Author: KB
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Death-Wish | Don’t Demonise Cho
The release of Cho’s video all over the media is just another example of technology being used without proper restraint, not unlike the shooting itself. It’s a horrific violation of those suffering. In a previous post, and in the comments that followed, I was trying to probe a link between these killings and the spate…
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Doing No Favours | Non Violence [2]
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What a terrible tragedy in Virginia. The families – and whole community – are in my thoughts and prayers as they try to find some way through this. The soul-searching has already begun here. The UK press have been pointing out the all too frequent nature of these such attacks. Guns and stressful modern life…
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Doing Themselves No Favours | Where is Non-Violent Resistance in Palestine Going to Come From?
We have been supporters of the Palestinian cause for a long time. It’s a simple matter of justice: a people need a viable state, and protection from an under-the-radar occupation that is clearly illegal under UN law. Poverty is extreme, unemployment sky-high, human rights violated on a day to day basis. Having been there, I…
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Voyaging by Atomic Ice-Breaker to the North Pole | Or is MegaChurch™ Not Like That?
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The ever-brilliant Believer magazine – the highlight of my reading month – carries a wonderful dual essay by Scott and James Browning about their respective trips to the North and South Poles with their mother. Scott Browning’s piece on the North Pole trip is wonderful. He describes the utter non-place-ness of it. There are in…
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RSS – Is Your Content Purified to the Point of Sterility?
In a piece on the myth of ‘Internet Neutrality’ The Guardian quoted Professors Marshall Van Alstyne and Erik Brynjolfsoson, who, way back in 1997, wrote that, "With the customised access and search capabilities, individuals can arrange to read only news and analysis that align with their preferences. Individuals empowered to screen out material that does…