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24 May 20206 June 2020 mennovanderlandLife

Hope is not enough

Where there is life is hope, they say. But where there is life, there is also hopelessness. And despair. And cynicism. And wishful thinking, that meaningless hope that will neverContinue reading

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Home base: Leiden, The Netherlands

Education: PhD in political science

Philosophy: existentialism & pragmatism

Personality type: INTJ-A, critical thinker & ambivert

Political orientation: liberal-minded democrat

Into: travel, philosophy, photography, politics, wine, good food & good conversation

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