Communism didn't work because people weren't ready for it, it was corrupt, and because it squelched individualism.
Tom ShadyacThe mystics will tell you death is perfectly safe. A violent act will beget a violent act; it is simply a law.
Tom ShadyacIf we exchange bombs for bread there will be less reason for wanting to kill us. I just want to have the conversation.
Tom ShadyacIllnesses are often times a reflection of an emotional place that needs healing or attention.
Tom ShadyacLook at native cultures - they've lasted for tens of thousands of years, not doing everything right. We wouldn't want to emulate them in many ways, but their basic philosophies - being a part of nature, a part of a tribe or group without elevating, not what you call dominator philosophies - they lasted for tens of thousands of years. It took us to come and put them asunder.
Tom Shadyac