(Source: laimyours.com)
(Source: nyu.edu)
Spotted this gem as I walked down the stairs of Langsdorf Hall a few days ago:
“When the power of love
overcomes the love of power
only then will the world know
peace
- Jimi Hendrix”
When in America’s history did we not screw other populations? We began as terrorists towards the British, destroying their property, detaining its soldiers, finally saying screw you we are our own country. Then came the expansion to the west, screwing the rest of the native americans with manifest destiny. Then it was imperialism, colonization, unequal trade treaties and spheres of influence with asia, screwing them. Which then led into the cold war, screwing korea, vietnam etc. Now its the middle east.
America was built on screwing other people, and other countries. Why do you think the defense budget is so large? No other country comes close to our defense budget. We are the bully on the playground and that will probably never change.
This post has been sitting in my drafts for quite some time now. I forgot when I discovered this quote, but it’s completely relevant right now because I’m taking American Foreign Policy this semester. I think that America has quite a history of maintaining a vindicationist perspective, but I do believe that the roles have changed. The sooner we realize that we are no longer a super power, the sooner we can focus on what is important and rebuild our economy and democracy.
(Source: TIME)
Friedrich Nietzsche
(Don’t know how accurate this quote is, but it’d be awesome if it’s legitimate.)
(Source: twitter.com)
“M.I.A. Shouldn’t Have Apologized” by Sasha Frere-Jones
Fine, it may not be legal to flip the bird on television, but that’s simply a remnant of the fifties we haven’t shaken. Unless somebody was handing out Xanax with the foam fingers, Lucas Oil Stadium was ringing with the music of profanities last night. More to the point, television viewers were submitted to ad after ad that likened women—negatively—to sofas, cars, and candy. Mr. Winter didn’t have anything to say about that, so I’d like to raise both of my middle fingers to him and anyone who thinks profanity is somehow more harmful to our children than images of violence and misogyny.
Personally, I wasn’t offended by M.I.A. sticking her middle finger out on TV. I don’t think it was that big of a deal, considering that controversy typically follows M.I.A. Also, I think the writer does have a point. Was flipping the bird really worse than the sexist and stereotypical Super Bowl ads?
