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On the beautiful game and my blood pressure
Apparently, the legendary Brazilian footballer Pelé called it the beautiful game. He would know, of course, as he was masterful at his craft. However, for someone who just watches football, probably with the same passion, I might add, as Pelé played with, it can be exhilarating, yet filled with so much unhealthy frustration, anguish and… Read more
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Bored of Peace
Clearly, Trump’s shady contrivance is no Board of Peace. For anyone who believes anything of the sort, I have a bridge unscathed from bombing to sell you in Gaza. Trump has constituted what appears to be both an extrajudicial body and a Ponzi scheme. Clearly, the veiled intention is to form a climate conducive to… Read more
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The faith business
I’d really like to uninvent weapons of mass destruction, like automatic guns and bombs, but human beings, unfortunately, are destructive geniuses. They’d come up with other ways to kill one another on massive scales. It must be in our DNA, or fast food, or something. So, I’m going to settle for something else, equally destructive:… Read more
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The Real Enemy: Rich White Men (and women)
Tim Wise critiques how the wealthy manipulate racial tensions to distract from their own greed. His insights connect systemic racism and contemporary issues, like U.S. imperialism in Venezuela, demonstrating class exploitation. Read more
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Change may be inevitable, but in politics, unavoidable
Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it whether it exists or not, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying the wrong remedy.― Ernest Benn Growing up on the wrong side of apartheid South Africa, it was nearly impossible to remain apolitical. One’s politics and attitudes to life were invariably shaped by the injustices one… Read more
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Built to last
What is your all time favorite automobile? I’ve been driving my Honda Accord for sixteen years and it’s still going strong. Best car I’ve ever owned. If this particular model didn’t stop being sold in my country a while back, I would have replaced my current model with a new one in a heartbeat. As… Read more
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