oh my gosh, so I told Justin that he was always my favorite friend of Jeremy’s and constantly kept banging my head against the wall (metaphorically speaking of course) about how embarrassing that was. He messaged me today without talking about computer science stuff.
“Before our white brothers arrived to make us civilized men, we didn’t have any kind of prison. Because of this, we had no delinquents. Without a prison, there can be no delinquents. We had no locks nor keys and therefore among us there were no thieves.When someone was so poor that he couldn’t afford a horse, a tent or a blanket, he would, in that case, receive it all as a gift. We were too uncivilized to give great importance to private property. We didn’t know any kind of money and consequently, the value of a human being was not determined by his wealth. We had no written laws laid down, no lawyers, no politicians, therefore we were not able to cheat and swindle one another.We were really in bad shape before the white men arrived and I don’t know how to explain how we were able to manage without these fundamental things that (so they tell us) are so necessary for a civilized society.” — John (Fire) Lame Deer, Sioux Lakota, 1903-1976.
Tunnel (via Ara Güler)
IleftmyheartinIstanbul.com
The Book Thief, Markus Zusak (via delucazade)
A Palestinian family rushes past a burning building after an Israeli missile strike in the Rafah refugee camp, southern Gaza.
Hatem Omar / AP
my finalist entry for the Conde Nast Traveler Dream Trip contest!
Please vote for me at: http://www.cntraveler.com/cs/sweepr/dreamtrip/details.html?id=28327
DREAMer Julio Salgado’s response to American Apparel’s awkward use of a “California Farmer” in its ads.
Check your privilege and follow him here.
