Archiv: Menschenbild / picture of humankind


26.09.2026 - 12:07 [ CBC.ca ]

AI‘s ‚paradise of machines‘ a threat to humanity, Pope Leo says

Leo raised existential concerns about scientific progress, life and human rights during his opening speech to President Emmanuel Macron and diplomats at the ÉlysĂ©e Palace.

He invoked France‘s „deep Christian roots“ and the recognition of human rights in warning about scientific progress and artificial intelligence.

„If we are to avoid losing our humanity amid a ‘paradise of machines‘ invading and conditioning our daily lives, there is an urgent need for education in ethical discernment and the capacity to acknowledge the moral good,“ he said.

26.09.2026 - 00:03 [ Vatican ]

Apostolic Journey of the Holy Father Leo XIV to France and Visit to the Headquarters of UNESCO (25-28 September 2026) – Courtesy Visit to the President of the Republic and Meeting with the Authorities, Civil Society and the Diplomatic Corps, 25.09.2026

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which was proclaimed here in Paris — and in the drafting of which the French jurist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate RenĂ© Cassin played a leading role — sought to foster a broader awareness of the inalienable dignity of the human person. Saint John Paul II, who regarded the Declaration as “a real milestone on the path of the moral progress of humanity,” was well aware that “any threat to human rights, whether in the field of material realities or in that of spiritual realities, is equally dangerous for peace, since in every instance it concerns man in his entirety.”

The question of respect for human dignity and the fundamental rights and freedoms that derive from human nature is one that arises in every age and must necessarily keep pace with societal change and technological progress. To be sure, “over the centuries, technological development has significantly improved the living conditions of humanity. At the same time, each phase of progress has also revealed the ambiguity of tools that can cause harm when not oriented toward the good” (Encyclical Letter Magnifica Humanitas, 4). In his own day, Georges Bernanos saw the threat that blind obedience and irresponsibility could lead to a “Paradise of Machines,” and pointed out that French civilization had instead sought for centuries to form free men and women who are fully responsible for their actions.

For this reason, I considered it essential to address the subject of Artificial Intelligence in my first Encyclical Letter, with the aim of making the human person once more the focal point of reflection. If we are to avoid losing our humanity amid a “paradise of machines” invading and conditioning our daily lives, there is an urgent need for education in ethical discernment and the capacity to acknowledge the moral good. This is indispensable if we are to recognize the genuine good that enables human beings to flourish in accordance with their primordial vocation, with unconditional respect for their interior freedom and their sacred dignity. Here, I would once more observe that “a truly free society does not impose uniformity but protects the diversity of consciences, preventing authoritarian tendencies and promoting an ethical dialogue that enriches the social fabric” (Address to Members of the Diplomatic Corps Accredited to the Holy See, 9 January 2026).

10.09.2026 - 23:38 [ Daniel Neun / Radio Utopie ]

DER TERRORKRIEG: Strategie der Transformation

(February 7, 2016)

