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My real name is Daniel Jenkins. I am a teacher and history student. I live between Sydney and Battambang - the latter being a beautiful provincial city in the west of Cambodia.
I have been inspired to write on the internet in order to find an outlet for basic political and cultural expression. When I lived in Sydney, and before that in Canberra, it was easy to be politically active. In Cambodia, however, there is no practical outlet for that and so now I am writing more than before. I am enjoying the discipline involved in contributing to a semi-regulated site.
Ultimately, I think everybody is defined by their politics - whether they enjoy talking about it or not. Most people have a strong political belief system. I am a socialist, and while that remains an incredibly broad term, I try to approach everything I do from that basic persective. It's not an abstract ideology; It is a fundamental morality. It's a way of looking at all the interactions in your life, and the life of your friends, and discerning what they mean.
One of the questions that I am asked most often is: What makes you think that a socialist revolution can happen? However, revolution or not, there are socialist victories all over the world every week. Parents on school committees fighting against censorship, workers in France campaigning for a 'no' vote in the EU referendum, Australian consumers setting up community banks.
The writing I do on this site is my tiny contribution to the continuation of this fight!
- Location:
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Australia
- Primary occupation:
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Teacher
- Dream occupation:
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Teacher
- Hometown:
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Sydney
- Schools attended:
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Mosman High School
- I like:
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Movies, books, travelling, politics, and history
- Favorite writers:
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Green and Hemingway
- Favorite books:
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Dispatches, For Whom the Bell Tolls, and The Heart of the Matter
- Favorite newspapers:
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The Phnom Penh Post
- Favorite magazines:
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Socialist Alternative
- Favorite music:
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Rock, Blues, and French popular music
- Favorite movies:
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Raging Bull, A Bridge on the River Kwai
- Favorite TV shows:
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Four Corners, Cracker
- Favorite teams:
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Manly Sea-Eagles
- Favorite quote:
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''But did thee feel the earth move'' - Hemingway
- Gender:
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Male
- Religion:
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None