"If we look at this conflict as a straightforward eyeball to eyeball confrontation between Empire and those of us who are resisting it, it might seem that we are losing.
But there is another way of looking at it. We, all of us gathered here, have, each in our own way, laid siege to Empire.
We may not have stopped it in its tracks - yet -but we have stripped it down. We have made it drop its mask. We have forced it into the open. It now stands before us on the world's stage in all its brutish, iniquitous nakedness. Empire may well go to war, but it's out in the open now - too ugly to behold its own reflection. Too ugly to rally its own people."
But there is another way of looking at it. We, all of us gathered here, have, each in our own way, laid siege to Empire.
We may not have stopped it in its tracks - yet -but we have stripped it down. We have made it drop its mask. We have forced it into the open. It now stands before us on the world's stage in all its brutish, iniquitous nakedness. Empire may well go to war, but it's out in the open now - too ugly to behold its own reflection. Too ugly to rally its own people."
Arundhati Roy, 'Confronting Empire'
Great quote! FREE Burma!!!
ReplyDeleteBush slammed the UN and the rulers of Myanmar in his UN speech last week.
The UN must do something, but they never use military force to fight.
That is a huge problem.
Illegal drug fortunes are a BIG part of this.
absurd thought -
God of the Universe wants
complete narco states
criminals in power
loving the corrupt drug war
absurd thought -
God of the Universe says
shoot peaceful protesters
calling for democracy
which you must never allow
absurd thought -
God of the Universe thinks
keep trying communism
you can never KILL too much
pursuing Utopia...
http://free-burma.org/
http://absurdthoughtsaboutgod.blogspot.com/
:)
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"In the confrontation between the stream and the rock,the stream always wins...not through strength,but through persistence"-Buddha
ReplyDeleteexcellent quote! the world is watching now...
ReplyDeleteUNIVERSAL FREEDOM
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We're all 'Born Free' (also a song title)
And want in our whole life to stay free
For the best things in life are free
We pray that God will grant us all the freedom that makes us truly free
(C) Samuel Goh Kim Eng
http://MotivationInMotion.blogspot.com
Fri. 12th Oct. 2007
Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri, Malik.
ReplyDeleteGod bless you exceedingly. Have a great Raya holiday.
Malik,
ReplyDeleteSelamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri.
Errr... irrelevant to the topic, but I couldn't think of any place else on your blog to post this:
ReplyDeleteSelamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri to all! May you and your family have a blessed time this festive season. Mutual forgiveness and forgetting of any offences, aiight! Maaf zahir dan batin.
Peace!