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– Aufbau repressiver und manipulativer Systeme durch den jeweiligen (entdemokratisierten und damit entfesselten) Staat, unter dessen Rechtfertigung mittels der Kriegslogik, zu dessen „Eigensicherung“ und der Sicherung der hier beschriebenen Kriegsstrategie und ihrer Programme.
– Förderung bzw Beförderung von Entmenschlichung / Dehumanisierung, Entfremdung, Technisierung, BĂŒrokratisierung der Gesellschaft; Sicherstellung, dass Interaktion der Menschen nicht mehr untereinander, sondern ĂŒber / mit kĂŒnstlichen bzw (informations)technischen Strukturen implementiert wird, bis hin zum Punkt der Verschmelzung und organisierten Verwechslung von Mensch und Maschine („Internet der Dinge„, „vom Internet zur Robotik“, Biomechanik, Stichwort: „Transhumanismus„), nachfolgend zur langfristigen „Überwindung“ und Auswechslung des Menschen selbst (Stichwort: „Posthumanismus„).
– Implementierung und Durchsetzung eines entsprechenden kommerziellen gentechnologischen Komplexes, sowie des Konzepts der Eugenik in der Gesellschaft. AusfĂŒhrliche Dokumentation dazu: „Welt ohne Menschen“.
– Vorhergehend im Einflussbereich zielgerichtete und -strebige Errichtung von biometrischen (Daten-)Banken, Speicherung der DNA, sowie genetisch-biologische Durchleuchtung und Erfassung („biometrische Identifikation“) der gesamten Bevölkerung als Vorbedingung fĂŒr physisch-biologischen Eingriff.
– Forcierte Weiterentwicklung, Implementierung und Durchsetzung „KĂŒnstlicher Intelligenz“ (K.I.) nach Vorgabe von Psychologie und Menschenbild der militĂ€risch-kapitalistischen Spieltheorien, „dem simplen Modell der Menschen als selbstsĂŒchtige, fast roboterhafte Kreaturen“.
– Kontrolle der Reproduktion des Homo Sapiens, als logische Weiterentwicklung der Doktrin „Full Spectrum Dominance“ und Umsetzung vollstĂ€ndiger Bevölkerungskontrolle.

10.09.2026 - 22:38 [ Philippe Borrel / Vimeo ]

„A World Beyond Humans ?“ (96′ / ARTE / 2012) A Documentary Film By Philippe Borrel

(Uploaded on Aug 23, 2016)

Despite being invented by thinking humans, technology is advancing faster than we could have ever predicted. From robot apps to nanotechnologies, the documentary „Un Monde sans Humains ?“ („A World Beyond Humans ?“) by Philippe Borrel gives an insight into the potential excesses of technoscience. Machines have become omnipresent, but is improving our lives their only objective ?

These warnings are at the heart of this investigative documentary‘s reflection, at a cross-section of huge financial stakes, powerful lobbies and people who are sounding today‘s alarm bells. The fusion between man and machine has already started and it is high time to question where exactly does man stand in this race for progress !

10.09.2026 - 22:27 [ Youtube ]

ARTE – Welt ohne Menschen (Dokumentation)

(Oct 30, 2012)

07.07.2026 - 22:14 [ Club der Klaren Worte ]

Die neue Arbeiterklasse

(May 23, 2026)

Der Mensch trat spÀter noch einmal auf, fast wie ein letzter Zeuge der alten Ordnung. In einem Zehn-Stunden-Wettkampf gegen Figure 03 sortierte der Praktikant Aimé Gérard 12.924 Pakete; der Roboter kam auf 12.732. Der Mensch gewann, aber nur um 192 Pakete. Seine durchschnittliche Zeit lag bei 2,79 Sekunden pro Paket, die Maschine bei 2,83 Sekunden. Das ist kein Triumph mehr. Das ist ein Vorsprung von vier Hundertstelsekunden.

Brett Adcock schrieb danach sinngemĂ€ĂŸ: „GlĂŒckwunsch an AimĂ©. Er sagte, sein linker Unterarm sei im Grunde gebrochen.“ Und dann der Satz, der wie ein GeschĂ€ftsplan klingt und wie ein Epitaph fĂŒr eine Arbeitswelt: „Das ist das letzte Mal, dass ein Mensch jemals gewinnen wird.“

30.05.2026 - 18:43 [ phoenix / Youtube ]

FDP-Parteitag: Rede von Wolfgang Kubicki | 30.05.26

May 30, 2026
Rede von Wolfgang Kubicki, Kandidat fĂŒr den FDP-Bundesvorsitz, beim 77. Bundesparteitag der FDP in Berlin.

