be proud of everything you stand for and do.
from time to time , i hear certain devoted warriors on the site mention their disheartenement with the current state of affairs in the world.
but you should be heartened that you are fighting the good fight.
all through history empires have had to be humbled, and the common man has had to fight for his rights.
if you read Arundhati Roy, you can understand what empire is all about.
AN ORDINARY PERSON"S GUIDE TO EMPIRE
by
Arundhati Roy
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The US is empire building or destroying itself, depending on your point of view.
Arundhati Roy is a true heroine.
Someone fighting for peace and humaniity in an all too inhumane world.
she is articulate, and her small frame belies the kionesse inside.
Everyone interested in human affairs today, should read
Arundhati Roy.
heres publishers weekly account of Arundhati s new book:
Those who fear the dry and impenetrable prose of many political essays need have no such reservations with this selection. Indian author Roy (The God of Small Things) brings a novelistic readability and immediacy to her impassioned critiques of imperialism, the corporate media and their "neo-liberal project"--what she describes as "the medium of those who have power and money." Her unequivocally critical look at the Bush administration's policy in Iraq will likely lead American readers to label her as either brilliantly astute or strongly anti-American. Still, she carefully differentiates between governments and their people. In "Instant Mix Imperial Democracy," she congratulates Americans for standing up to their government: "Hundreds of thousands of you have survived the relentless propaganda you have been subjected to, and are actively fighting your own government. In the ultra-patriotic climate that prevails in the United States, that's as brave as any Iraqi or Afghan or Palestinian fighting for his or her Homeland." In the same talk, Roy delivers a scathing critique of the current state of democracy: "The project of corporate globalization has cracked the code of democracy. Free elections, a free press and an independent judiciary mean little when the free market has reduced them to commodities on sale to the highest bidder." In addition to observing problems; Roy suggests non-violent solutions--boycotts, protests and open discussion. Regardless of whether one agrees with her ideas, Roy crafts articulate and convincing arguments that deserve their place in any debate on globalization, democracy or Iraq.