Thursday, November 13, 2014
Perfect truth
Amid all the unspeakable-beyond-unspeakable-beyond-unspeakable insane-beyond-insane-beyond-insane and evil-beyond-evil-beyond-evil shit-beyond-shit-beyond-shit that piles infinitely high in this so-called world, every once in a while SOMEONE speaks simple and precise TRUTH.
The public radio show Interfaith Voices, though it sounds like the usual NPR shit, gets things right surprisingly often. This week an interview with author Karen Armstrong hits the absolute sweet spot of perfect truth.
Armstrong is answering the questions "What causes terrorism? What causes violent revenge?" and gives the one-word perfect answer:
Humiliation.
That's it. Covers all the ground, leaves nothing out. Humiliation can assume a religious or political or personal flavor, and it's often manipulated and magnified by forces aiming for religious or political goals. But down deep it's always Humiliation. Nothing more, nothing less.
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