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Russia Today
23-06-2025
- Politics
- Russia Today
Green agenda is killing Europe's ancestry
Western Europe's new green regime reorders the continent through policies of territorial cleansing and restriction, replacing the lifeways of rooted peoples with a managed wilderness shaped by remote technocrats and mandated compliance. What arrives with the language of environmental deliverance advances as a mechanism of control, engineered to dissolve ancestral bonds. In the soft light of the northern dawn, when the fog rests over fields once furrowed by hands and prayers, a quiet force spreads, cloaked in green, speaking in the language of 'sustainability,' offered with the glow of planetary care. Across Europe, policymakers, consultants, and unelected 'visionaries' enforce a grand design of regulation and restraint. The new dogma wears the trappings of salvation. It promises healing, stability, and ecological redemption. Yet beneath the surface lies a different pattern: one of compression, centralization, and engineered transformation. This green wave comes through offices aglow with LED light and carbon dashboards, distant from the oak groves and shepherd chants that once shaped Europe through destiny and devotion. Traditional Europe lived through the pulse of the land, its customs drawn from meadows, its laws mirrored in trees, its faith carried by the wind over tilled soil and cathedral towers. The terms arrive prepackaged: 'rewilding,' 'net zero,' 'decarbonization,' and 'climate justice.' These sound pure, ringing with the cadence of science and morality. Their syllables shimmer with precision, yet behind their clarity stands an apparatus of control, drawn from abstract algorithms rather than ancestral experience. They conceal a deeper impulse: to dissolve density, to steer the population from the scattered villages of memory into the smart cities of control. The forest returns, yet the shepherd departs. The wolves are celebrated, while the farmer disappears from policy. Across the hills of France, the valleys of Italy, and the plains of Germany, the primordial cadence falls silent. Where once rose smoke from chimneys, now rise sensors tracking deer. Where once stood barns, now appear habitats for reintroduced apex predators. Rural life, the fundament of Europe's civilizational ascent, receives accolades in speeches, even as its arteries are quietly severed. The continent reshapes itself according to new models, conceived in simulation and consecrated in policy. Entire regions are earmarked for rewilding, which means exclusion, which means transformation through absence. The human imprint recedes, and in its place rises a curated silence: measured, observed, and sanctified by distance. The bond between man and land, established over centuries of cultivation, ritual, and kinship, gives way to managed wilderness. Yet this wilderness unfolds without its own rhythm, shaped and maintained through remote observation and coded intention. It remains indexed and administered. Every creature bears a tracking chip. Every tree falls under statistical oversight. Drones scan the canopies. Bureaucrats speak of ecosystems the way accountants speak of balance sheets. The sacred space, once alive with sacrifice and harvest, turns into a green exhibit in the managerial museum of Europe. The aesthetic of this transformation appeals to the tired soul. It soothes through smoothness. It promises purpose through compliance. Children plant trees in asphalt courtyards. Urban rooftops grow lettuce in sterile trays. A continent begins to believe that its salvation lies in subtraction. Strip the carbon. Strip the industry. Strip the traditions, the redundancies, the excesses. What remains is framed as harmony. Yet harmony without heroism becomes stillness. Stillness, when imposed, becomes silence. Europe's past rose through motion, through sacred striving, through sacred conflict, through the tension between man and mountain. Now, in this new green order, motion flows only where permitted, and striving surrenders to 'stability.' Among those who carry memory – the shepherd, the blacksmith, the hunter, the midwife – a different vision grows. These are not relics of a dying world. They are seeds of the world to come, emerging from the deep soil of memory and form. Their force flows through reverence, drawn from the old ways and aimed towards creation. With hands open to innovation and hearts anchored in continuity, they shape change as inheritance rather than rupture. They seek continuity through transformation: a rooted futurism. The soil speaks to them as kin, rich with memory and promise. The forest reveals itself as dwelling and companion, alive with presence and bound in shared calling. The river speaks as guide and witness, flowing through generations with the clarity of purpose and the grace of return. Their dream aligns spirit with structure and myth with machine. A modern Europe, strong in technology and rich in spirit, can rise from this convergence, from drone-guided agriculture rooted in ancestral cycles, from solar-powered cathedrals, from cities shaped by tribe and territory rather than algorithm. A new cultural-political synthesis begins to shimmer at the horizon: a Europe that does not apologize for its existence, that does not dilute its soul in the name of abstraction. This Europe sees no contradiction between wildness and order, between ecology and identity. The task ahead affirms the weight of memory, welcomes the challenge of tomorrow, and calls for the creation of something worthy: a sovereign Europe, sovereign in its landscapes, in its symbols, in its will. The green order, when guided by myth and martial clarity, becomes a chariot of ascent rather than an instrument of decline. This chariot waits for archeofuturist hands to seize the reins. Europe faces the spiral once again. The question begins with data and temperature, then moves toward destiny, where Europe takes form through choice and vision. Shall the continent become a tranquil reserve, watched over by regulators and predators, or shall it rise as a living organism, composed of people, memory, sacrifice, and sacred continuity? A new green is possible, one that does not obliterate the past, one that does not silence the song of the soil, one that does not flatten the face of the continent. This green shall sing through the voice of those who plow and those who build, those who fight and those who remember. It waits in the wind, in the fire, in the stone. The awakening begins with vision, and the vision already stirs in the veins of the land.
