propaganda is psychological…

“The current state of the news media is partially to blame for the public’s general lack of information vital for responsible citizenship in a democracy. The news media has become an aspect of show business, offering merely infotainment. It has evolved into an entity that tends to function as a public relations agency for wealthy... Continue Reading →

i suffer also…

“Money is the string with which a sardonic destiny directs the motions of its puppets.” -  William Somerset Maugham * "We will not learn how to live together in peace by killing each other's children." - Jimmy Carter * "We need to awaken to a common consciousness of being all inhabitants of Earth. This consciousness... Continue Reading →

obedience to leaders…

"In schools all over the world, little boys learn that their country is the greatest in the world, and the highest honor that could befall them would be to defend it heroically someday. The fact that empathy has traditionally been conditioned out of boys facilitates their obedience to leaders who order them to kill strangers."... Continue Reading →

darkness of self-righteousness

"Without dialogue, we will have to walk in the darkness of self-righteousness."  Iranian-born peace scholar Majid Tehranian “Men are at war with each other because each man is at war with himself.” - Francis Meehan

sway over birth…

“Men like war: they do not hold much sway over birth, so they make up for it with death. Unlike women, men menstruate by shedding other people's blood.” - Lucy Ellman

different way of thinking…

“When women are depressed, they eat or go shopping. Men invade another country. It's a whole different way of thinking.” - Elayne Boosler “Men are at war with each other because each man is at war with himself.” - Francis Meehan

more valuable…

“Every father should remember that one day his son will follow his example instead of his advice” - Unknown (November dedicated to MEN & FATHER quotes, since these are more valuable to me at this crossroad in life.)

offered a fact…

“If a man is offered a fact which goes against his instincts, he will scrutinize it closely, and unless the evidence is overwhelming, he will refuse to believe it. If, on the other hand, he is offered something which affords a reason for acting in accordance to his instincts, he will accept it even on... Continue Reading →

half an ounce of lead shatters my body

What concern to me are humanity, benevolence, modesty, temperance, gentleness, wisdom, piety, so long as half an ounce of lead shatters my body, and I die at twenty in torments unspeakable, surrounded by five or six thousand dead and dying while my eyes, opening for the last time, see the town I was born in... Continue Reading →

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