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Сила переговоров: путь к миру

18 Thu Dec 2025

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Мирные переговоры в мире насилия

Мартин Рисиарт Джонс

Ла-Корунья, Галисия. 9 декабря 2025 г.

Насильственный конфликт не заканчивается одной лишь силой. История учит нас, что единственный выход из войны, жестокости и страданий — это переговоры. А переговоры в реальном мире всегда требуют компромисса.

Однако сегодня призывы к диалогу слишком часто клеймят как слабость или, что еще хуже, как «поддержку террористов». Это опасная ложь. Выступая за мир, мы не одобряем насилие. Мы настаиваем на ценности жизни. Мы признаем достоинство общин и выживание общества.

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The BBC in Crisis: Navigating Polarised Perspectives

14 Sun Dec 2025

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The BBC’s Perpetual Storm: A Chronicle of Universal Discontent

Martyn Rhisiart Jones

Santiago de Compostela, 14th December 2025

London’s Broadcasting House is the BBC’s home. The air hums with the ceaseless rhythm of newsrooms. The ghosts of Reithian ideals linger in the corridors. The British Broadcasting Corporation stands as a colossus of public media. At its outset, the BBC was to “inform, educate and entertain” Reith carefully placed the words in that order. It is the Latin inscription in the hallway of Old Broadcasting House.

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The Power of Negotiation in Achieving Peace

09 Tue Dec 2025

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Negotiating Peace in a World of Violence

Martyn Rhisiart Jones

A Coruña, Galicia. 9th December 2025

Violent conflict does not end through force alone. History teaches us that the only way out of war, brutality, and suffering is through negotiation. And negotiation, in the real world, always requires compromise.

Yet today, calls for dialogue are too often branded as weakness, or worse, as ‘siding with terrorists.’ This is a dangerous lie. Advocating for peace is not an endorsement of violence. It is an insistence on the value of life. It is a recognition of the dignity of communities and the survival of societies.

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Addressing Wealth Inequality Through Tax Reforms

04 Thu Dec 2025

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Martyn Richard Jones

Tax Evasion and Tax Havens

If anything, taxes for the lower and middle class and maybe even the upper-middle class should even probably be cut further. But I think that people at the high end – people like myself – should be paying a lot more in taxes. We have it better than we’ve ever had it.

Warren Buffett

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USA: What trumped Hillary?

30 Sun Nov 2025

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Martyn Richard Jones

Bonn 16th August 2017

US liberals still don’t get it, do they? I was particularly unimpressed by The Guardian’s US correspondent, Richard Wolffe, who wrote this of Trump “He is the very man Hillary Clinton warned us that he would be.”

Like as if we really need the advice of an entitled and arrogant warmonger about any other unhinged member of the globalised political circus.

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Top Countries Known for Arrogance and Ignorance

21 Fri Nov 2025

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Selina Alba and Editorial Team

Sevilla, 21st November 1015

What countries in the world have a reputation for arrogance and ignorance?

No country exclusively holds arrogance or ignorance. However, certain nations consistently top international surveys. They often appear in global stereotypes. People frequently use these stereotypes, often unfairly. This happens when asked, “Which nationality comes across as arrogant and/or clueless about the rest of the world?” The usual suspects, based on recurring data from sources like Pew Global Attitudes, YouGov international polls, Statista, Reddit’s r/AskReddit mega-threads, and expat forums, are most frequently named for arrogance

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Debunking the Myth of Socialist Failures

08 Sat Nov 2025

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Sir Afilonius Rex and Vanessa Bell

Bloomsbury, London, 8th November 2025

Calling Bullshit on Fakery

A LinkedIn post by Thorsten Wunde (or “WundeThorsten”) shared a viral anecdote claiming to illustrate why “socialism always fails.” The story presents an economics professor in Sweden. He fails an entire class after averaging the grades to simulate socialist equality. This action leads to widespread laziness and eventual collapse. It concludes with a moral: When half the population realises they can slack off, the nation is in danger. The other half sees no reward for effort. This marks the end of every nation. This tale aims to serve as compelling evidence of socialism’s inherent flaws. However, it is deeply problematic on several levels. It is factually, logically, and empirically flawed. It’s a classic example of a fabricated parable. It is dressed up as real-world evidence. This story has been circulating online since at least 2009. It appears as chain emails and memes, often tied to U.S. politics (e.g., “Obama’s socialism”). Below, we’ll break it down systematically.

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The Good Data Bible: Set Theory

07 Fri Nov 2025

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The Good Data Bible: Set Theory

Martyn Rhisiart Jones

Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, 7th November 2025

Set theory is a branch of mathematics that studies sets, which are simply collections of things.

It was pioneered by Georg Cantor, a German mathematician, in the late 19th century. He introduced concepts such as infinite sets (sets that contain an endless number of elements) and cardinality (a concept that helps define the number of elements in a set). His work, initially controversial, revolutionised mathematics by providing a rigorous framework for understanding infinity despite facing personal and professional challenges.

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The Living Legacy of the Celts Revealed

19 Thu Jun 2025

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Step into the world of the Celts. Their identity stretches far beyond maps and borders. It weaves together a tapestry of shared traditions, vibrant cultures, and timeless stories. This chapter invites readers on a journey through the essence of Celtic identity. It is not just a matter of geography. It is a living, breathing cultural legacy. This legacy has evolved over thousands of years. A common thread unites these places. You are in the misty hills of Ireland. It is the rugged coasts of Scotland. It is even the green valleys of Wales. The windswept shores of Brittany and Cornwall also share this unity. It is a deep-rooted sense of belonging to something ancient, magical, and enduring.

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Neoliberalism: A Reflection

09 Wed Apr 2025

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Neoliberalism: A Reflection

Martyn Richard Jones, A Coruña, 9th April 2025

In a compelling lecture by Enrique Javier Díez, a respected professor at the University of León, he opened with the well-worn Chinese proverb: “Give a man a fish, and he will eat for a day. Teach him how to fish, and he will eat for a lifetime.” A familiar refrain, often invoked in discussions of education and empowerment, it was a fitting start — but Díez, with the precision of a seasoned academic and the urgency of a citizen deeply attuned to the injustices of our time, was not content to leave it there.

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