It is faith in authority that allows injustice to grow. It is not just evil individuals, but the millions of people who follow orders without question who make large-scale harm possible. Justice requires personal responsibility, not blind obedience.
The point of reading #books is to invoke an internal transformation, rather than educating oneself on some collection of facts, remembering the details of books is not important, the memory of the book is retained in the transformation, not in your mind as a collection of facts.
“Old George Orwell got it backward. Big Brother isn’t watching. He’s singing and dancing. He’s pulling rabbits out of a hat. Big Brother’s busy holding your attention every moment you’re awake. He’s making sure you’re always distracted. He’s making sure you’re fully absorbed.”
"If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing." —Malcolm X
The racist xenophobia that is on the rise isn't new, every fascist project in history has needed to create a chosen people and a barbaric enemy to justify their anti-human politics.
@jeffblankenburg Sometimes it has literal physical reasons, like your diet, the amount of exercise you're getting, vitamin and mineral deficiencies etc, suggest to work on the general health of your body, and your mind will takes care to itself.
“If I take death into my life, acknowledge it, and face it squarely, I will free myself from the anxiety of death and the pettiness of life - and only then will I be free to become myself. ”
― Martin Heidegger