January 2012
“Entangled by the bonds of hate,
one who seeks one’s own happiness
by...”
– Dhammapada 21.291 (via ageofreason)
“Let’s not beat around the bush; I love life — that’s my real weakness. I love it...”
– Albert Camus, The Fall (1951)
“Equipped with his five senses, man explores the universe around him and calls...”
– Edwin P. Hubble, The Nature of Science
(via lizzieborden)
100,000,000+ Workers in India to go on strike Feb.... →
“I can’t think of anything lonelier than spending the rest of my life with...”
– Mary Ann Shaffer (via thesubversivesound, foxandfayvel)
Ideas, Opinions, Rants, and Cool Shit.: Dear White... →
iggyjack:
dagseoul:
You won’t like this, but too bad.
For centuries white people have developed a sense of modernity with an ideal that looks like an educated, modest, upwardly mobile, Christian, white male. That’s a fact.
For centuries, non-white, not-male bodies have been the mark…
Low IQ & Conservative Beliefs Linked to Prejudice →
There’s no gentle way to put it: People who give in to racism and prejudice may simply be dumb, according to a new study that is bound to stir public controversy.
The research finds that children with low intelligence are more likely to hold prejudiced attitudes as adults. These findings point to a vicious cycle, according to lead researcher Gordon Hodson, a psychologist at Brock University in...
spacecadet182 asked: You're a mom? How old is your kid?
“Until a radical change takes place and we wipe out all nationalities, all...”
– J. Krishnamurti
“What is needed is a realization that power without love is reckless and abusive,...”
– Martin Luther King Jr.
“Either you repeat the same conventional doctrines everybody is saying, or else...”
– Noam Chomsky (via glynnthomas)
“But - you see, a bank or a company can’t do that, because those creatures don’t...”
– John Steinbeck in The Grapes of Wrath (1939)
“The soul learns in spirals, not direct, linear paths.”
– Sonia Choquette (via revolution-eyes)
“Some people’s go-to place is hate. It’s their bizarre little comfort zone. But...”
– IV (via ernestsewell)
Mittbucks →
paxamericana:
Mitt Romney made over $21.7 million in 2010. For most people, that number is so huge it’s hard to comprehend. Mittbucks puts Romney’s income into perspective for you, showing you what ordinary stuff would have to cost him before he could relate to your daily experience with money.
How much was your last paycheck? How often do you get paid?
I plugged in the numbers for someone...
“We need to bring down civilization now. We need not hesitate any longer. The...”
– Derrick Jensen, Endgame (via weknowsolittle)
“He who passively accepts evil is as much involved in it as he who helps to...”
– Martin Luther King, Jr. (via pleasereleasethekraken)
“We are just an advanced breed of monkeys on a minor planet of a very average...”
– Stephen Hawking (via philosophy-quotes)
“Inside every cynical person is a disappointed idealist.”
– George Carlin (via myheadisweak)
“The schism between content creators and platforms like Kickstarter, Tumblr and...”
– Yancey Strickler, a founder of Kickstarter | The Danger of an Attack on Piracy Online - NYTimes.com (via courtenaybird)
New Hampshire bill allows people to refuse service... →
cyruspotnoodle:
peerintothepanic:
I (peerintothepanic) live here, was born and raised here, and I have never been ashamed to say so until now.
okay it’s time for another civil rights act.
“I need to be clear about something else. Humans are not killing the planet....”
– Derrick Jensen and Aric McBay, What We Leave Behind (via cultureofresistance)
“The present state of the world and the whole of life is diseased. If I were a...”
– Søren Kierkegaard
Migrant death rate doubles on Arizona border as US... →
peak-society:
“Arizona- Despite continued claims by the Department of Homeland Security that the number of migrant deaths has reached an all-time low, data show that the actual rate of migrant death on the Arizona border has actually almost doubled in the last two years. This information comes as DHS announces plans to eliminate voluntary removals and criminally prosecute, incarcerate, and...
Egyptians gather in Tahrir for anniversary →
fuckyeahmarxismleninism:
Protesters have begun a sit-in in Cairo’s Tahrir Square to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the Egyptian revolution that toppled their long-time ruler, Hosni Mubarak.
It is a year since Egyptians, inspired by an uprising in Tunisia, took to the streets to call for reform change and to demand the resignation of Mubarak, Egypt’s president for 30 years.
But...
“Approximately 6 million Jews died at the hands of the Nazis. Approximately 12...”
– Following Judah’s Lion (via azspot)