“The "October Revolution" is a myth generated by the winners, the Bolsheviks, and swallowed whole by progressive circles in the West.” WholeRevolutionWestMythCirclesWinnerProgressiveOctoberBolsheviksOctober Revolution Author:Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
“Ultimate freedom. An extremist. An aesthetic voyager whose home is the road. Escaped from Atlanta. Thou shalt not return, 'cause “the West is the best.” And now after two rambling years comes the final and greatest adventure, the climactic battle to kill the false being within and victoriously conclude the spiritual revolution. Ten days and nights of freight trains and hitchhiking bring him to the great white North. No longer to be poisoned by civilization he flees, and walks alone upon the land to become lost in the wild.” YearsTwoHomeSpiritualNightLostCausesWhiteWalksLandAdventureRevolutionReturnCivilizationBattleTenUltimateTrainWestFinalsAestheticDay And NightExtremistAtlantaHitchhikingRamblingUltimate FreedomGreatest Adventure Author:Christopher McCandless
“We need a revolution in the West: not violent overthrow, but a willingness to take responsibility for the course of history being set forth in our names. We need a revolution determined to activate broad, inclusive social change.” NeedsCoursesNamesSocialPeaceJusticeResponsibilityRevolutionSocial JusticeWestDeterminedViolentWillingnessBroadsTaking ResponsibilitySocial ChangeActivate Book:Calling the Circle: The First and Future Culture Source: Calling the Circle: The First and Future Culture
“If the corrupt Jordanian monarchy were overthrown, it would be the ideal opportunity to solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, because the West Bank and Jordan could then be united. There is already a Palestinian majority in Jordan, and there is enough room for everyone there. That would be the best revolution I could imagine.” IfsEnoughWould BeOpportunityUnitedRoomsImagineRevolutionConflictIdealsMajorityWestSolveBeing The BestPalestinianIsraeliMonarchyJordanIsraeli Palestinian Conflict Author:Tom Segev
“We should say to the West: "You have been supporting dictators for too many years. Don't expect the people to introduce democracy over night. It is going to take time." It took time with the French revolution, it took time with the Eastern European revolutions. And it is going to take time there.” PeopleShouldYearsHas BeensNightDemocracyRevolutionWestIntroducingTake TimeDictatorEasternFrench Revolution Author:Tariq Ramadan
“Some socialist movements in Egypt, Tunisia and Bahrain, for instance, were genuine. I was making films about the so-called Arab Spring, and I'm well aware of how complex the situation really was. But it goes without saying is that the West immediately infiltrated and 'derailed' the revolutions, turning them into what you have described.” WellsFilmSituationMovementRevolutionSpringWestComplexesGenuineInstanceSocialistEgyptArab SpringTunisiaBahrain Author:Andre Vltchek
“The first thing to recognize is how fortunate Ireland is to be an island off the west coast of Europe, and therefore helped by the prevailing winds to escape the effects of acid rain and other problems. We were also lucky not to have had the same kind of industrial revolution and industry as some other countries. Our problem now is to create employment, but to do it in ways that value our environment.” WayFirstsKindCountryProblemValuesEnvironmentEffectsWindRevolutionIndustryLuckyEuropeRainWestEmploymentFortunateIslandsIrelandOther CountriesCoastOur EnvironmentAcidPrevailingSo LuckyIndustrial RevolutionWest CoastAcid Rain Author:Mary Robinson
“The west was involved in toppling the Mossadegh government. That ultimately led to the Iranian revolution.” GovernmentRevolutionInvolvedWestIranian Author:Salman Rushdie