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Lesson10

Westillrememberthatassassinatedworldasidyllic,secure….,wewillspeakofitinthereverenttonesreservedforthedead.

Inourmemory,thepre-September11worldwaspeaceful,happyandsafe（overlookingthefactthatthiswasnotthecase）andwewilltalkaboutthosedayswithafeelingofdeeprespectandlovewhichcanonlybefoundintalkingaboutdeadpeople.

...thespoilsofwarincludesomeofourmostcherishedvaluesandliberties.

Inordertowintheway,wemighthavetogiveupsomeofthebasicvaluesandlibertieswetreasuremost.Thismightbethecostwehavetopay.

Whoareattemptingtocolonizethefuturewiththeirownrepressiveagenda?

Theyareplanningtocarryouttheplanofexpandingthepoweroflawenforcementagenciesathomeandofstrikingatthe“axisofevil”abroadsoastoextendAmericandominationintoareasoriginallybeyondAmericanreach,suchasCentralAsia.Hence,thecolonizationofthefuture.

Whichassumesthepublicisthinkinginred,whiteandblue,whenactuallythespectrumofemotions,ideasandopinionsis,likeAmericaitself,multihued.

Whichtakesforgrantedthatpeoplethinkinasimpleanduniformwaywhileactuallythefeelings,thoughtsandviewsoftheAmericanpeopleareasvariedasAmericaitself?

WetooaremirednearthebottomofMaslow’spyramid,strugglingtoregainourlostsenseofsafetyandsecurity.

Theterroristattacksputusatthebottomofthehierarchyofhumanneeds,tryinghardtoreestablishourconfidenceinphysicalsafety,thelowesttypeofsafety.

Itissomethingweassociatewithrepressiveregimes,notwithparticipatorydemocracies.

WeareusedtothinkingthatWesterndemocraciespracticeruleoflawandindividualrightsandfreedomareprotectedbylaw.Violationofindividualrightsandsuppressionofdissentingvoicescanonlybefoundinrepressiveregimes.

Therewasarelaxingoftherampantmaterialism,alongwithitsuglystepsistersisolationandcompulsion,thathasbeentheundoingofcommunityinthiscountry.

Peoplebegantoputlessemphasisonthepursuitofwealthandpossessionofworldlygoods.Andtheothertwodangeroussymptomsthatwentwithmaterialism,thatisphysicalseparationfromothersandirrationalbehaviorasaresultofimpulsealsobecamelessserious.Materialism,togetherwiththeaccompanyingsymptomsofseparationandcompulsion,hadbeenthecauseoftheruinofcommunityinthiscountry.

…Discouragesnationalintrospectionatatimewhenitwouldbemostvaluable.

AtatimewhenitishighlyimportantforAmericanstolookintoourselvesandaskourselveswhy“theyhateus”,thisconceptdirectsourattentionandthinkingawayfromsuchanalysis.

…Historyisagalleryofunspeakablecrimes.

Historyrecordsmanycrimescommittedbyhumanbeingswhicharesohorriblethattheydefydescription.

10.Wetendtheseimageslikepoisonousflowersinanightmaregarden.

Inspiteofthefactthattheseimagesarehorribleimages,imagesoflarge-scaleatrocity,westilltakecaretokeepalivetheseimages.

Lesson1Howtogetthepooroffourconscience

1.Virtueis...self-centered.

Byrightaction,wemeanitmusthelppromotepersonalinterest.

2....（poverty）wasaproductoftheirexcessivefecundity...

Thepovertyofthepoorwascausedbytheirhavingtoomanychildren.

3....therichwerenotresponsibleforeitheritscreationoritsamelioration.

Therichwerenottoblamefortheexistenceofpovertysotheyshouldnotbeaskedtoundertakethetaskofsolvingthe

problem.

4.ItismerelytheworkingoutofalawofnatureandalawofGod.

Itisonlytheresultoreffectofthelawofthesurvivalofthefittestappliedtonatureoftohumansociety.

5.Itdeclinedinpopularity,andreferencestoitsacquiredacondemnatorytone.

PeoplebegantorejectSocialDarwinismbecauseitseemedtoglorifybrutalforceandopposetreasuredvaluesof

sympathy,loveandfriendship.Therefore,whenitwasmentioned,itwasusuallythetargetofcriticism.

6....thesearchforawayofgettingthepooroffourconsciencewasnotatanend;itwasonlysuspended.

Thedesiretofindawaytojustifytheunconcernforthepoorhadnotbeenabandoned,ithadonlybeenputoff.

7....onlyrarelygiventooverpayingformonkeywrenches,flashlights,coffeemakers,andtoiletseats.

Governmentofficials,onthewhole,aregood,itisveryrarethatsomewouldpayhighpricesforofficeequipmenttoget

kickbacks.

8.Thisisperhapsourmosthighlyinfluentialpieceoffiction.

Itisaverypopularstoryandhasbeenacceptedbymanybutitisnottrue.

9.Beliefcanbetheservantoftruth---butevenmoreofconvenience.

Beliefcanbeusefulinthesearchfortruth,butmoreoftenthannotitisacceptedbecauseitisconvenientandself-serving.

