Category Archives: Politics

You get the government you deserve

Posted on December 23, 2012 by Antigone1984.com

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Hanged for a sheep

Posted on December 18, 2012 by Antigone1984.com

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From Russia with love

Posted on December 13, 2012 by Antigone1984.com

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Climbing the greasy pole

Posted on December 12, 2012 by Antigone1984.com

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A hard rain’s gonna fall

Posted on December 10, 2012 by Antigone1984.com

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Genuflection

Posted on November 30, 2012 by Antigone1984.com

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Homage to Catalonia

Posted on November 20, 2012 by Antigone1984.com

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Salaam = Shalom

Posted on November 18, 2012 by Antigone1984.com

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Clouds over Obama

Posted on November 9, 2012 by Antigone1984.com

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East is East and West is West

Posted on November 8, 2012 by Antigone1984.com

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