Tag archives for Socialism
The False God of Equality
In modern political discourse there’s much talk about the political ‘right’ and the political ‘left’, although there’s very little discussion as to what these concepts fundamentally are. The argument put…
The General Motors disinvestment shows politicians that reality bites
The recent announcement by General Motors (GM) that it will disinvest from South Africa after 2017 should not come as a surprise to South Africans. As much as we might…
The die is cast
'Radical economic transformation' will lead South Africa to bankruptcy. Then comes the IMF and the World Bank crisis loans as well as structural adjustment programs (which are nothing but an…
Attention Race-Pimps: Click Here to Stop Being Confused About ZumaMustFall
Our old friend Mohammed Jameel Abdulla from The Daily Vox has once again donned his race-pimp gloves and, unfortunately, seems to still be confused about free education after I generously…
Altruism for the Basis of Left-Wing Thought
Political thought in the West today is broadly divided into two camps – the left-wing and the right-wing. Each of these represents a very different worldview, and in order to…
This is the Socialism you wanted
The latest political machinations of Jacob Zuma have caused outrage across the nation, from the leafy suburbs of Sandton, to the offices of our political commentators and analysts, to the…
Left-Wing Thought as Secular Religion
Click here to read the first part of this series. Left-wing ideologies, as we’ve seen, are based on the demand that people’s primary behaviour be altruistic rather than self-interested, even…
Political and Cultural Hegemony – A Battlefield of Minds (Part 3)
Stefan George was a German poet and artist active before and after the Great War, until his death in 1933. First bound to symbolism, he turned away from pure aestheticism…
South Africa comes 2nd in Misery Index
Soweto Township (Source: Wikipedia) South Africa has been projected to be the 2nd most miserable economy in the world in the most recent index, according to Bloomberg. The Misery Index…
‘Statistically Insignificant’ – The Immoral Minimum Wage Intelligentsia
Prior to the implementation of South Africa’s new national minimum wage, a great deal of investigation and research was done to try and determine what effects the minimum wage might…