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The Age of Barbaria
La Era de Barbaria (Spanish) The Humanist (USA) The Age of Barbaria Jorge Majfud In the year of Barbaria began the annual trips to the year 33. That year was selected because, according to surveys, Christ’s crucifixion drew the attention of most Westerners, and this social sector was important for economic reasons, since trips to…
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The Imperfect Sex. Why Is Sor Juana Not a Saint?
El sexo imperfecto. ¿Por qué sor Juana no puede ser santa? Monthly Review The Imperfect Sex. Why Is Sor Juana Not a Saint? Dr. Jorge Majfud Lincoln University Every hegemonic power in every historical period establishes the limits of what is normal and, consequently, of what is natural. Thus, the power that ordered patriarchal society…
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Crisis for the Rich, Via Crucis for the Poor
Crisis de los ricos, via crucis de los pobres Crisis for the Rich, Via Crucis for the Poor Theories of evolution after Darwin assume a dynamic of divergences. Two species can derive from one in common; every now and then, these variations can disappear gradually or abruptly, but two species never end up flowing together…
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The Walled Society
The Walled Society The Walled Society With the passing of the years, and thanks to attentive observation of his clients, Doctor Salvador Uriburu had discovered that the majority of the population of Calataid lacked the European origin of which it boasted. In its eyes, in its hands, persisted the African slaves who repaired the walls in…
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Eduardo Galeano: The Open Eyes of Latin America
Eduardo Galeano: The Open Eyes of Latin America On Mirrors, Stories of Almost Everyone Jorge Majfud Lincoln University There are very few cases of writers who maintain total indifference toward the ethics of their work. There are not so few who have understood that in the practice of literature it is possible to separate…
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Do You Believe in God? Yes or No.
Do You Believe in God? Yes or No. Jorge Majfud Lincoln University Someone asks me whether I believe in God and indicates that a one sentence answer will do. Two at the most. It’s easy, yes or no. I’m sorry, but why do you insist on subjecting me to the tyranny of such a…
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By Their Methods You Shall Know Them
Honduras II: Por sus métodos los conocerás Honduras Against History By Their Methods You Shall Know Them Jorge Majfud The Bible relates the story of how the teachers of the law brought before Jesus an adulterous woman. They intended to stone her to death, as they were required to do by the law of God,…
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The Illegitimate Constitution
Honduras IV: La constitución ilegítima The Illegitimate Constitution Jorge Majfud The dialectical dispute over the legality of the violent process of removal from office and expulsion from the country of the president of Honduras has not reached closure. Months ago we explained our point of view, according to which there was no violation of the…
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The Devils in Haiti
Los demonios de Haití The Devils in Haiti Jorge Majfud After Haiti’s great earthquake, several theories appeared about the causes. According to Haiti’s consul in Brazil, George Samuel Antoine, the fault lay with macumba, or African spiritism, and the race: “The African himself is damned. Every place where there are Africans is screwed.” [“O africano…
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The Age of Barbaria
Originally published in The Humanist (2008) In the year of Barbaria began the annual trips to the year 33. That year was selected because, according to surveys, Christ’s crucifixion drew the attention of most Westerners, and this social sector was important for economic reasons, since trips to the past were not organized, much less financed,…
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Los demonios de Haití
The Devils in Haiti Los demonios de Haití Después del gran terremoto de Haití aparecieron varias teorías sobre sus causas. Según el cónsul de Haití en Brasil, George Samuel Antoine, la culpa había sido de la macumba y de la raza: “O africano em si tem maldição. Todo lugar que tem africano tá foda [jodido]”. El influyente…
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The Pandemic of Consumerism
Spanish>> Periods of global warming are not in and of themselves a human invention. But humans have invented ways of turning a natural cycle into an abnormality whose severity can exceed the tragedy of one atomic bomb or even of several atomic bombs. However, we cannot see the explosion because we live in it, because it seems to be an…
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Intellectual Capital
Intellectual Capital In 1970 the General Motors workers’ strike cut the U.S. GDP by 4 percent and is estimated to have been the reason for the poor 2 percent growth that the country experienced in the following years. Today the decline of all U.S. automotive industries affects just one percentage point. Almost all of the…
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El capital intelectual
Intellectual Capital (English) Capitale intellettuale (Italian) O capital intelectual (Portuguese) El capital intelectual En 1970 la huelga de los obreros de la General Motors redujo el PIB de Estados Unidos en un 4 por ciento y se calcula que fue la razón del pobre 2 por ciento de crecimiento que experimentó el país en los años siguientes.…
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Honduras: la constitución ilegítima
La disputa sobre la legalidad del derrocamiento del presidente Zelaya en Honduras revela la resistencia de una clase que se opone al cambio e impone represión. La constitución vigente establece restricciones inflexibles que violan el derecho natural a la libertad y la igualdad, haciéndola ilegítima y condenándola a su propia muerte.
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Honduras contra la historia
By Their Methods You Shall Know Them (English) Honduras contra a história (Portuguese) Honduras contra la historia Por sus métodos los conocerás La Biblia refiere que cierta vez los maestros de la ley llevaron ante Jesús a una mujer adúltera. Pretendían apedrearla hasta la muerte, según los obligaba la ley de Dios, que por entonces dicen que…
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Pecado capital
Pecado capital De los siete pecados capitales que estableció la cristiandad, la soberbia fue definida por la tradición teológica y religiosa como el peor de todos. Tanto como para merecer una categoría especial. Si los demás pecados —ira, lujuria, gula, avaricia, pereza, envidia— eran defectos y debilidades puramente humanas, la soberbia fue definida como un…
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