is interesting because these two social groups are facing the same problem, although represented by different bodies, each in support a separate public service, and with it having a very close variable.

Regarding the special pension regimes, are weighing the commitment of the State in which it would be unfair to come back and face changing conditions Working towards less arduous and unfavorable demographic changes observed.

As for doctors, there is on one side of a social pact in jeopardy drift (sometimes against the current law) of the Employment (Irresponsible requirements or complacent, refusal of CMU

exceedances of 'fees amounting to 2 billion euros,

demedicalization of entire areas), which meet the risk of a "slippery slope" of policies aimed at déconventionnement disincentives: the privatization of public health.

Nicolas Sarkozy spoke about the social movements of "valve": in both cases, the Government forces the line to unlock the status quo and make liberal measures. In both cases, he supported where it hurts.

Unions are evil legitimacy. Inaudible at the promulgation of the CNE, as they waited for student engagement is ripe, and certain victory to start their forces in battle, and deal

just in time for the reelection of B. Thibault . The unions they would be things the system tries to stem development work part time, poaching of purchasing power, or abuse of internships? Inefficient and unproductive despite their historical weight, their networks, it is expected that the device also serves to respond to act at national level.

the side of representatives of doctors or medical students, there is still widespread reactions to the establishment of the medical deductible, the delisting or the slow degradation of working conditions in the Public Hospital. More generally, in particular the Council of the Order too often leaves the law responsibility "make clean" in the profession when he is fully competent to maintain rules of morality, integrity and dedication to his profession, and has moreover a judicial function. Thus, the law allowing a patient access to medical records was intended to counter a physician paternalism still too strong. Ultimately, it

Decree of 4 March 2002 will primarily served the insurance and banks, which could therefore require their customers to provide them a copy, leaving him with no possibility of lying about his actual health status . Medical secrecy remains, but it was considerably weakened. And have increased the uninsured AIDS patients, cancer ... If the former was self-regulated profession, the state probably could not take the opportunity to deregulate the medical secret in turn.


II

representatives

This attitude is not without consequences.

Indeed, public opinion feels somewhat taken for a fool when invoked to mobilize the two main causes, and certainly just really endangered, but it seems manipulated for the benefit of a handful of already "privileged." Thus public opinion is divided, and one begins to disapprove the struggle of others remained too indifferent to our own fate. The case is beautiful, but the choice of the battles a bit too biased.

hypocrisy, myopia or attention absorbed by turf wars of power?

to the prejudice of doctors as to those beneficiaries special pension regimes is an opportunity that makes the thief. Based on this distrust, and advantage of the inaction of the officials on sensitive issues, the Government manages to call into question evidence of our model by always one step ahead, and especially with the choice of weapons and ground. Too often, the battle that follows is therefore limited to an attack-defense.

Yet unionism can regenerate (re-?) Becoming proactive.

By proactive, I mean it must act as a self- its activity. Even in regard to national issues, it should behave as if there was no state, and produce self-standards in consideration of the general interest.

III

How self-regulate?

1 It ceases to be responsive and we anticipate: you become proactive.

2 We recognize the problems and they rule oneself, between representatives and sincere after consultation of the database.

3 is anticipated, it is proposed, experiments and finally we generalize.

For example, the state should not regulate the medical profession to ensure that every territory has doctors. The Bar Council should be a medical service of two years to finish school, or some time later, with mobility of couples still not installed. Another example: a fund to help doctors based in rural or very sensitive. Another example, lifting equipment and collections require that the state hospitals neglected areas are properly equipped.

Doctors are a regulated profession, with an Order, a high education level, and for many a vocation. If a corporation must lead the way, this is probably it. Today, they give the image that they had to be personally threatened to fight on behalf of a system that has been weakened recent years, in their indifference, inaction, or in their inaudibility.

Regarding the unions, there are also several activities for them that they should assume. For example, sale August 23, 2007 fruit and vegetables in season in Paris,

for a price much lower than that charged by supermarkets, and this to show that their margins are cutting back on the abusive power purchase was a relevant and significant. This action of the agricultural union

MODEF did not intend to generalize even lead to the creation of a distribution network? Another example is the division of labor and wage determination. More friends around me executives work for a service that charges 12 000 euros in the month, when they did that affect 2300. Is there no space for structures with non-profit and certainly more fair? Regarding the current strike, the unions are really in a position to oppose reform, while so little concrete has been done or proposed for trades really painful, as the BTP? The conference on the arduous work should not wait government a green light. This is an issue that unions should spontaneously take head on. In the current situation, the government reform will probably diminished, but against what compensation? A comprehensive approach would be more favorable to employees, and would yield much higher margins for negotiation. What would be lost on land serve to advance on another.


