I would in fact tend to have more confidence in the outcome of a democratic decision if there was a minority that voted against it, than if it was unanimous... Social psychology has amply shown the strength of this bandwagon effect. Jurgen Habermas More Quotes by Jurgen Habermas More Quotes From Jurgen Habermas Since the intervention in Afghanistan, we suddenly began to notice when, in political discussions, we found ourselves only among Europeans or Israelis. Jurgen Habermas afghanistan political found Perhaps September 11 could be called the first historic world event in the strictest sense: the impact, the explosion, the slow collapse - a gruesome reality literally took place in front of a global public. Jurgen Habermas impact house reality Instead of the international police action we had hoped for during the war in Kosovo, there are wars again - conducted with state-of-the-art technology, but still in the old style Jurgen Habermas technology war art The misery in war-torn Afghanistan is reminiscent of images from the Thirty Years' War. Jurgen Habermas misery war years What was new was the symbolic force of the targets struck. The attackers did not just physically cause the highest buildings in Manhattan to collapse; they also destroyed an icon in the household imagery of the American nation. Jurgen Habermas manhattan target icons The scenarios of biological or chemical warfare painted in detail by the American media during the months after September 11...only betray the inability of the government to determine the magnitude of the danger. Jurgen Habermas betrayal media government Manhattan... capital of the 20th century, a city that has fascinated me for more than three decades. Jurgen Habermas manhattan three cities Partisans fight on familiar territory with professed political objectives to conquer power. This is what distinguishes them from terrorists Jurgen Habermas territory political fighting In the U.S.A. or Europe there is no realistic way to estimate the type, magnitude, or probability of the risk, nor any way to narrow down the potentially affected regions. Jurgen Habermas down risk europe way
