Situations change their names and faces with times and places.
What was palatable during war should become unconscionable
during peace. What was sanctioned in the past—such as
inquisitions, colonialism, occupations, evictions, slavery, and
creating refugees plus violating their human rights—should become
horrifying to the enlightenment of today. Yet all such atrocities
continue unabated, albeit under different names. What really
matters is not what we do but by what name we call it.
What’s in a name? Everything...
02.16.10
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