2007 August « Center for Liberal Leadership

Why the Youth is the Future

August 13, 2007 at 8:14 am | In Liberal Values & Ideologies | Leave a Comment

An essay by Inge Snip

Through history one can see that students started many major changes in history. Not only the French Revolution should be mentioned, but also the revolution-waves around 1848. Especially the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 in china cannot be forgotten in this perspective. Even in the last few years, it were the students who were able to change politics: The Rose Revolution, The Orange revolution and the Tulip revolution are major examples. Looking at it in a historical perspective: the youth is the future. Read more.

Originally Posted at The Libel.

Globalization and the Rapid Social Changes

August 13, 2007 at 8:09 am | In Economy, Globalization & Dev't. | Leave a Comment

If a sociologist had proposed ten years ago to write a book about globalization, nowadays – it would’ve been a dull of apprehension!!! What is actually globalization???
By globalization, we usually mean the process whereby societies, communities and individuals are increasingly interconnected around the world. Social processes in one part of the world impact on those in other parts.
Globalization can be equated with the collapse of so-called communism and the establishment of free markets on a truly international scale. Establishment of the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the extent the European Union (EU) indicates the growth of new markets – the expansion of a world economy. Read more.

Libel and the Freedom of the Press

August 13, 2007 at 8:00 am | In Election, Politics &Governance | Leave a Comment

Why this of all issues to discuss here, you ask? There’s so many more that demand comment, like the upcoming stance the Supreme Court will be taking with regard to extra-judicial killings, the deathwatch on the Liberal Party of the Philippines and my thesis that the Republic will soon face its last “wake-up call”, albeit this time without any Guardians because all of those sworn to defend the Philippines have either gone abroad, gone corporate, or gone call center. Or gotten so horribly disillusioned that slitting one’s throat might be a much better option. Read more.

Originally Posted at The Libel.