Category: communism
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What to do on a Sunday morning
I grew up a Christian. From early on I went to Sunday school and to all sorts of kids activities organised by our church. Our church was very friendly, lively and social, so by the time I was a teenager, most of my friends were from church, and most of…
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Common sense vs communist sense
You develop a new common sense when living in China long enough. I call it communist sense. I came to China as a researcher and got promoted to professor in 2019 (“Assistant Professor” as my wife keeps pointing out, not to be confused with a “Professor’s assistant” though!). I left…
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The writing on the wall
This post is gonna be dark. Germany, 1933 On 30th January 1933, the NSDAP – the Nazis – rose to power in Germany. The NSDAP was known to be an antisemitic fascist party – but the speed at which they implemented their deadly ideology must have been unbelievable. In March,…
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The moment you realise they’re serious
I moved together with my wonderful wife to China in 2017. The first weeks we stayed in a hotel in the university district of Beijing until we sorted out our accommodation. In the neighbourhood there was a small shopping mall with lots of little noodle and snack shops that was…
Grammar and Tones 