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Entries from September 2008

So what if democracy isn’t for you? Try a different flavour

September 22nd, 2008 · 2 Comments

In June I started what was supposed to be a series about different types of government, unfortunately I got distracted and so part 2 is only coming to you now. However the follow-on has now become incredibly relevant. South Africa is seeing some very interesting democracy in action (for a quick comment on […]

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The New Revolution

September 7th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Going to delve into some post-Fordist Marxism here. Been thinking more about good people and how they fit into the workplace, and came up with an interesting perspective. One way of looking at the world is as a series of class struggles – Mr Marx was a big fan of this idea. […]

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How to be a nice person

September 4th, 2008 · 1 Comment

It has been a while since I have written something arrogant and pretentious… ok it has been a while since I wrote anything… but just lately I have been having a lot of exposure to conflict between people and I started wondering what makes a good person, a nice person. Since I strive every […]

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