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If It Were Any Other Religious Group, We’d Call This Abuse

June 2nd, 2009 by and tagged

But it is one that perceived to be acceptable and peaceful and not some crazy cult. Wouldn’t we call this indoctrination and brainwashing? (Not to mention the punishment of having to live next door to Richard Gere!) Boy chosen by Dalai Lama as reincarnation of spiritual leader turns back on Buddhist order | World news [...]

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Book Review – King Leopold’s Ghost

June 1st, 2009 by and tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Adam Hochschild’s King Leopold’s Ghost – A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa seemed an appropriate book to bring with me to Africa. I don’t know why I hadn’t read it yet since issues of colonialism, neo-colonialism and slavery are never far from my thoughts. Anyway, I am glad I did read [...]

Posted in Book Reviews, Corporatism, Economy, Human Rights, Indigenous Populations, Institutional Racism, Labor, Mass Violence, Nationalism, Patriarchy, Politics, Racism, Slavery, Social Justice, Social Movements, Social Privilege, Structural Violence, Trafficking | No Comments »

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