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“war is, in some not yet entirely defined sense, a self-replicating pattern of behavior, possessed of a dynamism not unlike that of living things.”

Quote by Barbara Ehrenreich

Book:Blood Rites: Origins and History of the Passions of War

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Blood Rites: Origins and History of the Passions of War

This book delves into the historical and cultural origins of the emotional aspects of war, examining how societies have been affected by the passions and motivations that drive conflict. more

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Barbara Ehrenreich

Barbara Ehrenreich is an American political figure born on August 26, 1941. She is known for her activities in labor movements, social justice, and gender equality. more

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“Warriors make wars, but it is also true that, in what has so far been an endless reproductive cycle, war makes warriors.”

War Endless Warrior Cycles

Book:Blood Rites: Origins and History of the Passions of War

Source: Blood Rites: Origins and History of the Passions of War

“Ineluctably, the insults inflicted in one war call forth new wars of retaliation, which may be waged within months of the original conflict or generations later.”

May War Generations Months Conflict Originals Insult Retaliation

Book:Blood Rites: Origins and History of the Passions of War

Source: Blood Rites: Origins and History of the Passions of War

“However and wherever war begins, it persists, it spreads, it propagates itself through time and across space with the terrifying tenacity of a beast attached to the neck of living prey. This is not an idly chosen figure of speech. War spreads and perpetuates itself through a dynamic that often seems independent of human will. It has, as we like to say of things we do not fully understand, 'a life of its own.”

Humans War Seems Space Figures Speech Independent Spread Chosen Beast Necks Persist Prey Tenacity Rough Times Human Will Figures Of Speech

Author:Barbara Ehrenreich

“The money that fueled the explosion of gluttony at the top had to come from somewhere or, more specifically, from someone. Since no domestic oil deposits had been discovered, no new seams of uranium or gold, and since the war in Iraq enriched only the military contractors and suppliers, it had to come from other Americans.”

War Wealth Military Gold Iraq Oil Explosions Deposits Gluttony Contractor Uranium Suppliers

Author:Barbara Ehrenreich

“no job, no matter how lowly, is truly 'unskilled.”

Matter Jobs Work

Book:Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America

Source: Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America

“Labor is like motherhood to most of our political leaders: a calling so fine and noble that it would be sullied by talk of vulgar, mundane things like pay.”

Would Be Political Work Pay Leader Fine Calling Labor Motherhood Noble Vulgar Mundane Political Leaders

Author:Barbara Ehrenreich

“As a general rule, when something gets elevated to apple-pie status in the hierarchy of American values, you have to suspect that its actual monetary value is skidding toward zero. Take motherhood: nobody ever thought of putting it on a moral pedestal until some brash feminists pointed out, about a century ago, that the pay is lousy and the career ladder nonexistent. Same thing with work: would we be so reverent about the 'work ethic' if it wasn't for the fact that the average working stiff's hourly pay is shrinking, year by year.”

“it used to be almost the first question (just after 'Can you type?') in the standard female job interview: 'Are you now, or have you ever, contemplated marriage, motherhood, or the violent overthrow of the U.S. government?”

Firsts Government Jobs Used Type Standards Female Motherhood Violent Used To Be Interviews Job Interview

Book:WORST YEARS OF OUR LIVES

Source: WORST YEARS OF OUR LIVES

“Middle-class-led reform movements, from the Progressive Era to the War on Poverty, have been marred by an elitist distance from the would-be beneficiaries of reform.”

Has Beens War Would Be Class Poverty Middle Movement Distance Reform Eras Middle Class Progressive Elitist Beneficiaries War On Poverty Reform Movements

Book:FEAR OF FALLING

Source: FEAR OF FALLING

“There is a reason why America produced the most vigorous feminist movement in the world: We were one of the only countries in which the middle class (which is wealthy by world standards) customarily employed its own women as domestic servants.”

World Country Reason America Class Middle Movement Standards Feminist Reason Why Servant Middle Class Wealthy Employed Vigorous Feminist Movement

Book:FEAR OF FALLING

Source: FEAR OF FALLING