- Norwegian novelist Jo Nesbo‘s poignant op-ed on the shootings in his native country: The Past is a Foreign Country : “On Monday night, more than 100,000 citizens gathered in the streets to mourn the victims of the attack. The image was striking. In Norway, “keeping a cool head” is a national virtue, but “keeping [...]
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Things to ponder : July 29 2011
Posted in Things to ponder, tagged Jo Nesbo, Norway, Things to ponder on July 29, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Quotes of the day
Posted in What I'm reading, tagged Anders Behring Breivik, Norway, Oslo, Quote of the day on July 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
These both come from the same article, a wonderful op-ed by Tim Rutten in the LA Times on the danger posed by hate speech : It ought to be clear by now that hate-laced propaganda poses a particular challenge to open societies in this new age, when their contagion can be spread by little more [...]
Quote of the day
Posted in What I'm reading, tagged Norway, Quote of the day on July 25, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“If Islamic people do something bad, you think, ‘Oh, it’s Muslims.’ But if a white Protestant does something bad, you just think he’s mad. That’s something we need to think about.” – Sigrid Skeie Tjensvoll, Norwegian citizen (Global Public Square) Norway attacks and multiculturalism (GPS)
