“America leads. We are the indispensable nation. We have capacity no one else has. Our military is the best in the history of the world. And when trouble comes up anywhere in the world, they don't call Beijing. They don't call Moscow. They call us.” -- Barack Obama, last Sunday
"If that statement were a vehicle, it would be a Hummer with chrome-plated bumper nuts. It’s belligerent. It’s remarkably tone-deaf, coming from a man whose words are typically finely crafted. And it is, yes, stupid. There is a truth in it – no denying that. Given the amount of money we pour into our military, it certainly has the capacity to bomb, shoot, and generally wreck vast swathes of the world. We have enough nuclear weapons to ignite the Earth’s atmosphere. Our capacity is huge. We are freaking awesome." -- Akira Watts
From the American Exceptionalism Desk:
Mantra
There are no eyes, no ears, no nose, no tongue,
no body, mind; no color, sound, or smell;
no taste, no touch, no thing; no realm of sight,
no realm of thoughts; no ignorance, no end
to ignorance; no old age and no death;
no end to age and death; no suffering,
nor any cause of suffering, nor end
to suffering, no path, no wisdom and no fulfillment.
-- The Heart Sutra
The Heart Sutra: A Comprehensive Guide to the Classic of Mahayana Buddhism by Kazuaki Tanahashi
Thinking about Ferguson:
Tear gases are not merely irritating, they are nerve agents that, except for the objections of the US, would have been outlawed when the Chemical Weapons Convention was adopted in 1993. Legal or not, their use against protesting citizens is evidence of moral bankruptcy.
Labor Day!
“Never forget, people DIED for the eight hour workday.” — Rebecca Gordon
This poster is from the fabulous Ricardo Levins Morales Art Studio.
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