When you see Washington consistently turning a blind eye to suffering, don’t sit back and apathetically blame indifference. The loudest voices may be delivering the worst messages today, but history shows that grass-roots energy has the power to change anything when that energy is focused toward justice
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The only kind of dignity which is genuine is that which is not diminished by the indifference of others.
The only kind of dignity which is genuine is that which is not diminished by the indifference of others.
The most distressing aspect of the world into which you are going is its indifference to the basic issues, which read more
The most distressing aspect of the world into which you are going is its indifference to the basic issues, which now, as always, are moral issues
Ignorance, inertia and indifference are alive and well in America's newspapers. Minority still equals inferiority in the minds of many read more
Ignorance, inertia and indifference are alive and well in America's newspapers. Minority still equals inferiority in the minds of many American editors and publishers.
It is a matter of perfect indifference where a thing originated; the only question is: "Is it true in and read more
It is a matter of perfect indifference where a thing originated; the only question is: "Is it true in and for itself?"
Love me or hate me, but spare me your indifference.
Love me or hate me, but spare me your indifference.
And I’ll tell you, few things make me more angry than some out of touch Washington politician saying that Head read more
And I’ll tell you, few things make me more angry than some out of touch Washington politician saying that Head Start doesn’t work. That’s a flat out lie and it’s disrespectful to you and the tens of thousands of Americans who make this program work for children every single day.
Indifference is the invisible giant of the world.
Indifference is the invisible giant of the world.
It would be hard to blame you for having trouble taking much of what is said in Washington seriously. You read more
It would be hard to blame you for having trouble taking much of what is said in Washington seriously. You heard about the Medicare actuary who was forced to fudge the numbers and lie to Congress to keep his job. You heard the falsified numbers in Iraq on everything from the cost of the war to the number of trained Iraqi troops to a slam dunk case for weapons of mass destruction. You heard about the administration sponsored fake newscasts to mislead people all across America.
Still, year after year strong mercury rules fail in Washington under pressure from corporate interests. Why? Not because the risks read more
Still, year after year strong mercury rules fail in Washington under pressure from corporate interests. Why? Not because the risks of mercury poisoning aren’t real. No, lobbyists for the big industries just say they can’t afford to make changes.