IV

With the examples we discussed today, we see how the crisis of representation runs deep in France. Not that it is irreversible, but it requires awareness and a massive turnaround in attitudes for the players live out of public issues as important as health, rail transport or production of electricity, taking their fates in hand.

Many NGOs and associations, such as consumer associations, have long since this model and their influence is growing, as and as concrete achievements accumulate. To have experienced in community life to a more modest scale of course, this method works and significantly reduces interference.

To achieve this result, it will probably be willing to work with a brother enemy

obstacle for some leaders still insumontable

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Thursday, November 8, 2007

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The environmental protection requires a change in international economic tools

Response to "Evaluating the environmental impact of existing economic tools"


It seems to me that unfortunately the economic tools are covered by too focused on policy national, or environmental issues is to understand the world because of our interdependence. Negative externalities generated by economic activity that does not adequately address the environmental impacts affect us all. The most obvious example in this respect is of course global warming climate.

Our economy is based on flows. The WTO aims to promote international exchange of goods and services: a WTO member state can refuse products from another Member State. The opportunity that is left is to set tariffs by product category established by the WTO. Once set this right, it applies without discrimination to all WTO members, which has an interest polique obvious: it is no longer possible to exert economic retaliation against an another member country. The association "USA Engage" moreover managed to reverse the decision of an American university who refused to buy his sports equipment if produced in Burma, because of their non-observance of human rights the most basic. This mechanism is double-edged sword. The EU Maastricht Treaty benefited up to an exemption under the WTO: the Regional Economic Zone status, which allowed to rely on community preference. Since 1996, this exemption was rejected by the EU, opening its borders to countries in the WTO on terms almost equal to those for products from Europe.

It is now imperative to make them less competitive products from abroad if they do not meet environmental standards. This is not to retreat and put an end to international trade, but to protect the competitiveness of business-friendly. Today, the incentive is the relocation of activities towards the states with lower requirements. It is imperative that this trend reversed for even a European environmental policy will impact if the preference Community is not restored.
Without diminishing its importance, particularly in its ability to highlight the issues, international negotiations has shown its limits: Kyoto has not had the desired effect. There is an attitude that will be decisive decline our markets to products that do not align with the minimum standards. This measure is not discriminatory: no state is concerned, but merely the methods of production companies. We can adopt a unilateral or European Whereas the measures taken fell on the stroke of the flexibility allowed by the WTO : Protection of health.
During the presidential campaign, Ségolène Royal (inspired by JP Chevenement) and Nicolas Sarkozy (who had also mentioned specifically in his profession of faith) had insisted on this need. The cards are in the hands of the second: it's time to realize the expectations raised among citizens, otherwise, the Round Table will have a symbolic impact.

Friday, October 19, 2007

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300

: philosophical and semantic analysis of the film The film

300

has welcomed over one million five hundred thousand entries in France. This peplum based on Frank Miller comic of the same name (also author of Sin City


appears to have advantages for its beauty and vitality. Yet, although one would complain about the weakness of the script and predictability of the rebound,


