Tag: dailyprompt
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Vampires Steeped in Corruption
Years ago I came across following tale: “The philosopher Diogenes (of Sinope) was eating bread and lentils for supper. He was seen by the philosopher Aristippus, who lived comfortably by flattering the king. Said Aristippus, ‘If you would learn to be subservient to the king you would not have to live on lentils.’To which Diogenes…
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Truthful speech by the president of one small but sovereign nation
“Open your eyes when you are signing any agreement with major powers.” Message to global south countries. President Vucic of Serbia presented his views in the yesterday’s speech at the Unite Nations General Assembly. I will not comment more as I am sharing the link to this remarkable speech. Where will we go from here…
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“He who deceives will always find someone ready to be deceived”
The quote obviously comes from Machiavelli and his PRINCE. So, do not be disappointed if you have been deceived. So are many others… The question is why this happens and how does it succeeds. Well, maybe some players on the world stage had talent and decided to accept deception as they could see long-term gain…
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Nothing happens fortuitously
Very interesting timing. Just got informed that a memorial plaque dedicated to East German spymaster and anti-fascist Markus Wolf was unveiled in Moscow on September 17, 2026 It can be found at Nizhny Kislovsky Lane, No. 8, near the Arbat district in central. Mr. Wolf lived at this building with his family from 1934 to 1945…
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I would like to say one, but it was another…
What’s the longest book you’ve ever read? Let me start with the one I wanted to be! It is a remarkable book, one I could easily say the best ever written by Fyodor Dostoevsky – Brothers Karamazov! I highly recommend to all of you to read it! Let me try to increase your appetite by…
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Ukraine is losing the war
Very interesting analysis… “There are three depressing takeaways from the latest round of diplomacy in Moscow and Kyiv by Jared Kushner and special envoy Steve Witkoff” Source: Ukraine is losing the war
