Monday, August 15, 2005
The Golden Rule
It may be only the beginning of a new era for Americans--similar perhaps in some respects to the end of the Soviet Union--when unquestioned assumptions about superiority and supremacy and righteousness begin to crumble. And there is something else to keep in mind as our world starts to shift around us; no people have ever managed to hold on to these assumptions indefinitely; not the Romans, nor the Persians, nor the Greeks or French, Spanish, English or any other civilization built on bending the world to its will.
So while we're out on the streets demonstrating against our present misadventures in the Middle East, start up a conversation with others about questioning our entire culture of militarism that has both exhausted our global goodwill, and depleted our common wealth. Send a message that withstands the test of time and the whims of change--remember the golden rule.
So while we're out on the streets demonstrating against our present misadventures in the Middle East, start up a conversation with others about questioning our entire culture of militarism that has both exhausted our global goodwill, and depleted our common wealth. Send a message that withstands the test of time and the whims of change--remember the golden rule.
