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12 Simple Acts to Help Our Current Crisis — Micro of the Macro

View of Big Sur, CA, from inside Julia Pfeiffer State Park Extinction:  a word normally associated with dinosaurs, certain smaller animal species, and ancient civilizations.  Or, that used to be the case.  Recently, there’s been a lot of speculation on our possible extinction; that is to say, you and me and everyone we love.  Why, […]

12 Simple Acts to Help Our Current Crisis — Micro of the Macro

فلسفة اللامبالاة

Indifference is a mental and sensory state in which the individual is not interested in his private life or public events in his society with the absence of will and enthusiasm for action, suppression of feelings and lack of interest even if this causes harm to the individual and society. Indifference can be classified as a psychological defense trick that a person and society resort to as a result of the inability to solve the problems they face, loss of hope and the inability to achieve goals. There are organic causes and psychological disorders that cause apathy, such as thyroid dysfunction or schizophrenia and Alzheimer’s disease, as well as depression and bipolar disorder.

حلم الدرويش

اللامبالاة حالة ذهنية وحسّية، يكون فيها الفرد غير مهتم بحياته الخاصة أو الأحداث العامة فى مجتمعه مع غياب الإرادة والحماس للعمل وكبت المشاعر وقلة الاهتمام حتى لو تسبب ذلك فى وقوع الضرر على الفرد والمجتمع . يمكن تصنيف اللامبالاة كحيلة من حيل الدفاع النفسى التى يلجأ لها الشخص والمجتمع نتيجة عدم القدرة على حل المُشكلات التى تواجهه وفقد الأمل وعدم القدرة على تحقيق الأهداف . هناك أسباب عضوية واضطرابات نفسية تُسبب حالة اللامبالاة مثل الخلل فى الغدّة الدرقية أو الإصابة بالفُصام ومرض الزهايمر ، وكذلك الاكتئاب والاضطراب ثُنائى القطب.

أول من صاغ مصطلح اللامبالاة أو السلبية هم الفلاسفة الرواقيون وعرفوها بأنها (انطفاء المشاعر وسيادة العقل) ، تسربت الفكرة بعد ذلك وظهرت فى الفكر الدينى على يد (كلمنس ألكسندر) الذى استعمل الكلمة للتعبير عن (الازدراء من جميع المشاغل الدنيوية) ، كذلك تم وصفها فى الكتاب المقدس بأنها (حالة من إماتة الجسد) . ذاع صيت مصطلح اللامبالاة بعد الحرب العالمية الأولى وتم…

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Lifting the Veil

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We have to confront the inconsistencies in our lives. We have to face our illusions about ourselves and our illusions about others. Belief and truth has nothing in common with each other. If we lift the veil that covers our eyes all lies will dissipate and the truth will be revealed. There is no higher hierarchy, we are all equal.

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The Myanmar Junta’s Assault on the Truth | Human Rights Watch

Myanmar security forces have launched a full-scale attack on the country’s media, targeting journalists for arrest, raiding the offices of newspapers and online media, and banning five outspoken media outlets. At least 71 journalists, including a Japanese freelancer, have been arrested, of whom 48 remain in detention.

In the latest escalation, the junta is including journalists in the nightly broadcast of individuals “wanted” by the authorities. Every day brings new reports of additional journalists being detained.

Source: The Myanmar Junta’s Assault on the Truth | Human Rights Watch

Suzuki to halt 3 India plants to divert oxygen for COVID-19 patients

Suzuki Motor Corp. will temporarily halt its three plants in India from later this week to make oxygen used in the car manufacturing process available for rapidly increasing coronavirus patients in the South Asian country, a company official said Thursday.

The shutdowns of the plants from Saturday to May 9 will not result in an output cut as Suzuki will bring forward a plant maintenance closure originally scheduled in June, the official said.

Source: Suzuki to halt 3 India plants to divert oxygen for COVID-19 patients

WHO sends COVID-19 aid as India nears 400,000 daily cases | CIDRAP

India’s COVID-19 surge continues unabated, with 386,829 new cases and 3,501 deaths, according to World O Meter. The daily case number is the highest any country has ever recorded, and it marks the ninth day in a row the country has reported more than 300,000.

The crisis has galvanized organizations and government bodies into action: The World Health Organization (WHO) alone is sending 1.2 million reagents used for diagnostic testing, mobile field hospitals with up to 50 beds, 4,000 oxygen concentrators, and technical staff support, according to a news release yesterday.

Also yesterday, the White House said in a statement that it will deliver $100 million worth of supplies, including oxygen cylinders and concentrators, large-scale oxygen generation units (with trained personnel) that can support up to 20 patients each, 15 million N95 respirators, rapid diagnostic tests, and up to 20,000 treatment courses of the antiviral drug remdesivir.

The US government also confirmed it will send manufacturing supplies for the AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccine.

Source: WHO sends COVID-19 aid as India nears 400,000 daily cases | CIDRAP

‘We wanted to scare them’: the brothers who fought back against Myanmar’s army | Myanmar coup | The Guardian

Safely outside the country, the brothers have given an account of brutal military repression and their decision to take the fight to the military in a bid to prevent further violence. Their journey would take them from peaceful protest in Yangon to petrol bombing police stations and running for their lives.

Lin*, 21,the eldest of the four brothers, said he had watched the coup unfold from his home in western Thailand, close to the border. Seeing the death toll mount amid growing military brutality he felt compelled to join the resistance movement, and soon his three younger brothers and two cousins from different parts of Myanmar followed him to Yangon.

At 15, Za* is the youngest of the brothers. He said he took part in the resistance because he wanted to stop the violence on the streets. “Look at how many people they have killed in the past two months. If we don’t do anything and just let it happen so many more innocent people will die,” Za said.

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Joining the protests

The men met up in Yangon and for the first few days joined the peaceful protests. Soon, they became part of a nightwatch team protecting residential neighbourhoods from night-time raids by security forces. Armed with sticks and swords they say they helped women, children and the elderly move around safely.

As they continued to demonstrate, some teams of frontline protesters began discussing the possibility of hitting back, Lin says. “People started saying we need to fight back. But they didn’t know how, and they were scared.” Lin says he was concerned it was just what Myanmar’s military, also known as the Tatmadaw, was hoping for.

Source: ‘We wanted to scare them’: the brothers who fought back against Myanmar’s army | Myanmar coup | The Guardian