Mickey Z
Cool Observer
Monday, April 03, 2006
Us vs. Them ... or it Us vs. Us ... or perhaps Them vs. Them?
In the course of going through tons of paperwork during our move, I came across a small piece of scrap on which I had scribbled this quote:
"The great strength of a totalitarian state is that it can force those who fear it to imitate it."
The author? None other than Adolf Hitler…
This concept reminded of an article I wrote in 2004...which began with a line from Springsteen’s “Badlands”:
“Poor man wanna be rich/Rich man wanna be king/And the king ain’t satisfied/Till he rules everything.”
It continued:
The latest issue of Satya Magazine takes a look at violence and activism. This includes a provocative interview with a hardnosed founding member of Greenpeace, Captain Paul Watson. When asked for tactical and motivational advice for new activists, Watson offered his version of a reality check for the next generation: “All people are the same. The poor are simply wannabe rich people. The oppressed are wannabe oppressors.”
As difficult as it might be to accept, I believe there is some truth in Watson’s appraisal.
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