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No thank you, Madeleine, I'd rather muddle along as we are, than fashion such an anarchic and dangerous fiction as English nationalism in response to what is a sensible Scottish reaction to the current diet of factionalist shire county conservatism.
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At worst, it drops those critiques to conclusive nonsenses as the territorialism and advocacy manifests in a factionalist devotion to the cause of “good science fiction”.
Ethics and Enthusiasm Hal Duncan 2009
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Some of the huge rifts in SF can be understood as factionalist conflict between those who want diegesis and those who want those mind games.
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Condemning the "factionalist processes which have at times culminated in public displays of ill-discipline," ANC provincial secretary David Mkhura said there was a need to restore discipline in the ranks of the ANC.
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When the members of the ANC themselves engage in factionalist activity, media leaks and rumour mongering, how can we expect the membership of our movement to carry out their duties to observe discipline, behave honestly and carry out loyally the decision of the majority and the decision of higher bodies?
ANC Today 2008
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In an open letter published in Sunday's City Press, Nzimande, who is also a member of the ANC's National Executive Committee, tore into the paper for "deliberately" writing about the party in a "provocatively factionalist, divisive and highly subjective manner".
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When elected leaders at the highest level openly engage in factionalist activity, where is the movement that aims to unite the people of South Africa for the complete liberation of the country from all forms of discrimination and national oppression?
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YCL said it was regrettable that he had a "personal and political vendetta against the ANC President and he uses it in a malicious and opportunistic manner to settle cheap and factionalist political scores".
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When the members of the ANC themselves engage in factionalist activity, media leaks and rumour mongering, how can we expect the membership of our movement to carry out their duties to observe discipline, behave honestly and carry out loyally the decision of the majority and the decision of higher bodies?
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When elected leaders at the highest level openly engage in factionalist activity, where is the movement that aims to unite the people of South Africa for the complete liberation of the country from all forms of discrimination and national oppression?
ANC Today 2008
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