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‘The bonsai of a child’ as a description of his sons development being limited by his blackness.

There is a moment, a cusp, when the sum of gathered experience is worn down by the details of living.

“The power of mercy is that it belongs to the undeserving. It’s when mercy is least expected that it’s most potent-strong enough to break the cycle of victimization and victimhood, retribution and suffering.”

... conservative ideals took off in Britain/Americas because politicians in these countries associated slower growth with government intervention following the war. Conservatives claim to hear closed the gap but the author promises to show both state intervention and economic deregulation receive more credit than they are due.

Details slow pre war and rapid post war growth and the a slow decline in continental Europe and steady growth followed by a similar slow decline in Britain and America. figure 2.3. Postulates that Europeans favor state based solutions because their rapid growth period was associated with significant government intervention during rebuilding.

Given this dialogue of the deaf, in which each camp tries to justify its own intellectual laziness by pointing out the laziness of the other, there is a role for research that is at least systematic and methodical if not fully scientific.

“Tolerance of the Intolerant”

This book is taking a turn for the worse. A kid dies because of his parents infidelity. Fuck that.

When Mr. Pirzada came to dine was a great story about America’s indifference to world events. In the story a young girl learns American history in school (without any current events) while a friend of the family is affected by the war between Pakistan and India.

“I gave them all the truth and none of the honesty”

Louis Pasteur on his detractors: “Opposition is a useful stimulant but bad faith is such a pitiable thing”