This is neither “anti-American” nor snobbery. It’s simply true. We live so far removed from other countries and across an ocean from almost all of them. “God created war so that Americans would learn geography” – Mark Twain Edited with BlogPad Pro
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There is a long legacy of indifference toward the plight of ‘others’. We know this. It is especially distressing in the context of Western modern history. We have known ourselves to be capable of better, for centuries. Biting commentary from the high seas of Moby Dick: Photo Credit: “Street Arabs”, c. 1890, Jacob Riis Jacob A.… Read More hazy, lazy days of poverty
“If Christ were here there is one thing he would not be–a Christian.” – Mark Twain’s Notebook
From my other blog at keepthings.wordpress.com
by John Trudell An ethereal aural experience, a poem, tempered by a powerful reality. ~me 6:01 minutes John Trudell Crazy Horse Random: Misquote “To day is a good day to die.” Crazy Horse’s actual quote translates into English follows: “To day is a good day to die for all the things of my life are present.”… Read More Crazy Horse
Sherman Alexi Probably the most well-known native American Indian writer of our generation. Sherman Alexie is a preeminent Native American poet, novelist, performer and filmmaker. He is a Spokane/Coeur d’Alene Indian born and raised in the Spokane Indian Reservation in Wellpinit, Washington. Here in an interview with Bill Moyers: Sherman Alexie on Living Outside Cultural Borders… Read More living in two cultures
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