“Who should regulate the media? Who should control the press? The commentariat agonises, as if the choice was between state control through some autocratic press law or a new Press Complaints Commission redecorated with false teeth. But there is another way. Let journalists regulate themselves.... Let's have a little democracy in the media. Even in the Murdoch papers, the number of journalists who are irretrievably lawless and callous is quite small. Most of the disasters at the News of the World happened because its editors treated their staff in the style of Muammar Gaddafi.” IfsWorldWayShouldLittlesStatesLawChoicesNumbersDemocracyHappenedMediaStylePaperNewsPressesDisasterTeethTreatedJournalistEditorsStaffComplaintsPapersAnother WayCallousGaddafiMuammar Gaddafi Author:Neal Ascherson
“Nobody would say the cowshed was heaven and nobody would say the inhuman torture of so many victims be called a revolution of the proletariat. ... A museum should be established to remind China of the follies and disasters that had fallen from 1966 to 1976. We cannot forget what had happened and history should not repeat itself.” ShouldHeavenForgetHappenedRevolutionVictimChinaDisasterFallenTortureRepeatsFollyMuseumsInhumanProletariat Author:Ba Jin
“One of the greatest disasters that happened to modern civilization was for democracy to inscribe "liberty" on its banners instead of "justice." Because "liberty" was considered the ideal it was not long until some men interpreted it as meaning "freedom from justice"; then when religion and decent government attempted to bring them back to justice, organized into "freedom groups" they protested that their constitutional and natural rights were being violated.” MenLongWisdomGovernmentPoliticsNaturalJusticeLibertyEconomyDemocracyRightsHappenedGroupsModernCivilizationIdealsDisasterOrganizedDecentLiberalismBannerNatural RightsModern Civilization Author:Fulton J. Sheen
“The worst has happened ... it's rather liberating.” LossHappenedWorstDisasterLiberating Author:Ruth Rendell
“I'm a curious guy. I can't turn away from an investigative story, when it comes to the forensic analysis. I've done 33 dives, to the titanic wreck site. I've spent over 50 hours piloting robotic vehicles at that wreck trying to piece together what happened during the disaster. How the ship broke up, comparing the historical record with the forensic record. Documentaries are kind of my new life. I love documentary filmmaking.” TryingKindI CanDoneStoriesTogetherGuyTurnsHoursRecordsPiecesHappenedHistoricalDisasterShipsCuriousBrokeCompareAnalysisVehicleFilmmakingSiteDocumentariesNew LifeWrecksRoboticsBroke UpOver 50Forensics Author:James Cameron
“If your child dies, or you witness a terrible natural disaster, yes, you certainly want a scientific explanation as to what's happened. But science can't help you to find meaning, help you deal with that turbulence of your grief, rage, and dismay.” IfsWantChildrenHelpingDiesNaturalDealsGriefHappenedTerribleOur ChildrenRageDisasterWitnessYour ChildrenExplanationFind MeNatural DisasterTurbulenceDismay Author:Karen Armstrong
“Hillary Clinton was the one pressing the hardest for bombing, and look at what happened. They not only destroyed the country, but Libya has become the center for jihad all over Africa and the Middle East. It's a total disaster in every respect, but it does not matter. Look at the so-called global war on terror.” LooksDoeWarCountryMatterHappenedMiddleClintonTerrorEastDisasterHardestDestroyedMiddle EastBombingWar On TerrorJihadLibya Author:Noam Chomsky
“We've seen what happened in Libya, what a disaster that's been driven by Hillary Clinton, and the disaster in Syria and almost disaster in Egypt. What a close call that's been. We're not out of the woods yet with Egypt.” HappenedClintonWoodsDrivenDisasterSyriaEgyptLibyaClose Calls Author:Jeff Sessions