Een samenleving bloeit door vertrouwen tussen mensen; zij begint uiteen te vallen wanneer autoriteit haar morele en ethische kompas verliest.
A society thrives on trust between people; it begins to fracture when authority loses its moral and ethical compass.
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A society thrives when people trust one another, but begins to fracture when authority becomes separated from moral and ethical values.
A healthy society is built on trust — the trust that allows people to live together without constant fear, conflict, or suspicion. It creates an environment where human dignity, understanding, and cooperation can exist naturally.
But the opposite can emerge when authority becomes separated from moral and ethical values. Institutions may continue to function outwardly, yet internally a dangerous gap can develop between power and conscience. In such environments, rules, reputation, or institutional interests can begin to outweigh empathy, truth, and humanity.
This contrast between trust and ethical detachment raises an important question: What happens to society when authority loses its moral compass?
Een gezonde samenleving is gebouwd op vertrouwen — het vertrouwen waardoor mensen met elkaar kunnen samenleven zonder voortdurende angst, conflict of wantrouwen. Het creëert een omgeving waarin menselijke waardigheid, begrip en samenwerking op een natuurlijke manier kunnen bestaan.
Maar het tegenovergestelde kan ontstaan wanneer autoriteit losraakt van morele en ethische waarden. Instellingen kunnen uiterlijk blijven functioneren, terwijl er intern een gevaarlijke kloof ontstaat tussen macht en geweten. In zulke omgevingen kunnen regels, reputatie of institutionele belangen zwaarder gaan wegen dan empathie, waarheid en menselijkheid.
Dit contrast tussen vertrouwen en ethische vervreemding roept een belangrijke vraag op: wat gebeurt er met een samenleving wanneer autoriteit haar morele kompas verliest?
1 When Institutions Stop Listening
Union representing sub-postmasters repeatedly ignored Horizon IT concerns | ITV News
20 mrt 2024
How was it the Post Office were able to go about criminalising hundreds of innocent people for more than a decade without as much as a peep from the National Federation of Subpostmasters (NFSP), which represents the vast majority of self-employed sub-postmasters?
ITV News can reveal that the union repeatedly ignored concerns over Horizon IT.
Nick Wallis reports.
Covert recordings prove Post Office covered up scandal for years
27 mrt 2024
When the public inquiry into the Horizon scandal resumes next month, Post Office executives will again be questioned over what they knew, when, and what they did about it.
This programme has obtained secret recordings of conversations over a decade ago between senior Post Office executives and the independent forensic accountants hired to find out whether sub-postmasters were to blame for the shortfalls at branches using the Horizon system. And, as we exclusively report, they prove beyond doubt that the Post Office covered up the scandal for years as they continued to pursue innocent employees through the courts.
Produced by Nanette van der Laan.
Music: Free Music Archive.
2 Dignity Amid Hardship: The Human Cost of Social Detachment
De verhalen in deze video’s tonen meer dan alleen armoede of ontbering. Ze weerspiegelen de stille waardigheid van mensen die blijven werken, overleven en voor anderen zorgen ondanks uiterst moeilijke omstandigheden. Achter het stof, het zweet en de uitputting schuilen menselijke wezens met gevoelens, dromen, families en een blijvend gevoel van eigenwaarde.
Vooral de ervaringen van werkende kinderen confronteren de samenleving met ongemakkelijke vragen over verantwoordelijkheid, ongelijkheid en de afstand die kan ontstaan tussen instellingen, economische systemen en de menselijke realiteit. Wanneer overleven belangrijker wordt dan de kindertijd zelf, legt dit een diepere sociale en ethische mislukking bloot.
Tegelijkertijd tonen deze verhalen ook veerkracht, medemenselijkheid en menselijkheid. Ze herinneren ons eraan dat vertrouwen, empathie en moreel besef geen abstracte idealen zijn, maar essentiële fundamenten van een samenleving die menselijke waardigheid boven onverschilligheid of afstandelijkheid plaatst.
Dust, Sweat, and Dignity
1 mei 2026
Today is for them.
The hands that build our world.
The ones who never stop—
even when life takes everything from them.
Respect to every worker.
Happy World Labour Day.
Official Youtube channel of Photojournalist GMB Akash. 6 time-TEDXSpeaker. Received over 100 Int Awards.
Photojournalist and Profile Photographer at Panos Pictures, London
Founder of GMB Akash Institute of Photography, Dhaka
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Childhood That Will Break Your Heart
10 jul 2020
Every time I am working with children on different projects, I like to collect their stories and I always ask them to tell me their dreams. Here, I am sharing with you 10 common dreams that these working children keep inside their hearts! These dreams can give us insights into the souls of these little angels.
Child labour in Bangladesh is sadly very common with 4.8 million child labourers or 12.6% of all children aged 5 to 14 finding themselves in the work force in order to survive or to help their family survive.
I have been working on this issue for the last 15 or more years to create awareness and to bring about positive changes in our society.During these last years, I have taken a lot of steps in an effort to contribute to the education of some of these impoverished working children.
A few years ago, I set up a school for unprivileged children outside of Dhaka where around 160 children from rural villages receive nearly free education. Most of their parents are illiterate and these children will be the first generation to be able to improve their lives and the lives of their families.
I have also given scholarships to hundreds of students who, otherwise would not be able to continue their education and might end up working in factories and in hard labour jobs.
Recently I have been trying to admit working children to school. I have been giving small businesses to their parents so they can earn enough money for the family and send their children to school instead of a factory. So far, I have admitted 22 children to school and have taken full responsibility for their education including all expenses. I will see that these activities will be continued for these children and hopefully more children, until my last breath.
These efforts have, of course, been effected by the COVID-19 health pandemic and the resulting economic and labour market shock that is having a catastrophic impact, on poor people’s lives and livelihoods. Unfortunately, children are often the first to suffer. This crisis can push millions more vulnerable children into child labour.
Love and light!
GMB Akash
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Suggestive
adjective
Often used to describe something that makes people think about sex:
Some of his lyrics are rather suggestive.
Cambridge Dictionary
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D
Suggestive
adjective
Often used to describe something that makes people think about sex:
Some of his lyrics are rather suggestive.
Cambridge Dictionary