What war and to what end did the US fight for since the end of WWII? Initially they were fighting nazism and made themselves a hero and got rich; then they fought communism and made themselves the world’s only superpower militarily and financially, at the same time turned themselves imperialist; then they fought fundamentalism and [...]
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"Egotism is the anesthetic that dulls the pain of stupidity."
Some people see a big wave coming and run away from it, but they ultimately end up beaten by the wave and fall down. I choose to stand face to the wave, waiting for it with open eyes (nose shut), and you won't believe how much fun I have jumping over the wave as it comes! As a bonus, I have my feet firmly in the sand before and after the jump. That is the attitude I choose from now on.
— A lesson learned from Phuket