Patrick Deneen thinks, with some good reasons, that what we have in America is
a war over the truth.
Not exact matches
Setting aside the enormous costs of the
war (direct spending of
over $ 700 billion on everything from construction, payouts to families of killed civilians to nonsense like designer goats and a $ 36 million unused command center), an even harder
truth is this: There is nothing beyond the most tenuous of linkages between Afghanistan's security and governance and America's national security.
In Guatemala in the mid-1990s, after a civil
war that had lasted three decades, Catholic bishop Juan Gerardi mobilized the Catholic Church to conduct its own unofficial
truth commission that uncovered
over 14,000 human rights violations through a unique mode of investigation that supported victims pastorally.
I wonder what would happen
over there if the world's people were to finally see the
truth and realize that religion is being used to delude them into thinking world
wars are the way of life — something that has to happen in order for... their glorious ascension into heaven or hell --(depending on who's side — re: religion — god — whatever — you are on).
There is only ONE MESSAGE on earth now that can definitely end the
war and all kind of bloody feuds and conflicts within and / or between all Religions and Sects; and here it is for all Peace Loving and
Truth Seeking intelligent Humans all
over the world now:
If you are
warring and fighting with your brother, especially
over doctrine, it is probably a good indication that you have misunderstood the
truth of that doctrine.
well just thinking about these
wars in the muslim / mid-east world
over religious differences (which may reflect mental states in many ways) in a world where most realize that living in the present moment is best way to happiness and being in the moment in non-strife and awareness through the teachings of masters such as found in the buddhist, taoist, zen, etc., etc., etc. spriritually based practices of religious like thought and teachings, etc. that to ask these scientifically educated populace whom have access to vast amounts of knowledges and understandings on the internet, etc. to believe in past beliefs that perhaps gave basis and inspiration to that which followed — but is not the end all of all times or knowledges — and is thus — non self - sustaining in a belief that does not encompass growth of knowledge and understanding of all
truths and being as it is or could be — is to not respect the intelligence and minds and personage of even themselves — not to be disrespected nor disrespectful in any way — only to point out that perhaps too much is asked to put others into the cloak of blind faith and adherance to the past that disregards the realities of the present and the potential of the future... so you try to live in the past — and destroy your present and your future — where is the intelligence in that — and why do people continually fear monger or allow to be fear — mongered into this destructive vision of the future based upon the past?
But here's the
truth: The only battle you need to win is the
war within your head
over whether or not to care about how sufficiently you're meeting everyone else's expectations of you and your breastfeeding choices.
In
truth, there's not a lot to Eastwood's film that is particularly new or groundbreaking in terms of how the effects of
war have been portrayed on film many times
over the decades, but there's still enough here to make it a worthwhile entry in the crowded herd.
Though his ruling was about Connecticut, he spoke to a larger nationwide
truth: After the decades of lawsuits about equity and adequacy in education financing, after federal efforts like No Child Left Behind and Race to the Top, after fights
over the Common Core standards and high - stakes testing and the tug of
war between charter schools and community schools, the stubborn achievement gaps between rich and poor, minority and white students persist.
Unable to separate
truth from fiction, public outrage is growing
over actions governments around the world are being falsely accused of taking in the global
war on terror.Still struggling with trauma from her previous mission, Kate Adams is pressed back into CIA service to infiltrate a radical anti-government group that may have ties to The Executive.
I think after what has transpired
over the past few days, the
truth finally being acknowledged by the press, and now this on global warming it is my opinion that Bush and Cheney along with Karl Rove should be tried for treason and
war crimes.
The marketing
war between industry and environmentalists
over the catchphrase belies a pragmatic
truth: Both sides really want the same thing.
But the
truth is, even though we've won this battle, the
war to protect access to care is far from
over.