Skift
17-06-2025
- Business
- Skift
Skift IDEA Awards Deadline Extended to June 30 Due to Overwhelming Demand
The Skift IDEA Awards deadline has been extended to June 30 due to overwhelming demand and high interest from across the travel industry. This gives entrants two extra weeks to submit their most innovative work for recognition. Due to unprecedented interest and a surge in submissions, the deadline for the 2025 Skift IDEA Awards has officially been extended by two weeks. Entrants now have until June 30 to submit their work for consideration. The Skift IDEA Awards celebrate the most impactful and innovative design, experiences, and initiatives across the global travel industry. From trailblazing campaigns and transformative sustainability projects to cutting-edge digital experiences and creative hospitality concepts, the awards aim to spotlight the visionaries shaping the future of travel. New Deadline: Monday, June 30 The deadline extension comes in direct response to overwhelming demand from companies and creatives around the world requesting more time to finalize their entries. With submissions arriving from every corner of the travel landscape—airlines, hotels, tourism boards, experience providers, short-term rentals and more—this year is on track to be our most competitive and inspiring yet. If you've been considering submitting your work but needed more time to polish your presentation or gather final materials, this is your moment. The Skift editorial and judging teams are eager to see the innovation, imagination, and impact you've brought to the industry. Still unsure which category to apply for? Take our easy quiz to guide you to the best fit. We encourage all organizations, agencies, and individuals working in the travel ecosystem to take advantage of this additional window. This is your chance to gain global recognition and be celebrated as a changemaker at the forefront of travel's evolution. For submission guidelines, past winners, and judging criteria, visit:
Forbes
19-05-2025
- Business
- Forbes
Never Settle For The First Draft
Refining an idea is where its true potential emerges, but that doesn't mean you should wait for perfection to start. getty The first spark of an idea is thrilling—it's the beginning of something new, filled with potential. But if there's one lesson I've learned in my decades of entrepreneurship, it's this: the first draft of an idea is rarely the one that leads to success. The magic happens in the testing, refinement, and revisions that come through continual improvement. Below, you'll find some of my tips for going from humble inception to sustained success. This method will help you push your first draft further and commit to making it the best version of your vision. Once you have an idea, dive into your vision. The first spark of an idea, while exciting, is only the very beginning of the concept becoming a reality. It's easy to dream, but acting on a dream is a different story. It's key to make the time to further refine your vision, conduct research, and try testing, to ensure the successful fruition of almost any idea. When the seed is first planted in your mind, prioritize exploring the idea. While planning, do as much research as you can. Is there a market for what you want to do? Who is already doing this? What quantity would you have to sell and at what price point? The further you dive into your idea, the more perspective and knowledge you'll gain, increasing your chances of success. Bounce your ideas off others. Even further perspective can be gathered from those around you. Whenever I have a business idea, I start bouncing it off everyone I can. By picking their brains and considering their questions and concerns, I gain further clarity on whether or not the idea is worth pursuing. I've had people ask me before, 'Stan, don't you think others are going to take your ideas if you speak about them so freely like this?' But I recognized early on that most people like to talk, but they don't like to act. They're just there to have an opinion, which, frankly, works for me, since I'm very interested in hearing what they have to say. Be ready and willing to pivot. When I was a young man living in Philadelphia during the Bicentennial, I had a business idea that involved selling hot dogs to tourists who were in town for the celebration. I spent the winter before the 1976 tourism season creating my plan and bouncing it off everyone around me. As I continued my research, it became apparent that selling souvenirs, rather than perishable items like hot dogs, might be a more successful venture. I chose to pivot my initial strategy and started testing the idea by executing it on a small scale. Always look for ways to adapt. Rigidity does little to nourish an idea. You must be open-minded to find the best path forward. As we all know, the only constant in life is change, so, as entrepreneurs, we must accept this and be willing to adapt. Awareness is a leader's best tool for understanding the shifts that lie ahead and how to navigate them. I refer to this future-focused mindset as being able to 'see around corners.' If you're paying attention to what matters, you can more easily predict what's in store in the coming months, years, or even decades. Industry patterns, market trends, current events, the needs and attitudes of your team members, and advancements in technology—leaders who keep their finger on the pulse of these and many other factors are more likely to make informed decisions. The first step is to begin. While planning is important, you can't let it get in the way of action. You can always revise as you go; just be smart about your progress. Refining an idea is where its true potential emerges, but that doesn't mean you should wait for perfection to start. The process of testing, revising, and adapting is what transforms a rough concept into a polished success. Never settle for the first draft, because the best ideas are the ones that change and grow over time.
