Sometimes I think the world is divided into those who have a comfortable relationship with power and those who have a naturally adversarial relationship with power. Topic: Relationship, Author: Arundhati Roy Share Article: Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Pinterest Share on Telegram Share on Whatsapp Copy Link
Previous Article We cannot have that relationship if we only dictate or threaten and condemn those who disagree.
Next Article You know it's possible for two humans to be in a relationship without there needing to be some public reason for that relationship.
1 If you want to have a relationship at some point you have to let yourself get caught. That's what I did. I got caught.
2 The relationship between press and politician – protected by the Constitution and designed to be happily adversarial – becomes sour raw and confrontational.
3 My relationship with the journalists who covered the campaign was complicated. I often hid from the critical eye of their cameras and their omnipresent digital recorders wary of the critique implicit in every captured moment. But I also grew to respect and understand their passion for their work their love for the journey we were sharing.
4 We saw what happened in Jimmy Carter's administration. President Carter was a good man with the best of intentions. But he came to Washington without a good working relationship with Democratic members of Congress which played a big part in his administration's problems.
