DISTANT PAIN, DOMESTIC PAIN; DISTANT SHAME, DOMESTIC SHAME: THINKING OUT LOUD
… The same conduct that appear disgraceful in a stranger becomes understandable in a kinsman. What we call corruption in another man’s hands becomes a political strategy in ours. What we condemned as manipulation when practised by our opponents becomes cleverness when our own people benefit. Oops… Prologue: When Sorrow Comes Home Have you noticed that there is a big difference between hearing that someone has died and standing beside the corpse of someone you love? There is also a difference between reading about a corrupt politician in a distant state and discovering that the man disgracing public office is your own kinsman. Or, don’t you think so too? There is a difference, too, between hearing that another community is supporting a failed government, defending an unlawful political mandate, or celebrating an administration whose failures are painfully evident, and discovering that your own people are among its most enthusiastic supporters and promoters. The fi...