This is the simple discovery which we must confront. We were given a place in the creation, with a beauty beyond telling, and we have failed to care for it. And as our collective contempt for the non-human world has intensified, so has our contempt for each other. We have failed to care for each other.
Robert JensenHow does a country deal with the fact that some of its most revered historical figures had certain moral values and political views virtually identical to Nazis?
Robert JensenPeople are people, and grief that is limited to those within a specific political boundary denies the humanity of others.
Robert JensenSimply put: Thanksgiving is the day when the dominant white culture (and, sadly, most of the rest of the non-white but non-indigenous population) celebrates the beginning of a genocide that was, in fact, blessed by the men we hold up as our heroic founding fathers. ...How does a country deal with the fact that some of its most revered historical figures had certain moral values and political views virtually identical to Nazis?
Robert Jensen