Tag Archives: Delusion

The Sadness of Victory

  I’m grateful Barack Obama won reelection. Of the two candidates he is the more principled and the one more able to understand and address the needs of the entire country, not just the other 47%. In spite of the powerful propaganda that says he has done nothing during the past four years, Obama has [...]

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Electing for Truth

electing for truth— discernment and wisdom are trustworthy guides to peace and clarity   chasing shadows of greed and hatred— the deceived cycle through endless delusion

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9/11, Hurricanes, Elections, and Change

During a conversation with a friend soon after September 11, 2001, I compared the al-Qaeda attacks to a major natural disaster. The difference, I said, was our collective reaction. Suppose a tremendous earthquake had toppled the World Trade Center. The destruction would have been widespread, with thousands more people killed. Would there still be this angry, vengeful response which [...]

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