An interview with Frank Towers 1-18-2013

An interview with Frank Towers 1-18-2013

"In this interview, World War II veteran Frank Towers describes his service in Europe, concentrating on the liberation of 2500 Jews destined for death near Magdeburg, Germany. He outlines his path to their liberation on a map in this very compelling story."

shared responsibilities

the notion that shared fears are more important than shared responsibilities

Henry Giroux 

reason is simply ignored

http://therealnews.com

GIROUX: ... the crisis of politics, the crisis of agency, the crisis of history, the crisis of ethics, it's not being matched by a process of ideas. I mean, we don't realize the degree to which education has become central to politics itself in ways that speak to cultural apparatuses that dominate the mainstream media and other sources that are constantly producing what I call a disimagination machine, one in which evidence doesn't matter, reason is simply ignored, evidence, again, is thrown out the window. Civic literacy is viewed as a liability, that it's more important, basically, to be stupid than to think.

I mean, you know, Hannah Arendt had said something interesting. I mean, among other things. She said that thoughtlessness is the [instance] of fascism. And I think the right understands this, and I think the right uses the media as a giant pedagogical machine to constantly constantly reproduce lies to appeal to the basest instincts of the American public to distort history, to erase all those public spheres where actually matters of thoughtfulness and political dialog and engagement can actually take place.

Henry Giroux, Professor for Scholarship in the Public Interest at McMaster University and author. His latest book, 'Disposable Futures: The Seduction of Violence in the Age of Spectacle'. He also has a forthcoming book titled, 'America At War With Itself'.

believes truth is merely an opinion

Scholar Henry Giroux tells Paul Jay that Donald Trump is not an eccentric populist, but the representative of a neofascist politics that ignores evidence, believes truth is merely an opinion, and says dissent is unpatriotic.

http://therealnews.com/t2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=74&jumival=16785

Great word

slap·dash

 (slăp′dăsh′)

adj.

Hasty and careless, as in execution: slapdash work.

adv.

In a reckless haphazard manner.

It reinforces dominant themes of Mr. Trump’s campaign that still linger from the primary, which his team has struggled to change: a deliberately bare-bones campaign structure, a slapdash style and a reliance on the instincts of the candidate over the judgments of experienced political experts, like Mr. Scully and Mr. McConnell.

Some Russian

я не говорю по России

ya ne govoryu po Rossii


моя бабушка говорила России

moya babushka govorila Rossii
my grandmother spoke russian

MIchael vs. Kareem

I recently heard an interview with Michael Jordan where he described his discomfort in being called the greatest player of all time as this seem disrespectful to the players who came before him like Wilt and West, players he never played against. Good for him. His attitude is part of what makes him special.

But somebody has to explain to me why Michael is better than Kareem. Look at the stats for which Michael is famous. Over 15 years, he averaged 30 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals, and 1 block. Kareen over his first 15 years averaged 27 points, 13 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal, and 3 blocks. Edge Kareen for the rebounds.

And what about championships for which Michael is famous? They each had 6. But Kareem did it on two teams which is much, much harder.

And what about MVPs? Michael 5, Kareem 6.

And Kareem also played on for 20 years and broke by far the total points record.

If I'm starting a team, I take Kareem.

Oh one other thing, while Michael is a sports inspiration, Kareem is much more of a personal inspiration, a religious and thoughtful person, a leader of his community, and society in general.