Country-less soul
My mother carved my bones
out of the stones
of the country where I was born,
and putting a glass jar to my lips
she poured into my breast
the northwest wind she captured by the sea.
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Beauty and “The Beast”
“Totalitarianism has many faces, many names, but don’t be fooled. Know how to recognize it and counter it. You will often find it very close to you. It might even look like you. Doing things that seem to be innocuous: yes, the tyrant may even seem nice to you, while he smiles at the camera and shares photos of an unhealthy meal with you.”
Laura Grimaldi presents her painting “The Beast”
By Laura Grimaldi. English translation edited by Christine Martinez
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Beauty and “The Beast”: Neo-fascism and Resistance Movements in the Digital Age
Pertini: You see, I am faithful to Voltaire’s precept, and it is this … I say to my opponents: “I fight your faith which is contrary to mine, but I am ready to fight up to the price of my own life so that you can always freely express your thoughts.”
Here’s what my position is. I mean, although I am not a believer, I respect the faith of believers. For example, I am a socialist, but I respect the political faith of others: I discuss it, I can argue with them. But they are the owners of their thoughts, which they have to freely express. That is, I am democratic in this sense. Really.
Journalist: Do you also respect the political faith of fascists?
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