An old but very accurate quote:
It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it.
- Upton Sinclair
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Here’s a quote from a comment in a liberal blog: “The rabid right has useful idiots that call Obama a socialist and a fascist in the same sentence, obviously not realizing that the two are diametrically opposing!” Forgetting the grammatical errors, I wish I could agree with that statement. In fact I used to believe [...] Orwell really did have a special ability to capture the truth (via Glenn Greenwald): All nationalists have the power of not seeing resemblances between similar sets of facts. A British Tory will defend self-determination in Europe and oppose it in India with no feeling of inconsistency. Actions are held to be good or bad, not [...] The SCOTUS has upheld a law that limits aid, even non-violent to “terrorist” organisations. It was challenged on “free speech” grounds in that it limits donations to political organizations (they may be “terrorist”, but they are by definition also political). Thus like the recent Citizens United case, it hinges on the equation of “money = [...] It’s always “interesting” (sarcasm intended) to read the comments to Yahoo! News posts. It always gives a good vision into the insanity that we call the American public. For the fun of it I thought I’d respond to some of the quotes found in this article about the BP oil spillTM: Obama plans to take [...] Via Digby…
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I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ. - Mohandas Gandhi Well, he finally admitted to it: “Yeah, we water-boarded Khalid Sheikh Mohammed.” - George W. Bush, ex-President and War Criminal Of course, he’s a little late to the show, his V.P. admitted to it two years ago: “I was aware of the program, certainly, and involved in helping get the process cleared, as the agency [...]
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Our first object should therefore be, to leave open to him all the avenues of truth. The most effectual hitherto found, is freedom of the press. It is therefore, the first shut up by those who fear the investigation of their actions. - Thomas Jefferson |
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