National Self Criticism
Another quote of Friedman's that I like:
Blaming someone else is not a substitute for analyzing or coping. ... Only in a society that embraces self-criticism can the political process produce real facts to cope with real problems. (p. 176, Longitudes and Attitudes, Thomas L. Friedman)
From reading that you'd think he was talking about the post-9/11 analysis of intelligence gathering, right? He was talking about how backwards Arabic dictatorships blame all their problems on the Israel-Palestine conflict. I feel so ... backwards.
posted on Thu, 21 Apr 2005 at 17:47 | permanent link