10.GeorgeGilder...Whotellstomuchapplausethatthepoormusthavethecruelspuroftheirownsufferingtoensure

effort...

GeorgeGilderadvancestheviewthatonlywhenthepoorsufferfromgreatmiserywilltheybestimulatedtomakegreat

effortstochangethesituation,inotherwords,sufferingisnecessarytoforcethepoortoworkhard.

Lesson2Thewoodsweretossingwithjewels

1.Butthesemarksofwildcountrycalledtomayfatherlikethelegendarysirensong.

Thoughtheplacewasnotpleasantordisagreeable,myfatherwasdeeplyattractedtoitpreciselybecauseofits

unexplored,uncultivatednaturalstate,andthechallenge.

2."I'mafraidtheday'sgoingtocatchus,"Iexplained,wonderingwhatgreatdisastermightbefallusifitdid.

Asalittlegirl,Ibelievedmyfather'swords,andwasgenuinelyafraidofthepossibledisaster--ifwedidn'thurryup,theday

wouldcatchusandterriblethingsmighthappen.

3....fromtimetotimehewashalfheartedlysoughtfortrial,thoughfewcrimesseemedtoleaddirectlytohisdoor.

Inthisplace,thoughthepolicewoundmakesomeeffortwithoutrealearnesttoinvestigateWatsonandbringhimtocourt,there

seemedtobelittleconcreteevidencetoprovethathewasresponsibleforcertainillegalactivities.

4.ThestrangleholdWatsonhadoverthissectionofFloridawasnotdissimilartotheunscrupulousactivitiesofcertain

lawmen,otherlegalcrooks,andevengovernorsthatourstatewastosufferthroughitshistory.

ThecontrolWatsonhadoverthispartofFloridawasmuchsimilartothedishonestorillegalactivitiesofthelaw-enforcing

officialsandgovernorswhichFloridawitnessedinthe20thcentury.

5.Therewasthelittleshack,notthemostgraciousoflivingquarters,andtherewasamurdererforournearestandonly

neighbor,aboutthirtymilesaway.

Beforethefamilybuilttheirownhouse,theylivedinashabbycabinatGopherKey,closetothemercilessWatson.

6.KingRichardinhisgluttonyneersatatatablemoresumptuousthanourswasthreetimesaday...

Wehadabundantfoodontheisland,andeventhemealsenjoyedbyKingRichard,whowasfamousforhisloveof

food,couldn'tpossiblycomparewithours.

7.Despitetheunrelentingheat,wewerehappytobeletofffromourhoursofschoolindoors,sessionswhichourmotherkepteveryday,rainorshine.

Althoughitwasveryhotoutsideinthesun,wewerehappytobedismissedfrommymother'ssessionsindoors.wewouldhave

toreadandwritewithhereverydaynomatterwhattheweatherwaslike.

lesson3Atwarwiththeplanet

1...evendroughts,floods,andheatwavesmaybecomeunwittingactsofman.

Whatpeopledomayunintentionallycausedroughts,floodsandheatwaves.2.Butthisimage,nowrepeatedlythrustbeforeusinphotographs,posters,andadvertisements,ismisleading.

TheEarthweseeinphotos,posters,andads,whichappearssobeautiful,isnotthetruereflectionoftheworldwelivein,such

imagelullsusintocomplacency.

3.Thetechnospherehasbecomesufficientlylargeandintensetoalterthenaturalprocessesthatgoverntheecosphere.

Humanactivitieshavetakenplaceoversuchlargeareasandwithsuchintensitythattheyhavealreadycauseddisastrouseffects

onecology.

4....whichcouldestablishitselfonlybecauseitfittedproperlyintothepreexistingsystem.

thefishcouldplayitsrolebecauseitbecameanecessarylinkwiththeprocessesprecedingitandtheprocessesfollowingitin

theecologicalsystem.

5.Definedsonarrowly,itisnosurprisethatcarshavepropertiesthatarehostiletotheirenvironment.

whencarsareproducedtoservesuchnarrowpurposes,itisnotsurprisingthatsomeoftheircharacteristicqualitiesareharmful

totheenvironment.

6.Yieldsrose,butnotinproportiontotherateoffertilizerapplication...

thefarmerappliedmoreandmorefertilizer,andtheproductiondidrisebutdidnotincreaseatthesamerateofthefertilizer.

7....theirwasteisflushedintothesewersystemalteredincompositionbutnotinamountattreatmentplant...

peopleeatplantsandanimals,andtheirwasteisflushedintothesewersystem.Afterbeingprocessed,thewasteisstillwaste.the

residuewillgointorivers,oceans,andwillhaveharmfuleffectontheaquaticecosystem.

8.Lefttotheirowndevices,ecosystemsareconservative...

iftheecosystemsarenotupsetbyoutsideintrusion,theywillremainthesamewithverylittlechange

9.Incontrasttotheecosphere,thetechnosphereiscomposedofobjectsandmaterialsthatreflectarapidandrelentless

processofchangeandvariation.

thecharacteristicsoftheobjectsandmaterialsinthetechnospherearerapidchangeandgreatvariety.

10.Butthisisdoneonlyatthecostofunderstanding.

ifwetakesideinthewarofthetwowords,wearedoingsoattheriskoffailingtohaveacle