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Some preliminary thoughts about revolutions

There is a lot of talk about revolution happening now in online communities given the unfolding events in Tunisia and Egypt. This has got me thinking about the nature of revolutions. There's a rather nice list of revolutions and rebellions on Wikipedia for those who are not up

Australian citizenship, ceremony and ritual

A friend invited me along to his citizenship ceremony the other day. He's terribly excited about becoming an Aussie after living here for a number of years. We went to the newly refurbished Sydney Town Hall and the Lord Mayor, wearing her Lord Mayoral bling, gave a lovely

Rebooting business and capitalism

Last year with the launch of Social Innovation Sydney I was inspired by the idea of rebooting capitalism. I had become depressed about the nature of business in our world today and wanted to do something practical about changing things. Then I went off to Paris for LeWeb 2010 Conference

The Failure of the Human Potential Movement: From Self-Actualisation to Experientialism

The Failure of the Human Potential Movement: From Self-Actualisation to Experientialism

Source: The Failure of the Human Potential Movement: From Self-Actualization to Experientialism (c) 1998 Geoffrey Hill This is a relatively old essay but it gives a good critique of the Human Potential Movement and the impact that this and related ideologies have had on modern western society. The focus

WatchBlog: 2004 US Election News, Opinion and Commentary

WatchBlog: 2004 US Election News, Opinion and Commentary

Why. Let's face it, politics is confusing. Sometimes it's difficult to know who to believe, who to listen to and who to support. We're here to help. Posting on a regular basis are editors representing each major party. Stay informed. " Source: WatchBlog: 2004

Australia's nanny state grows apace...

Australia's nanny state grows apace...

Source: "Warning to problem gamblers: clock off", John Stapleton, The Australian, Sat 24 Jul 2004, p. 111 At the very least every measure like this that reduces the responsibility of an individual to make their own life choices & creates a dependent individual. Over time this increasing regulation

Left Behind - by La Haye & Jenkins - Martial Christianity

Left Behind - by La Haye & Jenkins - Martial Christianity

The Left Behind series by Tim La Haye & Jerry Jenkins is a phenomenon that has just recently been noticed by some in the mainstream press. It is a 12 book series commencing with (ISBN: 0842329129) and culminating with Glorious Appearing: The End of Days (ISBN: 0842332375). But the series

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