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“They were not, with few exceptions, readers — never had been; that they had always occupied themselves with music, TV, and videos; they had difficulty slowing down enough to concentrate on prose of any density.” Literary critic Sven Birkerts tells a story about his experience teaching an undergraduate course on short stories in 1994. HeContinue reading “Daily Thought”

Be a builder not a destroyer. via Facebook 2020-06-26T00:15:37.000Z

يقُسّم الوطن العربي و الدولة العربية الضائعة الى خمسة اقسام: ١. قسم محتل من قبل الاستعمار مباشرةً: فلسطين ٢. قسم محتل من جهة محلية ممثلة او حليفة للاستعمار: الكويت قطر البحرين الامارات سلطنة عمان السعودية الاردن العراق المغرب لبنان ٣. قسم انقلب على الحكومة الاستعمارية و شكل سلطة فاشية قمعية: سوريا مصر السودان الجزائر موريتانياContinue reading “Daily Thought”

Why don’t we reanalyze all the street names, instead of picking on Hubbard alone, and see what needs to go or replaced because it was named after a racist, segregationist, misogynist, tax evader, islamophobe, xenophobe, torture supporter, occupation supporter, war crime supporter, anti labor rights, anti credit unions, and the rest of the list ofContinue reading “Daily Thought”

White supremacy or racism are types of ignorance and therefore they are a by product of the weakness of the education system in America. American schools continue to be segregated because of their geographical boundaries based on segregated cities. Curriculums continue to cater to the satisfaction of the “stake holders” which is a betrayal toContinue reading “Daily Thought”

“الله يهديك” هو دعاء قبيح لانه يكتنف على شيء من الفوقية الاخلاقية. “May God guide you” is an ugly prayer because it assumes most of the time a moral superiority. “Moral superiority is the belief or attitude that one’s position and actions are justified by having higher moral values than others. It can refer to:Continue reading “Daily Thought”

While we should always mobilize to fight against racism, police brutality, and fascism, we also need to mobilize against apartheid, occupation, dictatorships around the world, suppression of freedom of expression, blasphemy laws, oppression against women and minorities, drug use and trade,religious persecution, unjust wars, corruption, and abusive oligarchies and monarchies. During the 8 minutes GeorgeContinue reading “Daily Thought”

If you are going to count “spiritual needs” as essential, then open up museums and theaters for me. But I don’t mind them closed in support of our governor’s safety measures. #essentialplaces via Facebook 2020-05-24T15:10:07.000Z

If you want to know why most religions and civilizations came from the Fertile Crescent in two words, they would be: barley and wheat. #gunsgermsandsteel via Facebook 2020-05-21T18:13:05.000Z

It is not fair that only adapted parents get vetted before adapting and not biological ones before conceiving. via Facebook 2020-05-14T04:17:26.000Z