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Ubuntu is an African lived philosophy and communal experience, far from our individualistic approach in the global North/West. It stands for loving kindness and compassion but also grounds knowledge in respect for holistic thinking maturity nature and wisdom...

Ubuntu P andemonium the polymorph perverse un-reflected paradigm of our time casts A narchy tumultuous turmoil killing sprees beheadings senseless hatred and results from N ihilistic never-ending bombing wars hatred colonisation kills for money oil and land D istinct in death demise and depravation dogma causes hunger poverty disembowelled E ntrails blood and gore splashed for the highest bidder of murdering virtue and emotion M oulding peace with weapons is like having sex for virginity so stuff some flowers in guns O nly nuances of push and near extinct pull away from total insane annihilation’s madness N ests and nurtures compassion communal sharing un-consumerist tradition In kindergartens schools and homesteads sporting fields of lived experience in U niversities higher learning centres TEACH ‘Ubuntu’ Nguni Bantu human kindness M ake love not war with heart and soul and refuse to be abused in pandemonium 27th July 2016

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Date: 8/7/2016 7:00:00 PM
Kai, congrats on your placement in the contest! :)-luloo
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Kai Michael Neumann
Date: 8/8/2016 8:42:00 AM
Thank you Laura, or is it luloo?
Date: 7/28/2016 8:53:00 PM
A lot of passionate thought put into this acrostic , Kai. Good luck in the contest.
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Kai Michael Neumann
Date: 7/29/2016 2:03:00 AM
Thank you Andrea. Since I stopped my second round of academia, I can think and write the way I like. Kind wishes, Kai

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