Thanks to everyone who came out for last night’s panel discussion, “Creating Strategies for Revolution,” sponsored by Deep Green Resistance to discuss the relationship between the environment and Revolution. It was an interesting and worthwhile discussion, and I enjoyed debating with Chris Hedges, whom I met for the first time, but the takeaway for me was: how are we going to overthrow the government when we can’t even define basic terms that are in the dictionary?
Even people on the Left can’t seem to understand basics like:
Revolution is the violent overthrow of one class by another.
An independence struggle, like India, is not a Revolution.
An anti-racism struggle, like South Africa under apartheid, is not a Revolution.
A Revolution has not occurred unless society is radically transformed socially, culturally, economically and politically.
A Revolution is both a process and an achievement.
Identity politics divide those who would fight for Revolution, and thus supports the oppression of the ruling class.
It is imperative to identify, and hate, enemies to be defeated.
The Left has a LOT of work to do to get its shit together.
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“The Left has a LOT of work to do to get its shit together.”
Finally, you’ve said something that I can agree with.
Of course, the first step in the Left getting its shit together is to abandon the idea that revolution will do anything other than make things far worse….
IOW, revolution will accomplish the same thing as voting for the duopoly. Good thing you weren’t around back in 1776, or we’d be singing “God Save the Queen” at cricket matches.
That’s along the lines of my thoughts, too!
Weren’t a segment of the population called “Loyalists”? 😀