Category Archives: China

Progress, what progress?

Posted on May 12, 2012 by Antigone1984.com

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Flower blossom

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Antigone1984.com

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Newton and Lennon

Posted on April 28, 2012 by Antigone1984.com

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Mandate of heaven

Posted on April 18, 2012 by Antigone1984.com

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Not a dinner party

Posted on April 7, 2012 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.   7 April 2012   革命不是請客吃飯, 不是做文章, 不是繪畫繡花,不能那樣雅致, 那樣從容不迫, 文質彬彬, 那樣溫良恭儉讓。革命是暴動, 是一個階級推翻一個階級的暴烈的行動。 《湖南農民運動考察報告》 一九二七年三月 《毛澤東選集》第一卷第一八頁   A … Continue reading →

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Kafka

Posted on April 5, 2012 by Antigone1984.com

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Cherry blossom

Posted on March 31, 2012 by Antigone1984.com

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Not in our backyard

Posted on February 29, 2012 by Antigone1984.com

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Ἂριστον μὲν ὕδωρ³

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Antigone1984.com

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Chopping logic – a fishy business!

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Antigone1984.com

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