25.05.2026 - 14:59 [ Vatican ]

MAGNIFICA HUMANITAS DES HEILIGEN VATERS LEO XIV. ÜBER DIE BEWAHRUNG DES MENSCHEN IM ZEITALTER DER KÜNSTLICHEN INTELLIGENZ

79. Der Begriff der „sozialen Gerechtigkeit“ hilft zu erkennen, dass Ungerechtigkeit nicht nur aus falschen Entscheidungen einzelner Menschen entsteht, sondern auch aus Strukturen, Mechanismen sowie wirtschaftlichen und kulturellen Gegebenheiten, die fast automatisch Ungleichheit hervorbringen. In diesem Sinne hat der heilige Johannes Paul II. von Strukturen der SĂŒnde gesprochen, [108] die dem Willen Gottes entgegenstehen und einen persönlichen und gesellschaftlichen Umkehrprozess erfordern. In dieser Hinsicht betrifft Gerechtigkeit nicht nur die gerechtere Verteilung von GĂŒtern oder die Korrektur bestehender Ungerechtigkeiten, sondern nimmt auch eine wiedergutmachende Dimension an. Sie zielt darauf ab, zerbrochene Bindungen wiederherzustellen und diejenigen wieder einzubeziehen, die ausgeschlossen wurden, unter BerĂŒcksichtigung der Wunden, welche Ungerechtigkeiten hinterlassen haben: Kriege, Kolonialismus, rassistische oder geschlechtsspezifische Diskriminierung, Gewalt gegen ganze Völker, Ausbeutung. Dies kann bedeuten, denjenigen, die ignoriert wurden, WĂŒrde und Stimme zurĂŒckzugeben, Wege zur Heilung des kollektiven GedĂ€chtnisses zu fördern, diskriminierenden Gesetzen und Praktiken entgegenzuwirken und konkret diejenigen zu unterstĂŒtzen, die noch heute die Folgen von in der Vergangenheit erlittenem Unrecht tragen.

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178. In unseren Tagen zeigt der Kolonialismus ein neues Gesicht. Er beherrscht nicht mehr nur Körper, sondern eignet sich Daten an und verwandelt das persönliche Leben in verwertbare Informationen. Ganze Gebiete, insbesondere jene mit geringerer geopolitischer Bedeutung und grĂ¶ĂŸerer struktureller AnfĂ€lligkeit, werden derzeit von einer neuen Logik der Ausbeutung durchzogen: Gesundheitsdaten, epidemiologische Profile, genetische Karten und demografische Daten. Dies sind die neuen „Seltenen Erden“ der Macht: lebenswichtige Informationen, die, sobald sie miteinander verknĂŒpft sind, dazu genutzt werden können, Vorhersagemodelle zu trainieren, Investitionsstrategien zu lenken, Krisen vorauszusehen und vor allem auszuwĂ€hlen, wer und was zĂ€hlt. Wer ĂŒber die Gesundheitsdaten ganzer Bevölkerungen verfĂŒgt – heute oft unter dem Deckmantel von Forschungsinnovation oder Entwicklungshilfe erhoben –, besitzt in Wirklichkeit einen strukturellen Hebel fĂŒr die Zukunft: Er kann die BedĂŒrfnisse und die MĂ€rkte gestalten. Und er kann vor anderen entscheiden, wem Medikamente, Investitionen und Schutzmaßnahmen zugeteilt werden. Hierin liegt eine der dringlichsten moralischen Herausforderungen unserer Zeit: gemeinsames Wissen in ein Gemeingut zu verwandeln, statt es als Beherrschungsinstrument zu nutzen. Das bedeutet, den Menschen nicht nur die Daten zurĂŒckzugeben, die sie beschreiben, sondern auch die Möglichkeit, zu entscheiden, wie diese genutzt werden, von wem und fĂŒr wen. Andernfalls wird das digitale Zeitalter nicht postkolonial sein, sondern in einer anderen Form kolonial.

