"There is a type of constructive nonviolent tension that is necessary for growth"

-- Martin Luther King, Jr.

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“Many Indians have told me that the most basic difference between Western and indigenous ways of being is that Westerners view the world as dead, and not as filled with speaking, thinking, feeling subjects as worthy and valuable as themselves.”

Source : Derrick Jensen (2004). “The Culture of Make Believe”, p.39, Chelsea Green Publishing
“I'm half deaf. I have nerve damage and a constant ringing in both of my ears, and there are certain times and conditions when I can hardly hear at all.”
“Today there are more Muslims at prayer on Fridays in Britain, France, or Germany than there are Christians at mass or liturgy in those countries on Sundays.”

Source : "Islam And The West: The Threat, The Defense". Interview with Al Kresta, www.pogledi.rs. September 1, 2004.
“One wise decision I made was buying a plot of land with planning permission in Richmond, and building my own five-bedroom home on it. I sold three years after I completed the building and more than doubled my money. I like Richmond and always have my eyes open for other properties in the area.”

Source : Source: www.dailymail.co.uk
“It is time, I suggest, to stop the practice of allowing Muslims to serve in the U.S. military. The reason is simple: the more devout a Muslim is, the more of a threat he is to national security.”

Source : "Conservative Group: Time To Purge Muslims From Military" by Sam Stein, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 18, 2010.
“The pornographers did a kind of stealth attack on our culture, hijacking our sexuality and then selling it back to us, often in forms that look very little like sex but a lot like cruelty.Â The only solution to this is a movement that is fierce in its critique of sexual exploitation and steadfast in its determination to fight for what is rightfully ours.”

Source : "Should We Worry Whether Porn Has Hijacked Our Sexuality?". Interview with Sonali Kolhatkar, www.alternet.org. September 10, 2010.
“The urge to sing was so strong one day I performed in a club and it was very successful.”
“I was born in the 50s, my mom was pregnant in the 50s, [Frank] Sinatra had that big come back around then, From Here to Eternity.”

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