Chomsky interview on Israel Palestine

http://www.palestine-studies.org/journals.aspx?id=11394&jid=1&href=fulltext

An interview from c 2010 with Noam Chomsky.  Presents some interesting facts in the history of American/Israeli/Zionism perspectives and relations.
Draws a parallel between American's attitude towards the native "savages" resisting progress and Israel's attitude towards Palestinians - basically seen as the same paradigm or relationship.

Here's another good quote:  You know, Europe for centuries was the most savage place in the world. The level of savagery was so extraordinary that they developed both the means and the culture to conquer the world. And a large part of the reason for the savagery was the attempt to impose the nation-state, which is extremely unnatural; it breaks up people who have natural connections, it imposes unity on people who are not unified, whether by language or culture or anything else. It takes a lot of violence and brutality to impose a rigid frame on complex, fluid organisms like human societies.  Presents two interesting ideas:  one, the origins and driving motor of European imperialism; two, his vision of the State and as form of violence.

Some thoughts on writing...

http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/08/13/where-do-sentences-come-from/?ref=global-home
(Use Private setting)

Some interesting ideas on experimenting with writing.   Touches on that dichotomy I see when working with kids - teaching them there is value in exploring their thoughts on topics, while at the same time giving little value to min.