May 2011
222 posts
An Open Letter to the People of the United States... →
zeitgeistmovement:
peopleofcolor:
An Open Letter to the People of the United States from the Ecuadorian Plaintiffs
nomellamoliz:
To commemorate a delegation of Ecuadorians visiting the U.S. to demand justice from Chevron, the communities of the Ecuadorian Amazon issued an Open Letter to the People of the United States. In it they write, “We write this letter to you on behalf of the...
Veganism is not a “sacrifice.” All you give up is your participation in an...
– Gary Francione (via blissfulawareness)
I just want to point out that, for most people, this is true, but because of other forms of institutional violence, especially institutional financial oppression, some people simply cannot be vegan without sacrifice. As horrible as it is, it is important to...
Painstaking faithfulness to primary documents is one of the shibboleths of...
– Thomas Frank (via azspot)
Painstaking faithfulness to primary documents is one of the shibboleths of...
– Thomas Frank (via azspot)
Is World War II Still ‘the Good War’? →
Americans’ favorite World War II stories have always been about the democratic heroism of ordinary soldiers; this kind of popular history has never disappeared, and probably never will. Laura Hillenbrand’s “Unbroken” (2010), which has resided for months near the top of the best-seller list, tells the story of Louis Zamperini, an ex-track star turned airman, who was shot down over the Pacific...
Every breath you take is a step towards death.
– Ali (ra)
When a pastor accepts a position at a new church, “job security” doesn’t...
– Rev. Brian Kirk (via azspot)
It’s called the American Dream because you have to be asleep to believe it.
– George Carlin (via haleymeijer)
We are not called to save the world, we are called—commanded, actually—to love...
– Waving or Drowning? (via azspot)
Hipster Racism →
Constant Rage: VEGAN MOTHERFUCKING CHOCOLATE... →
ecocide:
i make these a lot. this is the recipe i use. it wins a lot.
ingredients:
2 1/2 cups flour
1 cup white sugar
1 cup brown sugar
2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp corn(or potato) starch
1 tsp salt
2 cups warm water
2/3 cup vegetable oil
2 tsp…
It is easier to produce ten volumes of philosophical writings than to put one...
– Leo Tolstoy (via azspot)
For anarchists who do know something about anthropology, the arguments are all...
– David Graeber (via slamdanceonyourgrave)
It is a tribute to the humanity of ordinary people that horrible acts must be...
– Howard Zinn (via zenlikeme)
Reblog if you think the person you reblogged this...
When the government’s boot is on your throat, whether it is a left boot or a...
– Gary Lloyd (via stillmindstillcosmos)
…omnivores contribute seven times the volume of greenhouse gases that vegans do.
– Jonathan Safran Foer (Eating Animals)
Let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier.
– Mother Theresa (via oceanofmind)
The zealous one-sidedness on display in the House chamber Tuesday revealed an...
– David Sessions (via azspot)
Jason Robert Ballard: Parental Reasoning on a... →
xyxrebellion:
twinfools:
1. “What will the neighbours think if “Brian” becomes “Rachel”?”
-Selfish Reasoning. The better question to ask is what will Rachel think if her parents abandon her? What will the neighbours think of a family that abandons their child? And just a tip, your…
There’s a Secret Patriot Act, Senator Says →
You may think you understand how the Patriot Act allows the government to spy on its citizens. Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) says it’s worse than you’ve heard.
Congress is set to reauthorize three controversial provisions of the surveillance law as early as Thursday. But Wyden says that what Congress will renew is a mere fig leaf for a far broader legal interpretation of the Patriot Act that the...
Ads implants false memories......wonderful. →
Anarchy is not a radical view. The notion that...
But the side Christians are called to take is not the side of the military, or...
– Giles Fraser (via azspot)
A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense...
– Martin Luther King, Jr. (via lovinganarchist)