<Gar Lipow>-----
> well. To refuse to imagine some positive alternative is not a
> revolutionary defeatist, nor a pacifist position. It is not pessimism of
> the intellect, optimism of the will. It is despair, an endless black
> hole, a failure of the imagination.
no it is not. it is only accepting the reality that fantasising about 'being in charge' is only fantasising. while accepting the fact that you are _not_ in charge of anything gives you something on where to stand. then you can start thinking about how to deal with the guys in charge.
jc helary