Historically, the most terrible things… war, genocide, and slavery… have resulted not from disobedience, but from obedience.
—Howard Zinn (1922-2010)
19 April 2013
13 April 2013
The earth is not dying, it is being killed. And the people who are killing it have names and addresses.
—Utah Phillips (1935-2008)
28 March 2013
Our capacity to be wounded is surpassed by our capacity to forgive.
—Steve Bell (from a Facebook post of his today, quoting Kelly Hughes)
19 March 2013
Said to be a carpenter by trade…
Cartoon by Art Young (1866-1943)
6 March 2013
Where there is love there is life.
—Mahatma Gandhi
5 March 2013
Exporting democracy…
(image source unknown)
24 January 2013
Do small things with great love.
Any questions?
9 January 2013
Warriors are not what you think of as warriors. The warrior is not someone who fights, for no one has the right to take another life. The warrior, for us, is the one who sacrifices himself for the good of others. His task is to take care of the elderly, the defenseless, those who cannot provide for themselves, and above all, the children, the future of humanity.
—Sitting Bull (1831-1890)
20 December 2012
Bushmaster target marketing…
(American advert)
As a man, I find it very sad when “masculinity” is equated with dominant force and “firepower” in such a clichéd manner… thankfully much of the “civilized” world has moved beyond equating virility with aggression and violence.
Killing scores of young children by firing hundreds of high-velocity rounds from a semiautomatic military-style Bushmaster assault rifle is “macho?” Really?