Monthly Archives: October 2013

Cambronne’s rude word

Posted on October 31, 2013 by Antigone1984.com

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Carpe diem

Posted on October 30, 2013 by Antigone1984.com

Editorial note: If you have not yet read our mission statement above, please do so in order that you can put our blogs in context.  30 October 2013 Life is not a rehearsal.                                                                             Anon. ——–  You might perhaps care to … Continue reading →

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Hacked off by double standards

Posted on October 29, 2013 by Antigone1984.com

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What can you expect from a pig but a grunt?

Posted on October 28, 2013 by Antigone1984.com

Editorial note: If you have not yet read our mission statement above, please do so in order that you can put our blogs in context.  28 October 2013 Britain’s extremist rightwing Prime Minister David Cameron does not mince his words. In … Continue reading →

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Caviare to the general

Posted on October 27, 2013 by Antigone1984.com

Editorial note: If you have not yet read our mission statement above, please do so in order that you can put our blogs in context.  27 October 2013 大聲不入於里耳。 《折楊》、《皇荂》, 則嗑然而笑。 是故高言不止於眾人之心。 至言不出, 俗言勝也。 Great music is lost on the ears … Continue reading →

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Red carpet for China’s fat cats

Posted on October 26, 2013 by Antigone1984.com

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Here’s a toast to the Prince of Wales!

Posted on October 25, 2013 by Antigone1984.com

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Democracy not incompatible with dictatorship

Posted on October 24, 2013 by Antigone1984.com

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The Life of Others

Posted on October 23, 2013 by Antigone1984.com

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Telling it like it is

Posted on October 22, 2013 by Antigone1984.com

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