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Category Archives: 1 – Politics
T10 – Up With The Unions – Responses
What has been gratifying about this week’s responses has been how they have built on my thoughts about the unions, driving further into their potential as builders of a human rights culture. But at the same time, you have not allowed me to drift into some kind of romantic nostalgia for a long lost unionised ‘Golden Age.’ Continue reading
T10 – Up With The Unions
Human rights thrive when the workers are united Continue reading
T8 – Down With Constantine! – Responses
Paul Bernal asks about achieving a better balance with regard to property. He thinks as I do that the Convention as it has been interpreted is far too relaxed about the accumulation of money. Continue reading
T8 – Down With Constantine!
Property is (nearly) theft. Continue reading
Posted in 1 - Politics
Tagged accumulation of wealth, greece, greek royal family, property
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T5 – Hatred Can Be Progress – Responses
I made a mistake in using the term ‘Hatred’ in the title, Antonio and Jose-Manuel Barretto were right to take me up on this and I will make sure it disappears from any final product that this project produces: it was a misjudgement on my part. Continue reading
Posted in 1 - Politics
Tagged direct action, givers, hatred, responses, takers
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T5 – Hatred Can Be Progress
If human rights are not despised by the powerful they are not human rights Continue reading