"The United States is a society in which……" — Robert Jensen
"The United States is a society in which people not only can get by without knowing much about the wider world but are systematically encouraged not to think independently or critically, and instead to accept the mythology of the United States as a benevolent, misunderstood giant as it lumbers around the world trying to do good."
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Robert Jensen
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13 Quotes by Robert Jensen
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The way we are educated and entertained keep us from knowing about or understanding the pain of others.
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History matters. It matters whether we tell the truth about what happened centuries ago, and it matters whether we tell…
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I am against nationalism, and I am against patriotism. They are both the dark side. It is time not simply…
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Toxic masculinity hurts men, but there’s a big difference between women dealing with the constant threat of being raped, beaten,…
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Mainstream politicians will continue to protect existing systems of power, corporate executives will continue to maximize profit without concern, and…
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We're all in the race game, so to speak, either consciously or unconsciously. We can overtly support white-supremacist racial projects.…
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This is the simple discovery which we must confront. We were given a place in the creation, with a beauty…
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The pornographers are not a deviation from the norm. Their presence in the mainstream shouldn't be surprising, because they represent…
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How does a country deal with the fact that some of its most revered historical figures had certain moral values…
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People routinely assume that pornography is such a difficult and divisive issue because it's about sex. In fact, this culture…
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Simply put: Thanksgiving is the day when the dominant white culture (and, sadly, most of the rest of the non-white…
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People are people, and grief that is limited to those within a specific political boundary denies the humanity of others.
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Today we often think that before we start living a religious life we have first to accept the creedal doctrines…
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Choice of attention - to pay attention to this and ignore that - is to the inner life what choice…
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If two friends ask you to judge a dispute, don't accept, because you will lose one friend; on the other…
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If God should desire to raise us to the position of one who is an intimate and shares his secrets,…
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The power of the white world is threatened whenever a black man refuses to accept the white world's definitions.
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Sometimes I have wrinkles, in the morning. It depends on what kind of night that I had. I accept myself…
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I tell you the solemn truth, that the doctrine of the Trinity is not so difficult to accept for a…
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But the leaders of the OIC could not even accept Mahathir's proposal, yet they talk about respect and honour.
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Any man who does not accept the conditions of life sells his soul.
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During the campaign for re-election, Barack Obama at least made vague references to a willingness to accept $3 trillion of…
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I am incapable of conceiving infinity, and yet I do not accept finity.
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