Sweat Shops

Posted by: on Oct 28, 2010 | One Comment

Amongst the anti-capitalist images generated by Marxists, is the image of a sweat shop full of children working hard on shoes for a big corporation like Nike. Their argument against the sweat-shop is plain; it is torture of children for the sake of large-scale profits.

Citizen and State

Posted by: on Oct 19, 2010 | One Comment

China has come to be synonymous with words like communism and state control. The image of China is irrevocably one of a state with complete control over its citizens. And because of this overriding power of state the image of the country is, to a large extent the image of the State.

The Commonwealth Games

Posted by: on Oct 18, 2010 | No Comments

It must have struck some of you; the way the media, in the middle of the commonwealth games, seemed to change its very acrimonious stance towards the government. The games went very quickly from being shame of the nation to being a cause for patriotic pride.