179. Die neuen Formen der Sklaverei leben von Wirtschaftsketten und digitalen Infrastrukturen. Daher ist es notwendig, in mehrere Richtungen zu arbeiten. Erstens mĂŒssen Lieferketten, die die Technologiebranche und die digitale Wirtschaft stĂŒtzen, transparenter werden, damit kein Wettbewerbsvorteil auf unsichtbarer Ausbeutung aufbaut. Zweitens mĂŒssen Unternehmen und Investoren klare Kriterien fĂŒr eine prĂ€ventive ethische ÜberprĂŒfung (due diligence) festlegen und dabei den Schutz der Arbeitnehmer, die BekĂ€mpfung von Zwangsarbeit sowie die sozialen Auswirkungen datengesteuerter GeschĂ€ftsmodelle zu ihren PrioritĂ€ten zĂ€hlen. DarĂŒber hinaus mĂŒssen digitale Plattformen verantwortungsbewusst mit Behörden und der Zivilgesellschaft zusammenarbeiten, um zu verhindern, dass Programme fĂŒr Kommunikation, Zahlung und Profiling zu KanĂ€len fĂŒr die Anwerbung und Kontrolle von Opfern werden. Wenn diese Maßnahmen zusammenwirken, dann kann das digitale Umfeld von einem Raum der Ausbeutung in einen Raum des Schutzes, der PrĂ€vention und der Förderung der WĂŒrde verwandelt werden.

13.05.2026 - 05:41 [ Esmaeil Baqaei, Spokesperson Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Islamic Republic of Iran / X ]

To every decent human being—regardless of religion, ethnicity, nationality, race, or any other distinction,

To Muslims, Jews, Christians, Sikhs, Hindus, Buddhists, and all others of faith,

And to those who follow no formal religion but hold deeply to the universal values of peace, justice, and human dignity:

The U.S. – Israel launched this war of aggression on 28 February 2026, for a second time in less than a year, while Iran-U.S. were engaged in diplomatic negotiations.

This is not merely a war over land, resources, or geopolitics. This is a war that will determine the very meaning of ‚good‘ and ‚evil‘ in our time and for future.

What has been unleashed upon our peace-loving nation is not just another conflict. On one side stand those who delight in violating every law of war and basic human decency—those who murder for sport, who slaughter children to torment their families, who fire newest missiles at women’s sports halls simply to test their destructive power.

This is a war between those who boast of torpedoing unarmed vessels “for more fun,” and those who go to extraordinary lengths to protect innocent lives.

This is a war between professional liars who fabricate justifications for atrocity, and a proud people who defend their homeland and human dignity relying solely on their own strength and resolve.

This is a war between those whose decisions are shadowed by moral compromise, and those who act with a clear conscience.

This is a defining struggle for the future of humankind. It will decide whether civilization’s hard-won achievements—human rights, the rule of law, and basic morality—will survive or be swept away.

We must choose:

Do we accept a world ruled by modern slave masters—arrogant, domineering, and unaccountable—who govern through coercion, lies, and extortion?
Or do we stand for a world grounded in respect, justice, peace, and human dignity?

Humanity’s conscience is not yet dead. But in times like these, silence is complicity with evil.

If you reject the path of barbarism and domination, then find the moral courage to speak, to act, and to stand on the right side of history—before the world descends into an abyss of lawlessness and subjugation.

The choice is yours.
And history will remember.

06.05.2026 - 19:45 [ CODEPINK / Youtube ]

GUIDO IS COMING DOWN AFTER 5 DAYS ON THE BRIDGE

After five days on top of the bridge, Guido is finally coming down.

Through wind, rain, and exhaustion, he stayed up there to sound the alarm about the wars in Iran, Gaza, Lebanon, and Palestine and to remind all of us that silence is not an option.

He risked his life to send a message and now we all have a responsibility to do more.

Thank you, Guido.

