Essydo Essentials
Politics Through Language
Among the very few beautiful sides of us humans, language may be the shiniest one. Words, regardless of spoken or written, are of so immeasurable importance to us as conscious creatures that they are our most important reproductive tool – without them, we would just grow in numbers. Language is colourful. It can warm our...
How to End Wars & Violence
No healthy person would ever desire to experience violence in any form. It is one of the underlying threats shaping our behaviour and which we have to adapt to. Though humans have a tendency to seek danger, we avoid violence by nature. But how come there is so much violence in this world? How come...
Freedom of Expression: Right or Duty?
Although it seems to be a matter of contemporary importance, in particular, freedom of expression has always been a point of great interest. As a social species, much of our identity is based on our individual feelings, thoughts and opinions. They reflect our personal history and our individual set of norms and values. This, in...
How to End a Genocide
One of the most prominent and undoubtedly the most imminent issue on the international agenda is the genocide on Uygur Turks in East Turkestan – a province in China that is also, though less commonly, known under the name Xinjiang. At first, the Chinese government imposed strong restrictions on Uygurs, increasingly denying them to freely...
How to Spot a Great Politician in 5 Easy Steps
We have contact with them on a daily basis, they are all over the news and they affect our lives greatly, yet they are also somehow very distant to the ordinary citizen: politicians. What they do and how they do it puzzles us. It seems like their behaviour is challenging the norms that rule our...
How to Analyse any Political Event in 6 Easy Steps!
On a daily basis, we are confronted with politics and are, to a certain extent, bound to make sense of political developments. From an individual perspective, we need to properly understand these developments, because being aware and informed is one of the core aspects of a well-built personality. In societal terms, the better a society...
