M.B. Dallocchio Biography & Quotes

“How often do the poor in the US get to stand in front of their nation's Marie Antoinette's and shove the stale, mass-produced cake of lower class reality back into their mouths?”

Wealth Poor Poverty Rich Imperialism Upper Class Lower Class Marie Antoinette Let Them Eat Cake

Author:M.B. Dallocchio

“In movies, war only looks romantic. “Tell my gal I love her…” close-up shot, and fade out. It doesn’t work as beautifully and neat in real life. Flying chunks of human flesh and screaming orphans really put that Hollywood take into perspective and there is nothing clean or sterile about any of it. When people die, it’s fucking horrible.”

War Film Death Romantic Iraq Trauma Veteran Ptsd

Book:The Desert Warrior

Source: The Desert Warrior

“Stigma's power lies in silence. The silence that persists when discussion and action should be taking place. The silence one imposes on another for speaking up on a taboo subject, branding them with a label until they are rendered mute or preferably unheard.”

Silence Crisis Mental Health Isolation Controversy Taboo Stigma

Author:M.B. Dallocchio

“A wave of saudade swept over me as I realized home never existed at all. The concept of home felt far from my reach, and I felt sick with longing.”

War Home Trauma Ptsd Escapism Wanderlust Saudade

Book:The Desert Warrior

Source: The Desert Warrior

“Home.” This was my mantra, my four-letter savior.”

Home Trauma Recovery Running Away Ptsd Wanderlust

Book:The Desert Warrior

Source: The Desert Warrior

“A woman in combat? Yes. Since when? Since Native American warrior Buffalo Calf Road Woman knocked that prick General George Custer off of his horse. Since Pantea Arteshbod propelled herself to become one of the greatest Persian commanders during the reign of Cyrus the Great. Since Hua Mulan disguised herself as a male to engage in combat and became one of China’s most respected heroines.”

War Home Survival Army Iraq Trauma Veteran Ptsd Women In Combat

Book:The Desert Warrior

Source: The Desert Warrior

“A moving target is harder to kill, and I didn't stop running, maneuvering, until I reached home base, where I could breathe between death-defying sprints. I just need to make it home alive, and this will all be over, I told myself. Home.”

War Home Survival Army Iraq Trauma Veteran Ptsd

Book:The Desert Warrior

Source: The Desert Warrior

“Fine art is the discipline of breaking rules.”

Art Artist Discipline Artistic Rules Rules To Live By Fine Art Break The Rules

Author:M.B. Dallocchio

“It is not enough to hope for something to happen and throw it into the universe. You, too, must also work to make it happen.”

Hope Wish Work Prayer Effort Commitment Planning Ahead Avoiding Failure Failing To Plan

Author:M.B. Dallocchio

“Matansa. It means massacre in the Chamorro language, and is a nickname for the village of San Roque in the northern part of the island of Saipan that endured the most brutal slaughtering as a punishment for Chamorro resistance by Imperial Japan in WWII, which was part of an ongoing ethnic cleansing campaign that almost completely wiped out the Chamorro population from the face of the earth. San Roque is my family’s village.”

Germany Japan Genocide Wwii Ethnic Cleansing Saipan Chamorro San Roque

Book:The Desert Warrior

Source: The Desert Warrior

“It was a frightening metaphor for what the United States was becoming – a Titanic of rich, proud dimwits heading for the iceberg of anti-colonialist backlash.”

War Colonialism Imperialism Government Corruption Backlash Titanic

Book:The Desert Warrior

Source: The Desert Warrior

“There were waves of genocide that overcame indigenous populations of Oceania and do we have a library of books or films to tell our story? No. We have tourist hula shows and commercials where the “natives” tend to tourists like indentured servants with plastic, lifeless smiles. It’s not such a charming picture, is it? The truth is ugly, but so is ignorance or denial of such atrocities and pain.”

Truth Pain Genocide Plastic Colonialism Imperialism Indigenous Tourism Documentation Servants Natives Imperialisme Indentured Servant

Book:Quixote in Ramadi: An Indigenous Account of Imperialism

Source: Quixote in Ramadi: An Indigenous Account of Imperialism

“That seductive aroma of unchecked power was more than enough to commit genocide and mass sexual assault while unashamedly carrying their nation’s flag draped around a crucifix. People completely devoid of introspection, flaunting their entitlement and a self-importance that masked an endless pit of dejection that demanded more gold, land, and power. The Spanish crown was a plague of miserable dimensions for Chamorros.”

Power Colonialism Spain Guam Chamorro Cnmi

Book:The Desert Warrior

Source: The Desert Warrior

M.B. Dallocchio Biography

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