I try to make an effort in reading books in both languages, although I mostly read in Spanish. John Cheever is one of the authors that I only read in ...
Morning and Evening by Jon Fosse. Fosse's talented narrative grasps our attention in this short but intense novella. The first four pages are about th...
Sorry, Tom. I didn't put context in the quotes. That specific one refers to a novella called The Temple of the Golden Pavilion. The plot is about a yo...
Happy 100th birthday, sensei! :party: It has been a while since the last time I read books of Mishima, but they are always in my mind. Confessions of ...
In the seventh priority, Liberal Party claims: We also waste 2 percent of GDP in defence spending, and I already consider it pretty high. I think it i...
You seem to be hopeless regarding the situation of Georgia and Ivanishvili; it is understandable if we look at the precedents of ex-Soviet republics. ...
Since there is also a thread about Syria and al-Assad, I can't see the inconvenience of talking about another rich puppet and his eventual fall from p...
Good points. I think the indigenous people of Spain were the Iberians, and now my DNA is a mix of Romans, Visigoths, Moors, and other random people in...
Well, but I think that's a good thing after all. Politics should be the practice of negotiating with the aim of getting agreements done. It will be in...
Absolutely. I work at the Land Registry, and I provide a lot of evidence and facts in countless land trials every month. But I thought we were in a di...
It is obvious that those people are not pulling the strings because since I said some do it in the "dark" it means that there are people who are hidde...
The people vs bourgeois. A classic match in European societies. I can't think of a country that is the exception to the rule. It has been the same pow...
Yeah, good brief summary, Kazan. :up: I guess most social democrats went from Marxism or communism to a modern socialist perspective. Some of them no ...
It was expected, as well as most countries of the EU zone. Most of the greens are also leaning to the left here. It is understandable since traditiona...
Pretty! It seems to be a quiet and cosy place. If I am not mistaken, those are the famous eucalyptus, right? The tree that shouldn't be disregarded in...
:up: Very informative and helpful, the distinction between bush and outback is interesting indeed. New lesson learned. I think I have never heard of t...
I am deeply sorry for the small contribution of my nation to metal/rock/etc musical bands. Yes, we are better at other things. I will ask Rosemary (ag...
OMG! You just pointed out a national concern. We can't let Australians down in this matter. I would like to write a letter to Anthony Albanese asking ...
I know I would sound like an alcoholic, but the first Australian thing that comes to my mind is Foster's beer, not AC/DC. Nope. I would not conquer Au...
Yes. Our President is the head of the government; thus, what you call Governor General. Our King is the head of the state. A symbolic non-political fi...
Thanks. :up: It is interesting that many of the folks are volunteers. I mean, that's positive. It increases the participation of the people in politic...
I want to keep learning more about Australian politics: what is the AEC sounding out staff on their availability for? Is it something related to elect...
De esto, en cambio si tenía idea, aunque un poco vaga y breve. Sabía de la existencia de una guerra civil en Argentina, nacida después del proceso de ...
¡Increíble! Qué delicia lo qué acabo de leer y todo lo que estoy aprendiendo contigo hoy. Kusch dejó una excelente frase para la historia. ¿Ves? Otra ...
¡Ostras! No lo sabía. Es una grata sorpresa, sinceramente. Claro, porque el inglés es una lengua muy simple sinceramente. Qué sea una lengua muy básic...
Una gran pregunta. Yo pienso que el español debería más bien identificarse con el castellano. En verdad, español deriva del país España, pero igualmen...
Por supuesto que no. Ni tampoco me gustaría perder las especialidades del castellano en cada país. De hecho, el catalán es algo que sólo existe allí y...
I think only nationalists consider the Basque Country and Catalunya as nations in the pure sense of the word. Spanish—or Iberian—is their true heritag...
-- Alas, an international organisation appears to be insufficient for the most relevant matters. Look at the attitude of the UN towards Palestine, for...
I agree that it is not possible to be a Republican and a royalist at the same time. Each of those systems would depend on the idiosyncrasy of the peop...
Continuing with Russian literature: The Eternal Husband, Dostoevsky. I started on Monday a novel by Tolstoy about a drama based on jealousy. Now, I wi...
Pfft... there are a lot of things that are "incompatible with the demands and expectations of the worldwide public of the 21st century," and I think a...
You both share informative, pleasing, and detailed posts. I wouldn't see myself taking part in a thread started by one of you because a philosophical ...
This is very interesting, because I feel otherwise. I want to explore the world through books rather than with people because I am scared of humanity ...
What is the cause of your lack of curiosity? It might be that you have already read a lot of books in that 25-year span, and now it is complex to find...
Wonderful. I imagine you had a great time reading and discussing a book with your daughter. She has to be very proud of you, so you of her, of course....
Taking part of the town is very important, indeed. But I don't get what you attempt to say; are you linking aesthetics to ethics? If so, I guess you c...
The Kreutzer Sonata, Leo Tolstoy. Russian literature to start 2025 with! It is a novella about—mainly, amongst other topics—sexual abstinence. It was ...
Since I was the one who opened up the debate on using paragraphs, I have to say that I didn't mean to criticise your story. It was just a matter of ta...
Mis FAVORITOS. The Squeal -- I related to that anxiety of the main character. Congrats, Jack. Very well written. The Lark -- I knew it was Baden's sin...
Wow! Thank you so much, Baden. It means a lot to me, amigo. I was a bit shy to write a story in English. When I finished, I thought that I did my best...
Wonderful. I love when you often leave remarkable phrases like that one. https://thephilosophyforum.com/discussion/download/2705/YGID%20small.png Why ...
Yeah. Folks make tonnes of paper thanks to Eucalyptus' wood. It might be a win-win plant/product if they don't damage the local flora. I think the Euc...
We also say "pronvinces" or "comunidad" instead of "states" Some erudite mates (under Franco's era) did the same decades ago in Spain. Aussie Eucalypt...
Thanks for your feedback, Jack. I am glad that you enjoyed reading the story. My intention was to try to grasp the reader's attention through an atmos...
Yes, I saw your further feedback. What I didn't see is that you actually gave relevance to the role of music in my story. I forgot it. I had to say th...
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