“War is a culture, bellicosity is addictive, defeat for a community that imagines itself to be history's eternal victim can be as intoxicating as victory. How long will it take for the Serbs to realize that the Milosevic years have been an unmitigated disaster for Serbia, the net result of Milosevic's policies being the economic and cultural ruin of the entire region, including Serbia, for several generations? Alas, one thing we can be sure of, that will not happen soon.” YearsLongHas BeensWarHappensCultureRealizingCommunityResultsImagineGenerationsOne ThingEconomicPolicyVictoryEternalVictimIncludingDefeatDisasterRuinsRegionsAlasSerbia Author:Susan Sontag
“The government is one thing and the country of Cuba and my people are something different completely, .. It's like the United States government and your country. You don't have to agree with the policies to be proud of your country.” PeopleDifferentCountryStatesGovernmentUnitedUnited StatesOne ThingPolicyProudAgreeBe ProudCubaState GovernmentProud Of YouUnited States Government Author:Jose Contreras
“The people and the warmakers are two distinct groups. We must never say 'we' when discussing the US government's foreign policy. For one thing, the warmakers do not care about the opinions of the majority of Americans. It is silly and embarrassing for Americans to speak of 'we' when discussing their government's foreign policy, as if their input were necessary to or desired by those who make war.” PeopleIfsTwoWarGovernmentCareSpeakOpinionOne ThingGroupsPolicyMajoritySillyForeign PolicyEmbarrassingDiscussingInput Author:Llewellyn Rockwell
“Bush had expertise in one thing: How to run a Presidential campaign. He understands campaigns and Presidential politics. He has no interest or disposition or I think probably - he's not stupid, but he's not bright, he's not a rocket scientist - he isn't interested in policy.” ThinkingRunningInterestOne ThingStupidPolicyScientistCampaignsPresidentialDispositionRocketsExpertiseNot StupidPresidential Campaign Author:John Dean
“Politics is more than policy, right. Like, one thing that has occurred to me is Bernie Sanders is clearly a very adept and able politician, right. But he spent 30 years being a very adept and able politician in an almost entirely white state.” YearsStatesAbleWhiteOne ThingPolicyPoliticianAdept Author:Chris Hayes