#American transfert more than other nationalities | Explore Tumblr Posts and Blogs

darkmaga-retard · 1 month

Text

https://www.globalresearch.ca/dangers-lessons-perennial-israeli-palestinian-war-big-picture/5837437

Dangers and Lessons from the Perennial Israeli-Palestinian War: The Big Picture of Propaganda and False Flag Operations

By Prof Rodrigue Tremblay

Global Research, August 14, 2024

False flag operations:

“The powers-that-be understand that to create the appropriate atmosphere for war, it is necessary to create within the general populace a hatred, fear or mistrust of others regardless of whether those others belong to a certain group of people or to a religion or a nation.”James Morcan(1978- ), New Zealander-born actor, writer, producer and a resident of Australia, 2014.

“I know what America is. America is a thing you can move very easily, move it in the right direction. They won’t get in our way.” Benjamin Netanyahu (1949- ), Israeli Prime Minister (1996-1999), (2009-2021) and (2022- ), addressing Israeli settlers in the West Bank, (as quoted in ‘Netanyahu: ‘America is a thing you can move very easily'”, The Washington Post, July 16, 2010.)

“We must remember that in time of war what is said on the enemy’s side of the front is always propaganda, and what is said on our side of the front is truth and righteousness, the cause of humanity and a crusade for peace.” Walter Lippmann (1889-1974), American journalist, (in ‘Public Opinion’, 1922).

“Those who want thwart the creation of a Palestinian state should support the strengthening of Hamas and the transfert of funds to Hamas.“ Benjamin Netanyahu (1949- ), Israeli Prime Minister, (during a meeting of the Likud party, in 2019).

Introduction

Nowadays, almost all wars, involving governments with access to enormous propaganda resources, are either deliberately provoked or simply the result of false flag operations, camouflaged under a veil of lies and fake news. In time of war, all parties lie. With the help of passive or complacent medias, not one distracted person in a hundred can see clearly what is really going on.

Rocket and missile clashes between Islamist Hamas and Israel, and atrocities and war crimes committed against civilians, are not new in that part of the world. The most recent outbreak of violence is, in reality, the continuation of a deep conflict, which is ongoing and which is entering into a new cycle of escalating violence.

Indeed, two years ago, in May 2021, serious riots took place inside the compound of al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem’s Old City, which left hundreds of Palestinians and many police officers injured. What followed was an escalation of attacks between Israel and Hamas. The latter launched more than 1,000 rockets from the Gaza Strip towards Israel, while the Israeli army, in return, dropped a deluge of fire on the blockaded Gaza Strip, causing more than 150 Palestinian deaths and 10 deaths on the Israeli side.

Only six months ago, on April 5th and 6th, 2023, there were new violent clashes in Jerusalem when Israeli police raided again the al-Aqsa mosque, in the pursuit of “agitators” who had barricaded themselves inside.

It is therefore somewhat puzzling why so many observers were taken by surprise when Hamas launched its rain of rockets on Israel, on Saturday, October 7, 2023, in an operation specifically called al-Aqsa Deluge.

Likewise, we can only remain perplexed when the Israeli government itself says it was taken by surprise, since its relations with the Palestinian populations have been extremely tense, particularly since 2021.

2 notes · View notes

emilytgold-blog · 7 years

Text

Investigating the Concussion Issue in Horseback Riding: Are Helmets to Blame?

Photos courtesy of: Erin Leon, Mollie Hartung, Shawn McMillen Photography, Samshield America, Charles Owen Riding Helmets, GPA Riding Helmets

When asked about her favorite part about riding and showing horses, 24-year-old rider Jacilyn Felton said that it was undoubtedly the bond that she shares with her horse, True Blue or affectionately known as “Bodhi” at the barn. However, when asked about her least favorite part?

“Definitely the fear of falling off,” Felton said. “It’s always in the back of my mind. Luckily, we always wear helmets, though, there’s a little peace of mind there.”

Many contact sports, such as football and soccer carry a huge risk for a player to sustain a concussion. Over the last several years, more literature and studies have come out about the dangers of concussions for athletes, and how concussions should be treated. However, a sport that is often overlooked is the sport of horseback riding, specifically the discipline of hunter-jumpers. Despite the fact that riders wear helmets when they ride and most importantly, when they jump, concussions are still altogether a scary possibility. However, following a conclusion of new research, it is known now that the traditional way girls and women wear their hair tucked into their helmets can be leading to concussions, rather than preventing them.

There are many issues and avenues to explore when delving into such a complex and relatively new topic as concussions in a sport so mystic to some as horseback riding. It is important to know, however that horseback riding is an incredibly traditional and at times archaic sport. Riding helmets did not even have harnesses until the mid-1980s, according to the article “From the Magazine: Rapunzel, Rapunzel, Let Down Your Hair,” published in the Chronicle of the Horse by the Chronicle Staff. This sport is all about the look and the way the rider will be perceived by the judge. With this fact being known, helmet companies have been trying to evolve their looks every year to be not only visually-stunning to a judge and a rider, but also extremely protecting.

One of the most popular English-riding helmet companies world-wide, Samshield America has one of the most streamlined and state-of-the-art helmets on the market. Helmets are required to coincide with the safety guidelines proposed by Safety Equipment Institute, or SEI. The Samshield company prides itself on being certified. According to the SEI website, products that are submitted to be approved by the SEI must go through two stages, the initial stage, and the maintenance stage before the helmet is approved for usage. All helmets worn by riders in the show ring must be approved by SEI.

According to the Samshield company, a rigorous testing process is utilized each and every time a new technology for the helmets is implemented. Samshield is of French-origin, and they also go through the Centre Régionale d’Innovation et de Transfert de Technologie, or CRITT, which is “a center of research and expertise, specialized in materials, deposits and surface treatments,” according to their website.

