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Comment on Oh Crumbs! Whatever Happened to English Identity? by Olly Fayers by JuliusW

JuliusW — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 15:14:46 +0000

Obviously society is in continual flux and cultures change over time, but history is littered with examples of ethnic groups that have ceased to exist. The pressures on English culture in particular among other cultures as a result of globalization are unprecedented. There is such a thing as too much change too quickly. I think however you are denying the existence of the English as a separate culture in the first place, in which case arguments about change aren’t really relevant.

Comment on Lizzie Dearden’s Climate of Suspicion by Jason Sands

Jason Sands — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 15:53:31 +0000

“Following the public reaction to the Kennedy case, the management of the NPOIU was transferred from ACPO to the Metropolitan Police on 31st January in a show of accountability that may signal a change in the treatment of environmentalists.”

The transfer was initially quietly announced last year prior to Kennedy being exposed / the public reaction. It was re-announced afterwards to falsely present quick police action to prevent future Kennedy situations.

Comment on 6.2 much to handle by Benny Boo

Benny Boo — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 00:05:15 +0000

I don’t like tea…

Comment on Frustrated flowers – Hollie Price reveals the sexual significance of floral-print dresses in 20th Century radical cinema by Dennis Freel

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Comment on Zahir 6.1 by Maks

Maks — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 14:52:31 +0000

Really good issue guys. Much enjoyed.

Comment on “All my people, man, my father, my uncles, it’s just what we do” – Alexandra Reynolds by Zahir Magazine

Zahir Magazine — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 13:11:46 +0000

sorry about that, I’ve changed the title now.

Comment on “All my people, man, my father, my uncles, it’s just what we do” – Alexandra Reynolds by acr

acr — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 21:52:55 +0000

There seems to be an editorial mistake in the article – The allusion at the start of the piece to D’Angelo’s “words” refers to part of the article’s original title: “All my people, man, my father, my uncles, it’s just what we do”.

Comment on Urban Kenya? – Rachel Knighton by Chris Thorpe

Chris Thorpe — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 21:23:53 +0000

Excellent. However I do believe that not only Kenya suffers the invention of “disclocated sub-cultures as it goes along”. I believe that is but a socio-cultural human tendency. As societies evolve and time passes, new cultures emerge. The loss of our roots and traditions, displaced by new cultures, is no different to religion or other cultures overtaking previously more primitive customs and traditions. Be it Mexico, the UK, China, Japan or the USA it actually seems to be the lure of primarily Westernised or money/capitalist-related rather than simply urbanisation (which you do identify in the article anyway) that is the key eroder of a country’s identity and values.

Urbanisation to me is simply a manifestation of capitalisation and the world’s overuse of its resources. And this has been happening since the Industrial Revolution around the world.

I miss Kenya a great deal having lived there for 16 years. A wonderful and fragile nation. But I believe its leaders must invest in its infrastructure and in its traditions if they are not to hit a very hard brick wall in the next 25 years.