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		<title>Too Revolutionary for TV?</title>
		<link>http://aspecks.com/blog/eclectics/too-revolutionary-for-tv/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 08:51:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NKAPPIAH</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Chavez]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[People can “wear many hats” and so we find that Immortal Technique is not only a rapper but has evolved into a political activist and social commentator. In this interview with RussiaToday he appears as an articulate activist instead of an angry rapper whose uncompromising passion can easily be interpreted as intimidating aggression. His musical [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In defence of politics</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 21:51:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NKAPPIAH</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[apathy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am the first to admit that conventional democratic political processes are often corrupt, slow and ineffective due to bureaucracy and vested elitist interests that are contrary to  the greater well being of societies. I hold cynical views about corrupt politicians and social injustice and believe that it is fine to be disappointed and even [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Right to Protest?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 08:09:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bohemian</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the fundamental principles of a democracy is the right to protest. In a modern liberal democratic society we have all sorts of rights and freedoms that are backed up by the rule of law, fundamental rights such as the freedoms of speech and movement. We, the people, can voice our displeasure at any [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Heroes who become Dictators: Hugo Chavez</title>
		<link>http://aspecks.com/blog/aspecks-crew/heroes-who-become-dictators-hugo-chavez/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2009 08:19:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bohemian</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I suppose by definition and the law of opposites one person’s hero is another person’s dictator (anti-hero) and Hugo Chavez is certainly no different, a man who inspires both adulation and loathing at home and abroad. So is Hugo Chavez a hero or a dictator? One thing is certain and that is that supporters view [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Dictators that were Heroes</title>
		<link>http://aspecks.com/blog/commentary/the-dictators-that-were-heroes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2009 13:45:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NKAPPIAH</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[democracy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It's all down to interpretation. They say; one man's freedom fighter is another's terrorist. A logical conclusion that can be drawn from all this is that most of the dictators of today were heroes to some people yesterday. It's sad that over long periods of time; power, greed and dissent corrupts the best intentions of leaders, just as it did the pigs of George Orwell's Animal Farm. 
From this, one can predict that today's heroes could potentially become tomorrow's dictators. The developing world (where poverty is rife and most of the time democracy is in its infancy) is most vulnerable to this culture of personalities, which lends itself so well to the creation of political heroes and dictators. Enough of the theoretical - in terms of dictators that used to be heroes, the prime example that comes to my mind is Zimbabwe's own - Robert Mugabe




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