More Egyptian Sumud

From Static to Active Sumud

"From a static sumud, characterized by an attitude of resignation (perhaps even self-pity), albeit coupled with the determination to stay put on the land, sumud muqawim emerged as activist and effective in seeking ways to build alternative institutions, and thus to resist and undermine the occupation."

--Samih K. Farsoun and Jean M. Landis, "The Sociology of an Uprising: The Roots of the Intifada," p. 28.

Self-Delusion

Engaging in the evil that you oppose in order to accomplish the good to which you aspire is self-delusion of the first order.