Energy Transition: revolution or decadence?

In Switzerland, as in many countries in the industrialized world, the energy transition is fashionable. A revolution is going on, which means a radical indictment of the current model without any plan for the future other than a dogmatic statement. With no progress in sight. For the first time a regression is proposed that will artificially increase economic hardship. No excuse for this folly! Read more

Radicalized Islam: Implications for the West

In response to the problems posed by jihadism in our societies we must avoid guilt or anger and accept that such phenomenon has always existed and will always exist. We must first re-teach critical thinking and provide ourselves with the tools for it. Complicating and nuancing things rather than reducing them to definitive categories will make it more difficult to pass simplistic ideologies. Read more

Is a Moderate Islam Possible?

Is it possible for a person to be a good Muslim if he doesn't follow all the rules of his religion? With no doctrinal differences the distinction between the true, integer way and the moderate, corrupt one is expressed in more or less violent behaviours. Read more

Electrochemistry of debates

In a debate arguments pass from one pole to the other and counter arguments are sent back in the other direction. The debate does not exist if the receiver of the arguments remains impervious to them, if the transmitter has an inaudible voice, or if the space within which it takes place does not allow for any exchange. This is exactly what happens in an electric battery. Read more

Don’t hate dodecaphony.

No, I do not hate twelve-tone music. But I don’t like it. I love all kinds of music but not this one. It is foreign to me. I find it a bit against nature because each measure clashes with my hearing balance, which so far seemed to me quite satisfactory. Read more

Expertise en matière d’énergie

Stratégie énergétique 2050 du Conseil fédéral vient d' être mise en consultation. Il est rare qu'un sujet si important soit traité de manière si idéologique. C'est comme si les Vérités nous avaient été dictées tel le Coran à Mahomet. La politique du Conseil fédérale se veut incréée, les prémisses ne se remettent plus en question. Read more

Does Freedom of Speech Imply Provocation?

There is blasphemy when the object of irreverence is considered sacred. From his point of view a believer makes no blasphemy if he takes to one or the other aspect of a religion because he has no consideration for anything sacred. But, having certainly som education and experience he will know that his words will be interpreted as a blasphemy: the he provokes. Read more

Awesome dictionnary of frenchie’s politics

In politics Frenchies use a coded language. Look at the post in French to see this interesting decoding attempt. Read more