Political Affiliation
For the second time in my life i joined a political movement. The first time was when i just moved to live on my own. I was very attracted to the SP (Socialist Party). I had just walked in anti-war demonstrations in Amsterdam and Leiden, and being very disappointed with the other parties in The Netherlands i decided to join the SP...
For months i received their party spam, i refused to become an active local member when asked to go outside and paint schools, repair bikes, etc..
Once i actually opened up and read their magazine and to my horror i read how the party felt about the European Union's future. This made me feel uncomfortable and i left.
Now i joined Europe United. It seems like an embryonic party, but i am very fond of the federalism they boast. I hope to be able to contribute to their existence and i know now that national politics are less significant.
posted by jonathan even-zohar @ 16:10
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It was after the Gulf War that his mother and boyfriend at the time decided to 'descend' from the Holy land and set sail towards The Hague, being the birthplace of Even-Zohars
mother. Jonathan managed well in Grade school and High school, so the
next logical step was the University, the infinite source of knowledge.
After speculating on Industrial Design, Social Geography and Journalism
it was the study of History at Leiden that turned out to be his
decision.
Now, four years into the study, matters have only become more
complicated as this student advances towards World History; meaning the
complete array of fields a historian may implement in explaining the
entire past of the entire world to fellow men. It is especially the
philosophical character of World History that attracted Jonathan.
For him there is only one question that stands above all others like a
lonely chuchtower in some Flemish village, which asks the cause of the
Western Rise and the Industrial Revolution. Furthermore, the role of the
European self- and worldimage throughout its history may explain the
role of Europe in the Eurasian Human Web. Thus, the direct contact
between Islam and Christianity is to be investigated. Were Muslims
constantly on the verge of invading Europe? How did Arab people perceive
the 'barbaric' Christians? How was Science spread and how did the West
pick up knowledge form the Arabs or from further East? Europe and the
Islam are still not at peace, certainly not in the mind.
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Hey Jonathan!
We've has decided to organize a bike fixing event in Brussels tomorrow, I trust you'll be there! =P
jk, nice blog. =)
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