political-commentary

What interests me, personally, is work which in some way, speaks the truth to power_I don__ think we speak the truth to power for power__ ear, but for the ear and the imagination of future generations, who would seek to live in a world free from the malign and self-serving influence of those who wield it.

Too often people mistake monsters for gods.

Have you ever found yourself saying, "There ought to be a law against this," or, "Somebody should do something"? Well, here__ the good news - you can be the one to do something. You can be the one to make the law.

If you have the right to influence the laws that are made in your community, why not take the opportunity to do something good?

By making the government a combination of elected officials and citizen-backed initiatives and referenda, there can truly be a government of the people, by the people, and for the people.

A very, in a sense, terrifying aspect of our society, and other societies, is the equanimity and the detachment with which sane, reasonable, sensible people can observe [war]. I think that's more terrifying than the occasional Hitler or LeMay or other that crops up. These people would not be able to operate were it not for this apathy and equanimity...and therefore I think that it's, in some sense, the sane and reasonable and tolerant people who share a very serious burden of guilt that they very easily throw on the shoulders of others who seem more extreme and violent.

A lot of lip service gets paid to being honest, but no one really wants to hear it unless what's being said is the party line.