This segment of a speech by Dr. Martin Luther is from the documentary series "Century of the Self." The connections between psycholanalysis, war, consumer culture, propaganda and public relations are all there. Check it out free online. Bonus points for anyone who can tie the content of this documentary to the recent Wall Street bailout. But I digress. Here's the quote:
Modern psychology has a word that is probably used more than any other word: it is the word 'maladjusted.' It is the ring and cry of modern child psychology: 'maladjusted.' Of course, we all want to live the well-adjusted life in order to avoide neurotic and schizophrenic personalities.
But as I move towards my conclusion, I would like to say to you today, in a very honest manner, that there are some things in our society and some things in her world, for which I am proud to be maladjusted. And I call upon all men of goodwill to be maladjusted to these things until the good society is realized.
I must honestly say to you that I never intend to to adjust myself to racial segregation and discrimination. I never intend to adjust myself to religious bigotry. I never intend to adjust myself to economic conditions that will take necessities from the many to give luxuries to the few, and leave millions of God's children suffocating in an air-tight cage of poverty in the midst of an affluent society.
Saturday, October 11, 2008
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Wednesday, October 01, 2008
Hello, October
The MacArthur foundation announced its latest round of geniues - or is that geniui? {Little nerd joke there, for people who enjoy the Latin plurals. Sorry. } On a serious note, these people are engaged in amazing projects, and are now being funded to the tune of 100k per year, for 5 years. I think they should have a MacArthur genius grant for public school teachers. Excellent teachers could be funded by someone other than the government, on the basis of their innovative teaching ideas. Wouldn't that be fun!!
Secondly, read this article in the NewYork Times. Apparently a growing number of French Muslims are sending their children to Catholic schools. It's partially because of the headscarf issue (they're banned in public schools) but also because many Muslim parents want their children to have a quality education away from Muslim extremists.
This is fascinating from a couple of perspectives - consider the bloody hatred inspired by the Crusades, and the ongoing tension between secular western states and Muslims who believe that shari'a ought to be the law of every land. The fact that Muslims are now most free to practice their religion in Catholic schools is pretty mind-bending.
Finally, the scenery in Carleton County is so breathtaking right now that I haven't driven over the speed limit in weeks. Take the 105 between Woodstock and Hartland. It's like watching a lustrous painting come to life, in slow motion. Yes, sir.
Secondly, read this article in the NewYork Times. Apparently a growing number of French Muslims are sending their children to Catholic schools. It's partially because of the headscarf issue (they're banned in public schools) but also because many Muslim parents want their children to have a quality education away from Muslim extremists.
This is fascinating from a couple of perspectives - consider the bloody hatred inspired by the Crusades, and the ongoing tension between secular western states and Muslims who believe that shari'a ought to be the law of every land. The fact that Muslims are now most free to practice their religion in Catholic schools is pretty mind-bending.
Finally, the scenery in Carleton County is so breathtaking right now that I haven't driven over the speed limit in weeks. Take the 105 between Woodstock and Hartland. It's like watching a lustrous painting come to life, in slow motion. Yes, sir.
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