16.04.2026 - 16:35 [ Vatican ]

MEETING FOR PEACE WITH THE COMMUNITY OF BAMENDA

In this regard, I would like to express gratitude to all those, particularly the lay and religious women, who care for individuals traumatized by violence. It is an enormous task that goes unseen day by day, and as Sister Carine reminded us, it is also dangerous. The masters of war pretend not to know that it takes only a moment to destroy, yet a lifetime is often not enough to rebuild. They turn a blind eye to the fact that billions of dollars are spent on killing and devastation, yet the resources needed for healing, education and restoration are nowhere to be found. Those who rob your land of its resources generally invest much of the profit in weapons, thus perpetuating an endless cycle of destabilization and death. It is a world turned upside down, an exploitation of God’s creation that must be denounced and rejected by every honest conscience. We must make a decisive change of course — a true conversion — that will lead us in the opposite direction, onto a sustainable path rich in human fraternity. The world is being ravaged by a handful of tyrants, yet it is held together by a multitude of supportive brothers and sisters! They are the descendants of Abraham, as numerous as the stars in the sky and the grains of sand on the seashore. Let us look into each other’s eyes: we are this immense people! Peace is not something we must invent: it is something we must embrace by accepting our neighbor as our brother and as our sister. We do not choose our brothers and sisters: we simply must accept one another! We are one family, inhabiting the same home: this wonderful planet that ancient cultures have cared for across millennia.

16.04.2026 - 16:34 [ CNN ]

Pope warns of world ravaged by ‘tyrants’ in the wake of Trump attacks

Pope Leo warned that the world is being ravaged by “tyrants,” in forceful comments made after US President Donald Trump attacked the pontiff for his stance on the war with Iran.

Leo has emerged as strong critic of the conflict and his speech again preached a message of peace and rebuked leaders using religious language to justify war.

“The world is being ravaged by a handful of tyrants, yet it is held together by a multitude of supportive brothers and sisters,” Leo said in a speech during a visit to Cameroon’s largest city, Bamenda, on Thursday.

21.01.2026 - 20:39 [ Diario AS / Youtube ]

‚IMPERIALISM WILL NOT STAND‘: Mark Carney BLASTS Trump over Greenland TAKEOVER | FULL SPEECH

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney delivered a strong rebuke to Donald Trump’s Greenland ambitions at the World Economic Forum. Carney emphasized Canada’s firm support for Greenland and Denmark’s sovereignty, reaffirmed NATO commitments, and highlighted Canada’s military investments to secure northern and western flanks. He also explicitly opposed the use of tariffs as leverage over Greenland, framing Trump’s intentions as imperialist.

16.12.2025 - 06:23 [ Em Hilton / +972 Magazine ]

After the Bondi massacre, we don’t have the luxury to grieve silently

In response to the Bondi attack, it is tempting, as many on the Jewish left have done for years, to promote the idea of safety through solidarity, according to which the strengthening of bonds between different marginalized communities is the key to each other’s protection. But as a colleague said to me recently, the pursuit of safety may be a delusion. Such sentiments feel empty in the face of an attack like Bondi. Indeed, so few of these communities enjoy any sense of safety in the unfolding era of political violence and instability.

18.11.2025 - 16:46 [ WorldWithoutExploitation.org ]

National PSA Calling for Release of ALL the Epstein Files

For five administrations, survivors of Jeffrey Epstein have been left in the dark, waiting for answers and accountability. After three decades, it’s finally time to bring the secrets out of the shadows. We are demanding the release of ALL the Epstein files.

The time is now! Call your member of congress and tell them to VOTE YES on the Epstein Files Transparency Act.

06.08.2025 - 09:21 [ Freitag.de ]

Psychopathische Eliten: Warum sich die Menschheit höchstwahrscheinlich selbst zerstört

(Aubust 5, 2025)

Kemp sieht in diesen „Agenten des Untergangs“ die Ursache fĂŒr den gegenwĂ€rtigen Kurs in Richtung gesellschaftlichen Zusammenbruch. „Das sind die großen, psychopathischen Unternehmen und Konzerne, die globale Katastrophen riskieren“, sagt er. „Atomwaffen, Klimawandel und kĂŒnstliche Intelligenz werden nur von einer sehr kleinen Zahl verschwiegener, sehr wohlhabender und mĂ€chtiger Gruppen wie dem militĂ€risch-industriellen Komplex, Big Tech und der Industrie fĂŒr fossile Brennstoffe produziert.“

