The Disease of Permanent War

We have been drawn into the world of permanent war by these fools. We allow fools to destroy the continuity of life, to tear apart all systems—economic, social, environmental and political—that sustain us. Dostoevsky was not dismayed by evil. He was dismayed by a society that no longer had the moral fortitude to confront the fools. These fools are leading us over the precipice. What will rise up from the ruins will not be something new, but the face of ... Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - May 19, 2009 - 2:14 AM PDT
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by Dwight Rousu - May. 19, 2009

Hedges shows permanent war to be a sociopathic disease. Sharp and well targeted.

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