Squid Games: A Peek into Hobbesian Capitalist Utopia & Rousseauian Resistance
byThe Squid Games universe presents the essence of the neoliberal democratic order in another existential sense: the commodification of life.
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Left Of Ambedkar
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When Tobacco Was Used As A ‘Medicine’
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byIn these verses hide pain and longing for the ones you once loved.
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Greek Philosophers & Indian Diamonds
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