Edward Said
I have read much about Edward Said, but very little by him himself. So when I looked over this article I figured I was in for a real whining treat, talking about how horrible the world is, and how the world conspires to make the palestinians miserable. Imagine my surprise when it turns out that not only is he pretty moderate, but he also plainly states a solution of self betterment. It is very easy to show why a current policy (or a idea in the scientific field) is bad, but it is much harder to offer up a valid solution. I think this is one of the reasons that I like Fareed Zakaria so much.
I’m considering going through the Said article and pulling out good quotes, but I’m not sure yet if that is the way I want to take this blog. Maybe I will just put up the articles and leave the reading of them to the reader. But the fact of the matter is, many of these articles are really long, and people might actually like my little synopses and thoughts.