The Right Question to Ask
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“What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans and the homeless whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or the holy name of liberty or democracy?”
—Mahatma Gandhi
This was found as a comment on a Photo Essay of Vietnam (Big Picture Blog), which included photos from the war 35 years ago. It was one of the few thoughtful comments on a page full of jingoist fools defending the notion of America’s essential goodness and the necessity of war in the face of all historical fact.