“Do you remember the classic example of chutzpah? It's the young man who kills his parents and then asks the judge for mercy on the grounds that he's an orphan. The Bush administration's updated version of that was starting a wholly illegal, immoral, and devastating war and then dismissing all kinds of criticism of its action on the grounds that 'we're at war.” MenKindWarActionRememberYoungAsksParentExampleJudgingCriticismMercyStartingVersionsAll KindsAdministrationYoung ManClassicIllegalImmoralOrphan Book:America's Deadliest Export: Democracy – The Truth about US Foreign Policy and Everything Else Source: America's Deadliest Export: Democracy – The Truth about US Foreign Policy and Everything Else
“Change comes from a degree of discomfort that allows for and spurs thought and action.” ActionDegreesDiscomfortSpursThoughts And Actions Author:William Blum
“What our leaders and pundits never let slip is that the terrorists-whatever else they might be-might also be rational human beings ; which is to say that in their own minds they have a rational justification for their actions. Most terrorists are people deeply concerned by what they see as social, political, or religious injustice and hypocrisy, and the immediate grounds for their terrorism is often retaliation for an action of the United States.” PeopleMindHumansStatesMightActionPoliticalSocialReligiousHuman BeingsUnitedLeaderUnited StatesConcernedInjusticeTerrorismTerroristRationalHypocrisySlipsJustificationRetaliationPundits Author:William Blum