„Der springende Punkt ist, dass es nicht um die gesamte Menschheit geht, die diese Bedrohungen schafft. Es geht nicht um die menschliche Natur. Es geht um kleine Gruppen, die das Schlimmste in uns hervorbringen, die um Profit und Macht konkurrieren und alle [Risiken] vertuschen.“

11.07.2025 - 23:34 [ rogerwaters / instagram ]

It’s today, July 5th 2025 This is the “I am Spartacus” moment. Please stand up.

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11.07.2025 - 23:22 [ LouderSound.com ]

„I am Spartacus.“ Former Pink Floyd legend Roger Waters risks prosecution, and a potential 14 year jail term, by voicing his support for Palestine Action, now proscribed as a terrorist group in the UK

(July 8, 2025)

As of Saturday, July 5, membership of Palestine Action, or expressing public support for the group, is a criminal offence in Britain. On July 5, police in London arrested 29 people in Parliament Square for holding placards stating, „I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action“.

In the video posted on his social media channels on July 5, former Pink Floyd legend Waters says, „For the record, I support Palestine Action“, calling the pressure group „a great organisation“, and sharing his belief that the „non-violent“ group are „absolutely not terrorists in any way.“

06.07.2025 - 05:41 [ Middle East Eye ]

Roger Waters from Pink Floyd backs Palestine Action, denounces UK terror label

Waters defended the group’s tactics as peaceful and justified, saying: “They are a nonviolent protest organisation protesting the presence in the UK of Elbit Systems, an Israeli arms manufacturing organisation
 I support Palestine Action and I always will because that is the right thing to do.”

Referencing journalist George Monbiot’s call for public defiance, Waters echoed the rallying cry: “This is the ‘I am Spartacus’ moment
 Good on everybody who is standing up everywhere and saying, ‘I am Spartacus.’ We will not be rolled over by this appalling Labour government in the United Kingdom.”

The musician concluded with a stark message: “Palestine Action is not a terrorist organisation. They are lying
 that’s all I have to say.“

02.07.2025 - 23:38 [ Juliet Stevenson / theGuardian.com ]

Palestine Action spraying paint is not terrorism. As ministers abuse their powers, I feel a duty to speak out

(June 30, 2025)

In Gaza, the world is watching the most heinous acts of violence that I have witnessed in my lifetime. It is as if the skin has been ripped off the face of humanity to reveal terrifying depths of sadism and depravity.

I am intensely aware of this thought: I do not want to find myself at the end of my life looking back at this time regretting that I could have done something and didn’t – that I was too frightened to speak out, or to act. Palestine Action and its supporters will have no such regrets. Our current British government, however, may well.

06.06.2025 - 05:01 [ Communist Party of Israel ]

Impeachment Proceedings Against MK Odeh Opened

This move comes in response to statements Odeh made about three months ago expressing support for a comprehensive prisoner exchange deal involving the release of both Palestinian detainees and Israeli hostages. He also declared at a recent “Partnership for Peace” demonstration in Haifa on last Saturday, that “Gaza will triumph over the policy of war and destruction,” and that “the Palestinian people will defeat the occupation.”

In response, Odeh stated that he “stands proudly” behind his humanitarian stance, which calls for an immediate end to the war and a comprehensive political agreement. He emphasized that “the Palestinian people’s victory over the occupation is a historical inevitability” and that his views “reflect a human conscience and are supported by the vast majority of the world’s people.”

Odeh also criticized the petition’s signatories for their silence on the killing of children in Gaza, noting that some of them “called for Gaza to be completely wiped out.” He declared in a press statement: “I will stand firm—alongside national forces and every democratic, conscientious individual—and we will face this rabid campaign with confidence and deep conviction.”

