Change is always easier with an opponent. The more radical the change,
the more radical the opponent needed. So the French Royalty, as bad as they
were, did not approach the depictions of their angry enemies. Lord knows what Bosnians think of each other.
Enter the dreaded "1%." There has been a firestorm recently over a short letter to the editor comparing the creating of a small target group, the dreaded 1%, to similar such targeting in the past and the "n" word ("Nazi") was mentioned. The sensitive opponents of the dreaded 1% went nuts.
Yet there is some significance to the isolation and vilification of small groups, like it or not, and the raising of power against them must be done with care. It is the essence of this nation that minorities do not get voted down easily--despite the majority's grand and moral visions. The lessons of the recent past, lessons that should change the world and every thinking individual's relations with power, should be in front of everyone's eyes.
Even more prominent than the banners.
Enter the dreaded "1%." There has been a firestorm recently over a short letter to the editor comparing the creating of a small target group, the dreaded 1%, to similar such targeting in the past and the "n" word ("Nazi") was mentioned. The sensitive opponents of the dreaded 1% went nuts.
Yet there is some significance to the isolation and vilification of small groups, like it or not, and the raising of power against them must be done with care. It is the essence of this nation that minorities do not get voted down easily--despite the majority's grand and moral visions. The lessons of the recent past, lessons that should change the world and every thinking individual's relations with power, should be in front of everyone's eyes.
Even more prominent than the banners.
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