That's generally true of people who drop bombs from high altitudes. You don't know what's going on below. You don't see the human consequences of what you're doing.
Howard ZinnCapitalism has always been a failure for the lower classes. It is now beginning to fail for the middle classes.
Howard ZinnProtest beyond the law is not a departure from democracy; it is absolutely essential to it.
Howard ZinnI had volunteered for the Air Force and was an enthusiastic bombardier. While dropping bombs on Europe, I generally didn't understand what I was doing.
Howard ZinnThrough repeated practice of the body scan over time, we come to grasp the reality of our body as whole in the present moment. This feeling of wholeness can be experienced no matter what is wrong with your body. One part of your body, or many parts of your body, may be diseased or in pain or even missing, yet you can still cradle them in this experience of wholeness. - Jon Kabat
Howard Zinn