300 offers a brilliant view of a pedagogical point of view. Indeed, the ancient philosophy has been fully respected and emphasized its uniqueness vis-à-vis the antithesis of Sparta: The Persian Empire . After our gaze lingered on the paradigm Veterans and their Persian enemies, we will try to overturn a misleading first impression on the political significance of this work.
When we approach the objectivist approach, we must understand that this is a reading grid centered on the object studied. It was much later that the idea we have of the object is at the heart of the analysis, we then speak of subjectivity (the subject is at the center). In ancient philosophy, man is passive, contemplative. Not only the world but also society, the city predate him. The right is in things, in objects that surround him, they are an inseparable part. Man may try to decipher the nature of things but will not develop a general model for understanding: in physics aristotiélicienne, the stone falls because it "loves the earth." Likewise, natural phenomena are driven by the will of the gods, secured to objects. The Latin scholars are familiar with the mnemonic: "In every tree lurks a nymph in every river a bearded god." There is talk of confusion between being and ought to be: the right thing because it coincides with what is of consciousness, an intellectual journey. Truth is objective, man can not depart from it.
For St. Thomas Aquinas, who will relay the ancient philosophy of Christian Middle Ages (especially in the ninth to twelfth century), God only acts as a power orderly, not like any power (in this he s opposes the affirmative fransciscains like William of Ockham). In the wild, so there are standards that guide the behavior of men under the command of God and it can detect by using his reason. It is his duty to comply.
approach of Veterans State follows: nature provides that social animals are organized into family units, which are themselves hierarchical. These families will aggregate into larger assemblies due to intrinsic causes (population growth) or extrinsic (wars, famines, natural disasters). Another cause of the organization can result in conditions for the development of civilization. For example, choosing to settle generally creates loan networks seeding in case of problems, the Egyptians will centrally manage the flood of the Nile waters (see the Chinese development model around their greatest rivers). It is the nature of the organization that determines the rules on a case by case (casuistic).
Sparta is a city warrior, as ruthless with the enemy with his own. A eugenic process occurs at birth (the constitution of the individual allows it to fit or not, deserves the Christian has no place here), and the hardships endured by young males are extremely demanding . No exceptions, not even for the King Leonidas: the individual gives way to the rules arising from the group.
On the other hand, and intervening early in the film, the Persian Empire follows a different vision. In philosophy, we can speak of voluntarism. II Voluntarism Universalist Persian It's the look on old Persian civilization that is relevant: this brilliant civilization is an aggregate of kingdoms submitted by Xerxes. The god-emperor's ambition to dominate the world as well. While Sparta wants to make an exception, the Empire has a universal vocation. That's where the clash occurs. Ancient Philosophy does not contemplate the universality of a model but provides a grid of understanding of the standards of any model that could arise. Xerxes divine avatar, may instead substitute its will on the natural order of things. As for King of the Little Prince, the fact that it is not really totipotent forced him to call, but the legitimacy of his command is not from the Being, but the supremacy of its authority.
When the messenger of Xerxes appears threatening against Sparta, he disrespect to the queen, he meets his own standards. Leonidas does not support the insult and pushed back towards a well. The messenger reminds international customs: the immunity of diplomats, He said that the conduct of the king is madness. Leonidas responds before finishing him and his guard: "Folly? Sparta is here!" Casuistry does not bother other customs, even international. In Rome, has now in Rome.

Ephialtes or III instead of the abnormal

Ephialtes is a crucial character in the film.

deformed, his parents refuse to sacrifice of his birth and raise outside the city walls. It can find its place among the Spartan phalanx, because of his disability. Its nature is the law arising out of the Spartan society objectively.

Xerxes will welcome and allow him to take revenge on those who have rejected it. Against the promise of earthly pleasures and a Persian army uniform, Ephialtes indicates a secret path that will take the Orientals
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rear. However Xerxes Leonidas leaves the possibility of escape, but he and his followers refuse to get in contravention of the Act. Again, the whole outweighs the individual in a burst of complicity with the totalitarian. However

opposite the Greeks, the empire is no more morally bondable: Kelsen criticized the voluntarism of the Third Reich as devoid of basic norm (the constitution) binding to the will of the executive, leaving discretion to conduct arbitrary requirement (covered by the theories of James Austin).

By committing suicide, Ephialtes does not owe its acceptance of an act of will, but would forever frustrated recognition of merit. A very human dilemma.

IV Clash of Civilizations upside



300 provides two degrees of political reading.

the first stage, the West is Sparta, the East and the Muslim world from Persia. He would then understand that the West must buttress its values, not to give an inch to the barbarous enemy, which demands nothing of its soldier or fighting skills, nor honors, but simply submission and sacrifice. He should also understand that this task is the least degenerate of them: the Americans who are dedicated to defending the ideals of the West have at their side as allies weak and invested. The last scene of the movie would then show the usefulness of this undertaking, when the load of the Greeks against the Persian army, "only" one against three this time. It seems that this thesis defended by Frank Miller, which has heightened a debate in my opinion based.

the second degree is the opposite message in front of us. The Persian Empire is universalist. He wants to impose its model to other nations. As the time of colonization, were not asked often little subject peoples: a passage (Suez, Gibraltar), a beachhead, or natural resources. However, imposing a toll, forcing Xerxes Leonidas to follow her doctrine of submission, appeasement for Sparta against its criteria, since the Athenians less belligerent and homosexuals have refused without consequence. In this second vision, we become the Persians, wishing to impose a democracy ready to use, a standard that does not match the course adopted by our organization overlooked. The
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become fanatical warriors, just as sacrificial who oppose the West, represented by its army, its culture (its influances), or even its existence.
In conclusion, despite a single frame,
300 is a film that portrays a Manichean historical reality and contemporary politics less simple than it seems. The contribution to the spectator a philosophical point of view remains implicit but real but should have insisted on the delicate exercise of role reversal.


