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I had to google ecofeminism and deep ecology. Big fan of deep ecology

I had to look up the strategic hamlet program in Vietnam. I tried and failed to find a memoir about it

Some grassroots organizations were against MLK-style tactics, which would incite racial violence to get attention of federal government and then left black residents of those towns to deal with it

Middle class organizers were nonviolent because they wanted the sympathy of the middle class for legislative change; more militant groups had more experience with poverty and racial violence

Against violent opposition, nonviolent protest endangers those participating; however, the presence of militant groups such as the deacons for defense encouraged more people to nonviolently protest

Freedom riders wanted their actions to incite violence by racists so that the federal government would be forced to step in

I find it odd that there’s no introduction. The author just dives right in to talking about blue herons. It’s obvious he’s also a poet because holy shit the imagery is incredible, the best I’ve seen in a while.

“She looked exotic”

Weirdest thing that’s been said so far

This is my first Agatha Christie book. I’m enjoying her writing style, but I don’t prefer the format of this book. Each chapter is an interview with a different character. She manages to avoid too much repetition in their accounts, but I stick find the format to be a bit boring.
On this page, the author equates feminism to hating men. That likely says more about her than the character she’s referring to.

On pg 34, he seems to imply that he is guilty of what he refers to as “my offence.” I hope he dies on the island. I’m pretty sure he does

It makes a lot of sense that BBC was banned from reporting on militant groups that helped gain India independence. Heaven forbid they give people ideas

I never realized that WWII was used as a distraction to win Indian independence. All their resources were being funneled elsewhere

I’m getting an icky feeling. They waterboarded the confession, so it’s possible he only confessed to stop the torture and didn’t actually do it. If he did do it, he deserved to be abandoned on an island, not because he was queer but because his “lover” was the mess boy, described as young and innocent. Even worse, when he first denied the allegations, he said he had a father-son relationship with the boy.

I found this at an antique store when I was in college. It’s crazy that it only has 14 ratings on Goodreads. My goal is 5 pages a day to finish by the end of September, but I’m guessing I’ll finish a lot quicker than that.

If nonviolent protests lead to protestors being killed anyway, might as well violently protest

Government offered Nelson Mandela release if he would endorse pacifism, but he said “Non-violence is not a moral principle but a strategy. And there is no moral goodness in using an ineffective weapon”

Liberals have erased radical actions from the history of social movements and historical leaders (or demonized those who use radical actions; MLK Jr vs Malcolm X)