“There is nothing to compare with the courage of ordinary people whose names are unknown and whose sacrifices pass unnoticed. The courage that dares without recognition, without the protection of media attention, is a courage that humbles and inspires and reaffirms our faith in humanity.” PeopleHumanityNamesAttentionCourageSacrificeMediaInspireOrdinaryDareProtectionRecognitionCompareOrdinary PeopleUnnoticedOrdinarinessFaith In Humanity Book:Letters From Burma Source: Letters From Burma
“The major impediment to experiencing the sacred depths of ordinary moments is the speed and distraction of contemporary life that moves to the imperatives of the global economic order.In addition, we increasingly live in a virtual world in which our reality is filtered through media and information technology.” WorldMomentsRealityMovingOrderTechnologyEconomicMediaInformationMajorsOrdinarySacredDepthSpeedContemporaryDistractionImperativesInformation TechnologyImpedimentsEconomic OrderVirtual WorldContemporary LifeOrdinary Moments Author:Sam Keen
“If you listen to the talk shows, which are rabid right-wing, and very interesting, an important fact about the United States, they reach a huge audience. And they're very uniform. So right wing, I don't think you can even find an analog in your, but they reach a mass audience, and their view is that the corporations are liberal. Their appeal to the population is, "the country is run by liberals, they own the corporations, they run the government, they own the media, and they don't care about us ordinary people."” PeopleIfsThinkingImportantCountryStatesFactsShowsGovernmentCareRunningInterestingUnitedViewsUnited StatesAudienceMediaHugeMassOrdinaryWingsPopulationDon't CareAppealsCorporationsUniformsOrdinary PeopleVery InterestingRight WingTalk ShowsAnalog Author:Noam Chomsky