Monday, January 4, 2016

The Maltreatment of Jewish–Austrians - a warning from history?

 Racism begins with rhetoric and becomes incrementally more abusive of our fellow human beings and denies them their rights. So extremists always create "Tbe Other" to justify exclusion and hate and violence. Internationalmindedness embraces the common humanity of all people who share this planet and rejects supremacist views of any kind.

Sunday, January 3, 2016

Documentary - Dangerous Knowledge 1 Georg Cantor and Ludwig Boltzmann

 Knowledge Questions and the challenges faced by some great mathematicians.

Speer's daughter and the Syrian refugees

Inspiring story from the BBC                                                                                                    CLICK HERE http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-34198967

Albert Speer

Hilde Schramm - the 79-year-old daughter of Hitler's architect, Albert Speer (above) - has spent a life campaigning for peace, fighting racism, and supporting Germany's green movement. This year she decided to help two Syrian refugees, but they have ended up helping her in return.
Hilde Schramm and her Syrian lodgers, Nizar and Ahmad