politics
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Politicians try to sell you the recipe for rationality through the backdoor, while selling themselves as the only shop in town that offers their specific type of rationality.
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“Liberalism was informed by the society it originated in, by the monarchy that preceded it.. and of course, the people that founded it.”
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The Democratic Alliance is the official opposition in South Africa. It also has had a certain perception over the years as a “white party”, owing to its membership of white men within its ranks initially. It has not quite been able to shake off these claims over the years, even when they have included more…
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With democracy, we can and should do better. Violence indeed made South Africa ungovernable, but it was dialogue that led to the historic elections on this day 25 years ago. Fear may paralyze us into inaction, but it is only courage that leads to the bravest acts me, you and everybody around us celebrate today.
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“The EFF election manifesto is.. long. I say that as both a compliment and a criticism.”
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” Two hours, eleven minutes. For two hours and eleven minutes, I climbed into my lair and listened to the Waking Up podcast by Sam Harris where Harris and his guest, Vox editor Ezra Klein, were in discussion over their very public spat.”
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