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Additionally, Hasan compares the patriotism of Americans and Israelis to that of the Nazis and the Rwandans. At first I thought that this was a joke, but then he qualified the comparison by claiming that “it is unlikely that either Israel or America will ever commit crimes on this level of inhumanity.” It’s one thing to suggest that democracies thrive on their citizens’ right to question and challenge authority. It’s another to infer that strong patriotism could potentially lead to the support of mass murder. Last...
...million Americans who drink coffee, choose to be a responsible consumer and support fair trade. Commit to buying only fairly traded coffee, and ask the managers at your favorite cafes and supermarkets to carry fair trade. Educate your friends about fair trade. Fair trade coffee is available at the Greenhouse and in Loker Commons, at cafes throughout Cambridge, and at the Dudley House Cafe, Gato Rojo, which serves only fair trade coffee. The fair trade system offers an opportunity to help poor farmers in our daily purchases. Buy a cup of fair trade coffee today and see what justice tastes...
...Nazis embarked on their campaign of extermination. In 1993, too few moderate Hutus in Rwanda spoke up against the Hutu extremists. Granted, these are the most extreme cases—both of which resulted in genocides—and it is unlikely that either Israel or America will ever commit crimes on this level of inhumanity. But the point remains: when the people follow the government blindly and unquestioningly, disaster is sure to follow. Democracy needs a healthy opposition to protect it from itself...
...When interviewed for this position in spring 2000, I said at that time that I would commit to a two year period,” said Pryor, who previously served as a fellow at the IOP. “It’s also time to have a younger person in this...
...Worse, when evidence of these crimes has come to light, the church hierarchy has done everything in its power to hush it up, pay secret damages to the victims and, in many cases, do nothing but reassign pedophile priests to other parishes, where they can commit abuse again. In one of the worst cases, that of the Rev. John Geoghan, the church hierarchy had responded to clear evidence of his depravity by moving the now defrocked priest around for almost two decades--as he continued his pattern of molestation of minors. Last week he was sentenced to nine...