“The move to expel me from the Knesset is part of a broader campaign of political persecution, led by the far right in a desperate attempt to secure a total victory for Kahanism in the upcoming elections. The fact that members of the opposition chose to join this effort and helped gather the 70 required signatures is nothing less than full cooperation with the Likud’s orchestrated campaign”, he said on X.

02.06.2025 - 18:31 [ Erinnerungsort.de ]

Und weil der Mensch ein Mensch ist (Einheitsfrontlied)

Und weil der Mensch ein Mensch ist,
drum braucht er was zu essen, bitte sehr!
Es macht ihn ein GeschwÀtz nicht satt,
das schafft kein Essen her.

Drum links, zwei, drei!
Drum links, zwei, drei!
Wo dein Platz, Genosse, ist!
Reih dich ein in die Arbeitereinheitsfront
Weil du auch ein Arbeiter bist.

Und weil der Mensch ein Mensch ist,
drum braucht er auch noch Kleider und Schuh‘.
Es macht ihn ein GeschwÀtz nicht warm
und auch kein Trommeln dazu.

Drum links, zwei, drei 


Und weil der Mensch ein Mensch ist,
drum hat er Stiefel ins Gesicht nicht gern.
Er will unter sich keinen Sklaven sehn
und ĂŒber sich keinen Herrn.

02.06.2025 - 18:26 [ Youtube ]

„Einheitsfrontlied“ – German Workers‘ Song

The song was written in protest in 1934 in response to the banning of labour unions in the summer of 1934. It was first performed the same year in Strasbourg at the international worker‘s congress and became a widely known Anti-fascist song ever since.

11.01.2025 - 20:10 [ Caitlin Johnstone ]

There Is No Need To Wait For Revolution Or Paradise

You’re not at the bus stop, you’re on the bus. Get to work, angel.

05.11.2024 - 15:14 [ UN Palestinian Rights Committee / Youtube ]

Is it possible that after 42,000 people killed, you cannot empathize with the Palestinians?

(October 30, 2024)

In her address to the UN General Assembly’s Third Committee, UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese expressed frustration, saying, „I always experience a sense of shock and delusion when I come to this room because many of you recite the same script you had last year.“ She acknowledged the condemnation of Hamas‘s attack, the solidarity shown to Israeli victims, and calls for the release of hostages but questioned the lack of empathy toward Palestinians, stating, „Is it possible that after 42,000 people killed, you cannot empathize with the Palestinians?“ Albanese criticized those who had ignored the crisis in Gaza, saying, „Empathy has evaporated from this room, and empathy is the glue that makes us stand united as humanity.“

05.11.2024 - 15:07 [ UN Human Rights Council / Youtube ]

Francesca Albanese: „Gaza is now a wasteland of rubble, garbage and human remains.“

(October 31, 2024)

Francesca Albanese, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian Territory occupied since 1967, presented her latest report to the United Nations General Assembly in New York on 30 October 2024.

27.09.2024 - 08:00 [ Caitlin Johnstone ]

Capitalism Is Driven By Mental Illness

You actually have to be mentally ill to achieve what this profoundly sick society of ours defines as “success”. Your head has to be full of a bunch of fantasies and fictional narratives which have no basis in material reality. You’ve got to have a hole in yourself that cannot be filled with any amount of wealth or power or private jets or private islands. That’s the only thing that can propel you to step on top of all the people you need to step on in order to become obscenely rich.

07.04.2024 - 22:28 [ NewArab.com ]

Gaza onslaught ‚betrayal of humanity‘, UN humanitarian chief says, after six months of Israel war

In a statement on the eve of the six-month anniversary of the war, Martin Griffiths, the outgoing under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs and emergency relief, called for a „collective determination that there be a reckoning for this betrayal of humanity.“

„Each day, this war claims more civilian victims,“ said Griffiths, who will leave his post at the end of June due to health reasons.

„Every second that it continues sows the seeds of a future so deeply obscured by this relentless conflict.“