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Our Society is Run by Junkies (and don’t kid yourself)

Posted on December 11, 2014 by formerdundeeman

Is society increasingly dominated by people who are for all intents and purposes junkies?  Look at the evidence.  How do our business leaders and our politicians behave?  From a review of the 1992 book When Society Becomes an Addict by Anne Wilson Schaef: Many politicians behave … Continue reading →

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The Rise of the Arsehole in Modern Society (Book Review)

Posted on July 30, 2014 by formerdundeeman

Book Review: The Rise of the Arsehole in Modern Society (Scottish Edition) by Daniel Désespéré. Illustrated. 867pp.  D. Watkins Press. €39.99 In what many will come to regard as his tour de force, French academic Professor Daniel Désespéré, charts the rise of idiocy … Continue reading →

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Iron Man and the Myth of the Lone Entrepreneur

Posted on May 12, 2014 by formerdundeeman

A popular misconception we’re often confronted with is the idea that successful business people somehow made it through their own hard work, graft and smarts.  While it can take immense perseverance, skill and acumen to build business empires, it is … Continue reading →

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