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Etiqueta: Nelson Mandela

  • The X of Apartheid

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    During Apartheid in South Africa, an X marked Indigenous homes for demolition, later becoming a symbol of resistance. In the 1988 elections, anti-apartheid groups protested, viewing the X on ballots as a mark of illegitimate participation. This historic symbol re-emerged when Elon Musk rebranded Twitter to X, prompting user resistance.

  • Mohandas Gandhi

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    BOOKS THE INNER VOICE Gandhi’s real legacy. by Pankaj Mishra Mohandas Gandhi was the twentieth century’s most famous advocate of nonviolent politics. But was he also its most spectacular political failure? The possibility is usually overshadowed by his immense and immensely elastic appeal. Even Glenn Beck recently claimed to be a follower, and Gandhi’s example has…