Tag: myth
Pensions: work is less a “value” than a collective myth, by Sylvain Fort
Work could be defined only as an activity that an economic agent agrees to carry out for remuneration. The rest – the social function of work, the meaning it takes…
In China, the myth of Xi Jinping’s infallibility has lived
His “thought”, enshrined in the Chinese Constitution, was supposed to be infallible. The communist regime had, according to him, proven its overwhelming superiority over Western democracies thanks to its “victory”…
The truth about Thomas Wassberg and Gunde Svan revealed – the arch-rival breaks the myth after 40 years
PHOTO: Bildbyrån Thomas Wassberg and Gunde Svan are two of Sweden’s foremost sportsmen of all time.By many, Svan was described as a perfectionist, while Wassberg was more the opposite during…
When the TV team tried to bust the myth about Nicklas Lidström – but failed completely: “He’s perfect”
PHOTO: Bildbyrån/Youtube Nicklas Lidström is one of our greatest and most successful ice hockey players of all time.And his nickname “Mr Perfect” is hard to argue against.But there are some…
The World Map of Football has changed in the World Cup – more chaos, the myth of the African way of playing swallowed: “The sinking island of Belgium sank”
At the beginning of the games, a “football world map” was presented, which was built from the data of the qualifying matches. The purpose was to illustrate the differences in…
The Olympic myth that saved the lives of eight people
The imprint of the pioneers in the sport is indelible. It stays forever. If surfing is today what it is, it is thanks to the figure of Duke Kahanamoku. ‘Big…
Triple jump star Kristiina Mäkelä breaks the myth associated with her career – “The truth is that the level of my jumps has improved all the time”
Triple jumper Kristiina Mäkelä is not in a hurry to qualify for the prestigious competitions. An experienced competition visitor knows what is needed at that time, but at the European…
Voluntary fires: the arsonist archetype is a myth
The media coverage of pyromania has been intense in recent weeks due to the confessions of a firefighter who is said to have started several fires in the Hérault since…
The myth of the European defense industry (5/5)
Against the backdrop of geostrategic tensions and the war in Ukraine, President Macron announced at Eurosatory that we are “entering a war economy.” But where does the French and European…
The myth of the European defense industry (4/5)
Against the backdrop of geostrategic tensions and the war in Ukraine, President Macron announced at Eurosatory that we are “entering a war economy.” But where does the French and European…