January 26, 2021 Mayamiko Phiri & Duncan Mlanjira - Nyasa Times 12 Comments
Main opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) regional governor (South)Charles Mchacha has backtracked on his declaration to contest for the party’s presidency to replace its president Peter Mutharika, saying he will not after a backlash of an interview he had with Times TV.
DPP Regional Governor for the south, Charles Mchacha
The campaign poster purported to be coming from Mchacha
Mchacha has since disowned the campaign flyer that is circulating on social media that he intends to stand for the party’s presidential position during the forthcoming convention.
Speaking in an interview on Tuesday, Mchacha who is also former cabinet minister contends that he does not have any plans to stand as a presidential candidate for the party.
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Written By: lprent - Date published: 4:43 pm, January 17th, 2021 - 18 comments
I have a problem with dimwits waving around a slogan of “free speech” without understanding it. Ignorant fools more interested in screaming slogans than understanding the constraints of their ‘right’. The events of the last 4 years in the USA have made that very clear. So I thought I’d point out a few facts of life about constraints on freedom of speech – with a sidetrack through Trumps’ incitements to riot.
Written By: lprent - Date published: 4:43 pm, January 17th, 2021 - 18 comments
I have a problem with dimwits waving around a slogan of “free speech” without understanding it. Ignorant fools more interested in screaming slogans than understanding the constraints of their ‘right’. The events of the last 4 years in the USA have made that very clear. So I thought I’d point out a few facts of life about constraints on freedom of speech – with a sidetrack through Trumps’ incitements to riot. Written By: lprent - Date published: 11:05 am, October 29th, 2019 - 14 comments
I was reading one of Chris Trotters reflections which looked at the Corrections Amendment Bill 2018, that just passed its 3rd reading. “Putting
???? Chomsky does no such thing.
Arguably the bombing of North Korea went beyond the principle of the least force necessary …
Good, you got one thing right. That s encouraging.
RedLogix …
Took another quick scan of your linked article – no mention of the Cold War that I can see. Maybe I missed it.
If you want to understand an event properly, it s essential to have a clear grasp of the context. The left is supposed to be good at this sort of thing.
But stepping back from this diversion, my real point is this. Yes the USA (and it s allies) have been involved in a long list of conflicts since the end of WW2. But crucially all of them are over, and in virtually all of them the USA never replicated the pre-WW2 imperial model of permanently occupying and colonising.