December 2010
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international recognition of a Palestinian state... →
It’s funny and slightly heartbreaking that facebook has reached such recognition that foreign leaders reference its nuances in trying to make political points.
The article itself is fine, and is for me simply another example of people underestimating the power of ideas. Ideas matter. Recognizing an independent Palestinian state based on ‘67 borders (regardless of how that would be...
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“Even now I can see there’s a lot of childishness in the stuff that I’ve created....”
– Zach Condon (via kellyymcardlee)
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musings from this past summer
I have nights like this sometimes. Where I drive home through the sleepy town and out into the narrowed roads lined with maples and evergreens. I roll all of the windows down, letting the cool evening breeze tangle knots in my hair which will be hell to comb through later but feels so freeing in the moment. I play Horse Feathers because it is fitting, and make airplanes in the wind with my hand,...
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“It’s a strange thing to discover and to believe that you are loved when...”
– Graham Greene
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“The reason why I refuse to take existentialism as just another French fashion or...”
– Waking Life
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Everybody knows the Arabs burned down the Carmel →
In general, the decision in the early 1950s to stop calling the Druze “Arabs” was a grievous error. Because of that stupid mistake, we can’t say that Arabs burned down the Carmel. And I know, God how I know, that in your heart of hearts you believe that in the final analysis, Druze are Arabs. And you know that the Druze are playing an identity game, and you don’t really buy their...
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Palestinian firefighters honored for Carmel fire... →
I wish I had something insightful to say about the IDF(IOF)/the occupation/etc., but all I can think is “what a bunch of fucking assholes.” I mean, really?
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“I want you to remember me. If you remember me, then I don’t care if...”
– -Haruki Murakami, Kafka on the Shore
Fuck Yeah Existentialism: A reason not to commit... →
fuckyeahexistentialism:
In a time of constant uneasiness and deep unhappiness, suicide is an attractive option. It would put a stop to all my problems at once, although it would bring a few problems to others.
One doesn’t want to rush the decision, and eventually has to consider reasons for and against the idea. A few…
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“Procrastination most often arises from a sense that there is too much to do, and...”
– Mark Kingwell
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Progress?
Not too long ago I was writing my thesis on the BDS movement, and information on the boycott of Israel was difficult to come by. Now a simple google search yields endless websites, pictures, updates, and news articles. There is talk (however unlikely one might deem it) of disbanding the PA and returning to resistance, and my two new favorite countries Brazil and Argentina have recognized a...
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