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"Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience."--C.S. Lewis
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:: Monday, March 07, 2005 ::
Amazing new ME Blog
Syrian writer/blogger Ammar Abdulhamid is literally risking his life to live-blog the violently unstable political situation in Syria. Mr. Abdulhamid has a nearly poetic writing style as he chronicles the unbearable tension of the impending collapse of the Syrian regime. Reading Amarji is like watching a slow-motion train wreck; you're horrified because there is nothing you can do to stop it. You pray that by some miraculous act of God, nobody gets hurt. Here's a little sample of Amarji's writing:Myths Victorious!
The myth-makers are having the final laugh after all. Their isms have failed in every possible respect, and they continue to fail. Still, and for the lack of easier alternatives, people continue to believe in them, and to be willingly deceived by them.
Indeed, if de-mythification is a difficult process in itself, its consequences are even harder to accept. The idols will forever fall, it seems, but people will never accept what their failure implies, and will rather set up new idols, different only in appearance, but not in significance - never in significance - than accept the implications of their idols' fall.
The people need to believe, it seems, inasmuch as they need to die. Indeed, faith is often a more subtle form of suicide. Though at times, such as these times, it's hardly subtle at all, but the faithful are simply unwilling to see. It's often easier to deny reality than to face the truth. This oft-expressed sentiment can never lose its relevance, it seems. Never.
Woe to the faithful. And more woe to the heretics.
This is the writing of a truly gifted individual. Godspeed Amarji-- Get the hell out of there before it's too late.
Note: I've added Amarji to the blogroll under the Middle East heading for quick reference.
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