Ward Churchill
Ward Churchill
Ward LeRoy Churchillis an American author and political activist. He was a professor of ethnic studies at the University of Colorado Boulder from 1990 until 2007. The primary focus of his work is on the historical treatment of political dissenters and Native Americans by the United States government. His work features controversial and provocative views, written in a direct, often confrontational style...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEducator
Date of Birth2 October 1947
CountryUnited States of America
When you kill 500,000 children in order to impose your will on other countries, then you shouldn't be surprised when somebody responds in kind.
The desire for a nonviolent and cooperative world is the healthiest of all psychological manifestations. This is the overarching principle of liberation and revolution. Undoubtedly, it seems the highest order of contradiction that, in order to achieve nonviolence, we must first break with it in overcoming its root causes. Therein lies our only hope.
Would you render the same level of support to someone who hadn't conscientiously objected, but rather instead rolled a grenade under their line officer in order to neutralize the combat capacity of their unit? ... Conscientious objection removes a given piece of the cannon fodder from the fray; fragging an officer has a much more impactful effect.
There's no basis to proceed, ... It should have never been an issue.
When you kill 500,000 children in order to impose your will on other countries, then you shouldn't be surprised when somebody responds in kind.
It's not necessary that I be there right now. If I were to show up and pull out a statement, then it would be all about me, and I'm not the issue. Columbus Day is the issue.
It's much more elegant and sophisticated to pretend it had to do with a violation of academic standards.
The term 'human rights defender,' incidentally, isn't something I or my attorneys came up with. Personally, I find it a little embarrassing.
If I can't drive my old pickup to wherever I'm going, well, chances are good that I just won't go.
They were targeting those people I referred to as 'little Eichmanns.' These were legitimate targets.
I am not a 'defender' of the September 11 attacks, but simply pointing out that if U.S. foreign policy results in massive death and destruction abroad, we cannot feign innocence when some of that destruction is returned.
They took their best shot. I'm still here.
There's always merit to having a debate. That is the point of the whole (educational) process, putting out opposing viewpoints.
If U.S. foreign policy results in massive death and destruction abroad, we cannot feign innocence when some of that destruction is returned.