The personal is political

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Friday, December 29, 2006

Working together

Some people are loners and work that way, others work with others. But the loners can also be working together, as in though they are working alone, they may take intoaccount what others are doing and chip in their bit - alone though it may be- from their end,. So in a sense what even the loner does... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, December 1, 2006

If one is going through a financial crisis but one has access to cash

in the work capacity which can easily be temporarily used to tide over the crisis, would it be right to use the cash simply because one has access to it, though one does not have the authority to use it? The personal is political. It may be very tempting to use that cash, but unless we seek... Sign in to see full entry.

If one is going through a financial crisis but one has access to cash

in the work capacity which can easily be temporarily used to tide over the crisis, would it be right to use the cash simply because one has access to it, though one does not have the authority to use it? The personal is political. It may be very tempting to use that cash, but unless we seek... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, November 3, 2006

Someone makes allegations about you or rather perpetuates them,

not knowing your side of the story and going maybe by what meets the eye. This may be deceptive. Progressive political practice would require of the person against whom allegations are made that s/he put himself/herself in the shoes of the person making the allegations and understand where that... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, September 30, 2006

Siblings quarrel over inherited property. You're mediating.

You work out the mediation and an amicable settlement of division of property. Is your work over. Or does one have a responsibility to say come on, you're brothers and sisters and why don't you restore your relationships? What do you say? Shouldn't what we do in public life reflect what we'd like to... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, September 8, 2006

Opposing fascism in public life while being fascist control freaks at home?

This message is a reposting as no one read/commented on this one We accuse fascist forces of regimentation - yet we regiment like control freaks in our families. We want something to be placed exactly two centimetres away when it actually does not make any difference. It's all about hte virtues of... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, July 9, 2006

If I am fagged out, I am fagged out. If I am in no mood to talk, I say so.

And the others in my household respect that. That's the straightforward culture of mutual respect. And if that's the way it's nice at home, that's the way it's nice in the larger world systems of governance as well. It should be possible for someone to say something upfront about what he or she... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, June 13, 2006

Exit in peace.

If you are the one who steps lightly in, it would be odd if you exit stomping your way out. Similarly if you drive your point home in any political situation with a certain calm, then maintain the same calm right through your discussion or argument, no matter what the provocation. This approach can... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, May 24, 2006

When I tend to thrust my views down the little one's throats at home,

saying I know best and no questions, the same children could well grow up disrespecting differences of opinion and diversity of thinking. What they pick up at a tender age in their homes reflects in their lives in the big wide world as they go out. Have you noticed this? Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, April 10, 2006

"My fiancee is into hate speech" Something to think about?

Said my friend, " my fiancee is into hate speech about another community, but he's very good and gentle with me - very loving and caring" I don't like his hate speech and am in fact vehemently opposed to it, but as long as it doesn't medlle in our life, it's OK. "OK?" Another friend blurted, "OK?... Sign in to see full entry.

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