@charleswiegand.bsky.socialFrom “ Declarations of Independence: Cross-Examining American Ideology” (1990)
The sentence everyone drops is the one that matters. Zinn’s claim is not that powerful people like favorable coverage, which nobody disputes. It is that a system secure in its ideas needs no
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I've thought about abuse and art: how do we choose what art to avoid?
#art #morals #ethics #philosophy #blog #BlogPost #CaptainBeefheart #music #abuse #MarilynManson #HowardZinn #Slipknot #Pantera #AsILayDying #FallingInReverse #SystemOfADown
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@csmonitor.bsky.socialWhy Howard Zinn became a ‘people’s historian’
A new biography connects the dots between the professor’s labor-union beginnings and the left-wing outlook that shaped his bestselling history book. #books #history #howardzinn www.csmonitor.com/Arts-Culture...
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@tadstoermer.bsky.social"If the American republic fails in our lifetime, Howard Zinn and some of his followers should bear part of the blame as corrupters of America’s youth." -- Akhil Reed Amar
The republic's failure is being arranged right now by people who quote the founders constantly and Zinn never.
@mojalloh.bsky.socialHoward Zinn wrote that you can't be neutral on a moving train. Every week the news tries to convince you that watching from a distance is the responsible choice. It rarely is. #HowardZinn #Justice #CivicLife
@paninid.mastodon.world.ap.brid.gyIn a time and place with suffering, conflict, and pain, there are hurt people who hurt people.
For those who think critically, the choice is clear: avoid standing with the ones doing the harm.
inspo h/t #AlbertCamus #HowardZinn