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.

To read the complete article, please click here.


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