A heedful idiot: Nelson « Madiba

Saturday, December 7, 2013

Nelson « Madiba » Mandela

In tribute to a man who knew how to overcome hatred and worked towards reconciliation, this "black and white" boys’ choir, full of enthusiasm, from his country,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRW50SVtTAM

And also:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Jup3ZC9Xs8&list=PL54317EB6D2151812&index=2

Fiodor

Welcome!

The “heedful idiot” is the English version of “Un idiot attentif”, a blog that I started about two years ago. Why did I decide to publish it also in English? One of the main reasons is that more and more visits come from English speaking countries, especially the United-States. And, besides that, because English is the koinê (the universal language) of the globalised world.

Why “idiot”? Simply because Prince Myschkin – The Idiot – is one of my favorite characters, and Dostoevsky one of my favorite writers. And why “heedful”? Because I try to look at things, events, people, books... with opened eyes and being suspicious of the “politically correct”.

That being said, my English speaking readers will notice very quickly that my language ability is quite poor... So, please be indulgent, and don’t hesitate to correct me.

Please feel free to submit comments judged to be balanced. They can be posted easily, and another easy way to contact me is by e-mail, to unidiotattentif@gmail.com

More than 100 texts have already been posted on my original French blog. Of course, I shall not translate them all! I will first try to publish a English translation of the “top ten”.

A heedful idiot

Saturday, December 7, 2013

Nelson « Madiba » Mandela

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