Posted in Personal Notes, Quotes, Society on Feb 28th, 2008
I love psychology.
It’s like watching an immense train wreck.
No, no, I do NOT love train wrecks. They are horrifying, so maybe I should explain.
A lot of the time, there is only one train track that serves two directions of travel. This means that the track operators need to be organized enough to make sure that [...]
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Posted in Peace, Quotes, War fighting on May 15th, 2007
I wrote about my friend the assassin because she represents the incredible moral dilemma that Israel struggles with every day.
My friend has strong moral values. She loves her mother and brothers.
She would make a great mother. In fact, I can’t imagine too many who would be more loving and devoted to her kids.
Her comrades look [...]
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I was talking to Yosi a couple days ago, and he said, “you hafta put this quote in your blog.”
I responded, “Yeah, but where did you get it?”
“A friend of mine. An Arab Muslim.”
I still didn’t want to put it in, but I wrote it down anyway and promised to think about it. Of course, [...]
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Posted in America, Quotes, Society on Feb 27th, 2007
What bother’s me about the Ohio woman’s comment is its commonality. Her comment evokes a sentiment that is sweeping the US and her allies.
It is true that no one likes or wants war. People get hurt and things get broken. Neighbors and friends and family are put in harm’s way. The husband of a cousin is one [...]
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Posted in History, Iran, Quotes, Terrorism on Jan 23rd, 2007
It is wrong to stand by and do nothing.
In fact, it’s evil.
One of my favorite quotes is this one:Â
“All that is required for evil to prevail is for good men to do nothing.â€
– Edmund Burke
And this one:
“The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on [...]
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