Bravo. Absolutely brilliant. Reading your quote of Lenin - "people learn in a week more than they do in a year of ordinary, somnolent [sleepy] life.’… - in one stroke, birthed an epiphany: I want to be in the streets. I want to join millions in a (desperate?) attempt to free ourselves from capitalism and all the EVIL that comprises it...but I always catch myself thinking....no, we'll never be able to gather that many Americans and Amerikkans in the street. You point out (thank you) the pivotal notion of unforeseen events...literally at any one moment of time. As a sociologist I find all of this fascinating. As a hoi polloi, run-of-the mill average lady....the future frightens me...but I also now see an avenue for our collective escape and rebirth as a people. I thank YOU for that. And for helping me stay sane....! perhaps an arguable claim!
Can you clarify exactly what are "things that fit the definition of the word insurrection: acts and instances of mass popular revolt against currently existing (capitalist-imperialist) civil authority and government."
Also, you clearly underestimate the degree to which Americans value personal freedom. Your imagined future can't possibly coexist with personal freedom. It necessarily must include Mao-like "reeducation" and cultural revolution that would certainly advocate violence for certain people who practice wrong-think.
This is stellar writing, Paul! I’ll be sure to share it. Hope everyone who agrees will do the same. After all, this urgent planet rescuing revolutionary movement is not just for those “other” folks somewhere.
The “bloodbath” bit has been clarified by Matt Taibbi as referring to the trump speech in which he promised to slap a 100% tariff on foreign cars. The violent rhetoric in this case was merely colorful. Taibbi compares the media suckers to the 3 stooges.
Thank you for the colorful history. Not surprised re the chair of a sociology department being an "unmitigated imperialist asshole." I was an ultra nontraditional grad student....i.e. old. Older than half my profs. Yet still idealistic enough that I thought soc profs would be...forward thinking? Progressive? Warriors for justice? Nurturing? Not so much. The primary interest was obtaining grant money and enhancing personal brand (hate that phrase). They didn't know what to do with me. So I got lumped into "let's make the grad students' lives miserable" group. Payback, in one way or another, ensued. A 60s leftie....ever the warrior.
Bravo. Absolutely brilliant. Reading your quote of Lenin - "people learn in a week more than they do in a year of ordinary, somnolent [sleepy] life.’… - in one stroke, birthed an epiphany: I want to be in the streets. I want to join millions in a (desperate?) attempt to free ourselves from capitalism and all the EVIL that comprises it...but I always catch myself thinking....no, we'll never be able to gather that many Americans and Amerikkans in the street. You point out (thank you) the pivotal notion of unforeseen events...literally at any one moment of time. As a sociologist I find all of this fascinating. As a hoi polloi, run-of-the mill average lady....the future frightens me...but I also now see an avenue for our collective escape and rebirth as a people. I thank YOU for that. And for helping me stay sane....! perhaps an arguable claim!
Can you clarify exactly what are "things that fit the definition of the word insurrection: acts and instances of mass popular revolt against currently existing (capitalist-imperialist) civil authority and government."
Also, you clearly underestimate the degree to which Americans value personal freedom. Your imagined future can't possibly coexist with personal freedom. It necessarily must include Mao-like "reeducation" and cultural revolution that would certainly advocate violence for certain people who practice wrong-think.
This is stellar writing, Paul! I’ll be sure to share it. Hope everyone who agrees will do the same. After all, this urgent planet rescuing revolutionary movement is not just for those “other” folks somewhere.
The “bloodbath” bit has been clarified by Matt Taibbi as referring to the trump speech in which he promised to slap a 100% tariff on foreign cars. The violent rhetoric in this case was merely colorful. Taibbi compares the media suckers to the 3 stooges.
Thank you for the colorful history. Not surprised re the chair of a sociology department being an "unmitigated imperialist asshole." I was an ultra nontraditional grad student....i.e. old. Older than half my profs. Yet still idealistic enough that I thought soc profs would be...forward thinking? Progressive? Warriors for justice? Nurturing? Not so much. The primary interest was obtaining grant money and enhancing personal brand (hate that phrase). They didn't know what to do with me. So I got lumped into "let's make the grad students' lives miserable" group. Payback, in one way or another, ensued. A 60s leftie....ever the warrior.