Desperation, 21st century-style

":Most men lead lives of quiet desperation. "    

Henry David Thoreau (1817- 1862)

 "Most people lead lives of loud desperation.*. 

-Lily H.,

 * (Americans, Chinese, Mexicans, Germans,...even the French or the Thai..) 

http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/10/19/pond-scum

What is watching self-flagellation supposed to produce in the persons who witness it?

"Do white liberals in the United States ever get tired of self-flagellation for the sins of slavery and its aftermath?

NO, they do not."

-an American liberal

Who the hell is Savaronola? (Don't ask a millennial or an American).

The problem is that there are too many Savaronolas  today running around.  

And they're not just right.

And they're not just on the right.

-anonymous

The gang-up effect of Twitter and other social media (Charlotte Rampling knows about this).

What kind of courage does it take to throw a rock at , or pillory, another  person speaking his or her conscience when hundreds--nay, millions--are already doing it?

-Lily H.



http://www.seattlepi.com/local/crime/article/Charge-Teens-battered-Metro-passenger-in-Ballard-11074504.php?cmpid=fb-desktop

I didn't know what time it was (is).

I never thought the 1950's would come back so soon, in full force.

Where there were commies, now there are racists (white) who need to be ferreted out wherever they hide, punished, and ostracized, for they are the pre-eminent threat to our society.

-Lily H.





"How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is
To have a thankless child!"

Le Clezio sur l'ecrivain

"Les ecrivains sont des petites choses qui se cassent facilement."

Jean-Marie Le Clezio dans un inteview de La Grande Librairie avec Frederic Bushnel, 2008


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUTwQn7BpOg&t=2397s

The friendly skies of United

Which part of

'No' 

didn't you understand?

John

 Georgia 2 days ago

I agree completely, and Oscar Munoz would be smart to recognize that what happened in Chicago was in many ways a reflection of ingrained cultural differences at United. Those of us who have flown extensively over the years have long known that the prevailing attitude among United employees is "Which part of No didn't you understand".

What happened on 3411 could have happened on any airline - it's just that it was more likely to happen on United

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/12/travel/in-the-air-that-uneasy-feeling-of-us-vs-them.html