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Posts Tagged ‘world events’
OBAMA VS OSAMA: A LOSE-LOSE SOLUTION
Rio Helmi – May 3, 2011
As the flagwavers outside the White House cheered the triumph of the “free world” over evil, they resembled nothing so much as adrenalin-fueled Roman crowds roaring jubilantly at the sight of the spilled blood of a gladiator. How far have we come since Rome? Or more to the [...]
FROM EXILE, SHOWING THE WAY FORWARD
Rio Helmi
The democratic election of Lobsang Sangay by the Tibetan people-in-exile as their prime minister and political leader, whose temporal authority now replaces that of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, is a major step forward not just for the Tibetan people but for democracy worldwide.
Throughout the 30 odd years of my association with the Tibetan [...]
When People Turn a Blind Eye and Leaders Go Deaf
Rio Helmi, 10 February 2011
Democracy is a term whose precise meaning is elusive, especially so in developing nations. For leaders more worried about superficial legitimacy than actually taking on the task of improving the lot of their people, ‘democracy’ revolves around elections and how to get through them intact. It has become something of [...]
NO VUVUZELA TODAY THANKS
I enjoy football as much as anyone else. But I haven’t watched one world cup game this time. Not only have I been super busy, and could not be bothered to set up my tv for off-cable reception at home, I somehow just don’t feel like endorsing a lot of what is going on.
Just watching [...]
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