Archive for February, 2009

Monday, February 23, 2009

Your Party is Not One Person – Election Commentary

The elections are set for April, the posters are up on every pole, and the pre-elections bickering has begun. Something which I took note of in this year’s election season is just how unique COPE is in its running platform.
It would appear that, despite South Africa being a party-based democracy, where one theoretically votes for [...]

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Friday, February 13, 2009

Campus Species: The Resident Communist Fanboy

Having just started my courses, I have decided to, over the length of my MA, strive to identify, understand, and consequently mock with all my ability. Starting the shebang this week: the Communist Fanboy.
Anyone who has ever done an undergrad humanities course would have encountered such a person. Every time discussion begins, or the [...]

Filed under: General, Global

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Quote of the Day

Hi guys,
Bongani says hi to you all as we struggle to liberate Palestine from the racists, fascists and zionists who belong to the era of their Friend Hitler!
We must not apologise, every Zionist must be made to drink the bitter medicine they are feeding our broathers and sisters in Palestine. We must target them, expose [...]

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Saturday, February 7, 2009

Why The Super Bowl Characterises America

I only started watching American Football three years ago at the urging of a good friend of mine. At the time I barely even paid attention to SA Rugby. At first, simply getting up in the middle of the night to watch what is effectively a three-hour sports game confused and angered me. But after [...]

John | 23:17:20 | Permalink | Comment?
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Blog Upgrade

I finally upgraded Commentary to Wordpress 2.7 today, and while I think all the compatibility and upgrade issues have been ironed out there may still be some things that I missed.
If you see something out of the ordinary or find that something no longer works, please send me an email (my address is on the [...]

Darren | 18:29:35 | Permalink | Comment?
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