According to both Samshield, and their informational video on their website, a rigorous testing procedure is used to ensure their helmets are safe. According to Samshield, the helmets “allow the indispensable approval for horse-riding usage at the highest level by subjecting the helmets to various tests and checks: impact on the helmet’s front, back and lateral sections, stability on the head in case of a fall, lateral crushing, and resistance of the retention system.”

Their information video features the impact test, where the top of a test helmet is slammed down by a machine to imitate the impact a rider experiences when falling off, and to test the helmet’s ability to absorb a blunt impact. The side distortion test, where a helmet is essentially placed on its side and crunched by a machine is aimed to imitate a horse stepping on a rider’s head. And finally is the penetration test, where a sharp object is driven into the helmet is made to measure how much the helmet can withstand the penetration of a sharp object towards the head.

It is evident that Samshield takes the time to make sure their helmets are up to the highest safety standards, but there lies an issue within these tests. In Europe, female riders are not subject to tucking their hair in their helmets, and male riders do not really face this issue, and since the helmets are designed and tested in Europe, the American riding custom for girls tucking their hair into their helmets is not taken into account. Although young women who ride in the United States are indeed expected to tuck their hair into their helmets, there is not a written rule in any United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) rulebook, and in actuality, it is just a custom that has adapted with the passing time of the sport.

Judge Carol Dean-Porter has seen the effects of both the style versus the effectiveness in the show world of helmets, both in her recent years judging, as well as back when she was competing.

“I had a severe concussion when I was eight years old. This was many years before there was discussion of protective head gear. We wore hunt caps with no chin strap in the show ring. Often times, the helmet would fall off without the rider falling,” Porter said. “My mom went to a motorcycle helmet manufacturer here in LA and had them design a protective fiberglass helmet with chinstrap, based on the hunt cap and covered with velvet. Fiberglass was the most commonly used material at that time and decades before plastics and composites.”

Porter continued to say that even though helmet companies began to manufacture new helmets with chin straps that held safety more than appearance in mind, many trainers worried that the bulky new look of them would be unappealing to judges in the equitation ring, or where riders are judged on their position and appearance.

“My first was a GPA [a helmet brand], which was approved by ASTM [American Society for Testing and Materials International]. At that point, equitation riders were still wearing the "hunt cap with chin strap style" because the "approved" helmets were bulky,” she said. “Trainers worried that the judges would disapprove of the approved helmets because of style. Gradually, manufacturers developed more stylish and sleeker helmets.”

Because Porter has had her hand both in competing in and judging such a traditional sport like hunter-jumper riding, she is able to see from both the points of view of current riders and judges alike, and when it comes down to it, she believes in safety over fashion any day in the show ring.

“Judges want to protect the riders just as much (or more so) than trainers do. That said, there will always be some judges who are strict traditionalists and will prefer riders who wear their hair up under the helmet,” Porter said. “Bottom line: I personally would never penalize an equitation or hunter rider for neatly securing their hair without putting it up under the helmet.”

Porter also mentioned that riders, especially younger riders who are big in the equitation division are incredibly resistant to change, even if it is better for their safety. This traditional attitude is evident with many riders, especially 23-year-old Erin Leon. Although having sustaining 3 concussions, Leon says she would not change the way she wears her helmet.

“Even though I’ve gotten a few concussions, I would never change the way I wear my helmet,” Leon said. “I think riders look kind of messy when they have their hair out, and even though it may be safer when girls wear their hair out of their helmets, it’s not a change I am ready to make.”

However, Leon’s perspective is unexpectedly uncharacteristic after hearing from many other young female riders. Another young rider, 16-year-old Kaitlyn Lovingfoss, who has competed and placed in the national equitation finals would favor safety over looks if the United States Equestrian Federation created a rule for girls to wear their hair out of their helmets, even if it does change some tradition and change appearance.

“If it’s safer I would definitely consider wearing my hair out of my helmet if a rule was changed,” Lovingfoss said. “I think safety should take priority over what looks the best.”

However, as most riders do, Lovingfoss still took into consideration the aesthetic appearance of a rider wearing her hair out of her helmet.

“Maybe putting hair into a braid or a bun so it’s not too messy with it being out of the helmet,” Lovingfoss said.

In addition, after being involved in the sport since she was young, 33-year-old Mollie Hartung has become well-aware of the contradictions of the requirements of helmets and then the hindering aesthetic way that we wear our helmets.

“Requiring riders to utilize safety gear, and then having the norms of the sport dictate that they compromise the effectiveness of that safety gear, is not how we can keep equestrian sports healthy and relevant. Tradition is important to this sport, but when those traditions are shown to contribute to serious, life-changing injuries, it’s time to re-evaluate what the ultimate goals of our sport are,” Hartung said.

Hartung continued to discuss tradition, that tradition in equestrian sports is not limited to helmets and aesthetic appearances of riders, but it present in all aspects of the sport.

“Imagine if a new horse shoe could dramatically help prevent injury in horses, but didn’t look traditional. Would we prevent the usage of piece of equipment that helped preserve the health and safety of our animals? Having a different standard for riders--especially children and juniors--seems irresponsible and even unethical,” Hartung said. “If a neat bun as opposed to wearing your hair under the helmet means the difference between safety or a life-altering injury, this shouldn’t be a question.”

The majority of people involved in riding horse favor tradition over functionality on the outside, but the quotes from these riders of various ages and times in their lives seem to be just fine with safety so long as everyone adopted a more progressive way of life in the sport. Although judges and riders do sometimes have differing opinions on the subject of safety versus tradition, they are most concerned with what will happen in the future of safety in the horseback riding world.

0 notes