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When the Pope Reads the Riot Act!

Posted By: adminon: February 11, 2023In: Words and WorldTags: 'violent turn' in capitalist accumulation, Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, DRC, Economic colonialism, Forgotten genocide, Political exploitation, Profit motive, War crimes, ‘A diamond of creation’, ‘A great confederacy of thieves’, ‘Diamonds are usually rare’, ‘Power is meaningful only if it becomes a form of service’, ‘Subjected to servile labour in the mines’, ‘The poison of greed’, ‘This diaphragm of Africa’No CommentsViews:
When the Pope Reads the Riot Act!

The Pope certainly has got no tanks or cruise missiles to strike at anyone but he is the unsurpassable Commander-in-Chief’ of metaphors, the most mobile army in the world. Papal deployment o... Read more

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