tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19384577.post6318807851025053150..comments2024-03-20T19:23:09.857+02:00Comments on Notes from underground: South Africa - 100 years oldSteve Hayeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11283123400540587033noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19384577.post-57525995454297602202010-05-27T00:17:21.057+02:002010-05-27T00:17:21.057+02:00It's surely a bit harsh to say that "femi...It's surely a bit harsh to say that "feminism helped to consolidate racism"? The state's reaction to feminism was to put white women somewhere in the racial hierarchy that entrenched their privilege. Divide and rule if you like.bigbluemeaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01742238578608139919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19384577.post-29532873250553890212010-05-20T12:48:40.354+02:002010-05-20T12:48:40.354+02:00Skylding,
Well, related slightly. I'm busy fi...Skylding,<br /><br />Well, related slightly. I'm busy finishing off an article on "The SB files: memoirs of a surveillance society". Sounds like Nick Clegg's doing what we did in 1994-1996.<br /><br />But these things have a way of creeping back, especially when people forget what it was like. <br /><br />I heard that Britain has things called ASBOs, which are similar to the banning orders we had here. Punishment by arbitrary administrative action without trial.Steve Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11283123400540587033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19384577.post-29114249624117315622010-05-20T12:44:50.794+02:002010-05-20T12:44:50.794+02:00James,
My thesaurus gives lots of synonyms for &q...James,<br /><br />My thesaurus gives lots of synonyms for "mitigate", including allay, alleviate, assuage, attenuate, diminish, ease, extenuate, lessen, lighten, minimize, moderate, mollify, reduce, relieve;<br />absolve, acquit, cover up, exonerate, extenuate, whitewash;<br />abate, allay, assuage, moderate, quench, satiate, satisfy.<br /><br />Take your pick.Steve Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11283123400540587033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19384577.post-27024404804253507022010-05-19T20:56:19.466+02:002010-05-19T20:56:19.466+02:00Unrelated, but you might like this:
http://www.te...Unrelated, but you might like this:<br /><br />http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/nick-clegg/7738343/Nick-Clegg-tell-us-the-laws-that-you-want-scrapped.htmlMagotty Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06039164409659890130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19384577.post-56838620243715313142010-05-19T09:23:59.994+02:002010-05-19T09:23:59.994+02:00sought to "mitigate" the imperialist pol...sought to "mitigate" the imperialist policies of the Conservatives<br /><br />Or dilute and water down? Depends on one's political angle, really.James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.com