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Friday, October 5, 2007

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This article is in reaction to the article Our government poses new threats to freedom of expression and Internet ... From

Quitterie Delmas responsible UDF.

First of all I would like to thank Quitterie Delmas (UDF representative) for daring to speak of fundamental freedoms. The subject seems outdated for our politicians, above Executive (thus also too often over the legislature), yet you have to realize that people are susceptible. Then I react as author of a thesis on the result Article Delmas addressing three separate projects, we respectrons order she has chosen for the sake of lisibilté. I refer to his article rich links.


Tessier 1 Report on the digital press asked the Minister Renaud Donnedieu de Vabres (19 February 2007) First, I will probably surprising given that the indictment against them was led by Ms. Delmas, I have nothing against the labels, nor against "contracts to improve quality " (roughly: labels developed in consultation with State and distinguished by the mark" Approved ").
To put it simply,

labels are certifications that meet the specifications, provided by a private or public, laying its specifications freely. The control is effected against payment, and the credibility of the organization depends directly on its rigor (with the risk of concealment and corruption that entails, of course). Here, no one is forced to join the label. Do not have a label does not discriminate. In short, it pulls up without running those outside the system (no one will find fault with when there will be labels "GMO free", the consumer must be confident and choose wisely, and he or not to grant confidence to a particular label).
risks emerge when questions about the probity of the controller occur, or that obtaining a mark qualifies for a grant (this is pure cronyism that plagues all parties, including the UDF), or the failure to obtain a label entails a risk to perrenité Site (Prohibition, etc. ...).
In any case, I find the idea very good, but I consider that the private sector must play a crucial role in this normalization, and unlabelled sites should not suffer financial or legal consequence against them (let the user decide).

It seems to me that the credibility of an article already depends links and references made therein, just as in academic work. On Agoravox, the most popular items taken over rated are generally better documented (eg Articles of
Forest Ent
) and so on of the best).
short labeling could be a problem, but should not be a ... except if the libraries, documentation centers, halls, Internet cafes and allow navigation as with labeled sites. Stop there: I do not want to give ideas that I would not like to see implemented.

2 Bill on the Prevention of Crime (February 13, 2007)

Regarding the draft law on the prevention of delinquency, do you think does it not strange that this happens just before the election?
And if it was to prevent that from being buzzées police violence that might follow the election? Or fight against video surveillance
reversed
made possible by new technologies?

It of course has nothing to do with the "cowboy attitude" that prevails among the police, who tend more towards the model of SWAT
...



3 Draft decree for the establishment of a Commission of Ethics of the Internet (January 31, 2007)

This is again a potential hazard only. what will the real impact of this certification, or refusal to label? That is the question that must be answered to understand how power will be given to this body, you guessed it, political.
Parents will they use this as a reference accéditation?

ISPs they took refuge there when their liability will be challenged from all sides?
And what about the government, cyber cafes, community access (such as free WiFi networks cooperative
that are springing up everywhere)?


Conclusion:

short, you'll understand the overall strategy is opaque, yet simple: No one


Safe Harbor, the U.S., to limit the civil and criminal liability of ISPs , servers, hosts.

2 Multiplication and responsibilities offenses, at all levels.

3 "Those who are to blame" will be much more visible: they will be denied their label, or accreditation.
4 Passage of legislation making everyone guilty or almost (88% of the French in 2005 had copied music at home, and the trend logic is on the rise). 5
knocking fast and hard on the wallet suppliers of resources, giving them the opportunity to clear themselves if they remain quietly in the box that the State has mapped out for them.

6 The synergy between guilt and all law enforcement capabilities allows executables to appoint a Justice overwhelmed targets to shoot at the head.
short, a devilishly effective strategy.
We are witnessing a process of destruction of original

Fundamental Rights: the citizen is allowed to freely cons of money or security. If certain fundamental rights concern only those who surrender (eg the sale of its privacy cons of vouchers by the system of loyalty cards in department stores), others are unique because only exist if all have use. We could prevent most attacks on civil liberties that threaten us. In granting any credit for labeling, counting more on our minds than on a critical third-party certification ...
The real danger is to end there: the exclusion of fundamental freedoms of the public debate, dare I say the concerns of citizens (in this reality TV has played role). Resist this erosion is the concern of everyone, and everyone's business. Thank
Delmas have contributed this article to return to the front of the stage.

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