i didn't say it wasn't. but, hmmm, well let me sharpen the axe that i've frequently sharpened: how did you get here? witha well-formed critique of capitalism? no, probably not. lucky you, if you did.
>Valuing people over property is a start.
we are the world, we are the children. we are the ones who make a brighter day so let's start giving... :)
>But also some sort of systemic analysis, whether that is based in Marxism,
>or anarchism, or feminism, or critical race theory, or queer theory, or
>some social justice version of religious or spiritual traditions.
and how do you learn that? because some gatekeeper turned you out and said, "sorry charlie (ooops! :), you need to go to college or read some more books or sumpin coz your analysis is too individualistic. come back when you've got some systemic analysis under your belt coz, until then, you're despoiling the purity of the struggle.
I know you don't mean this. i'm just talking about working with other folks. a lot of these kids are just kids. they don't know much, they may even be only motivated by the fact that they're afarid of what will happen to them and their country if we retaliate--because it was a terrorist act.
what do you think i should do when I sense that? tell them they're selfish little snots who don't belong? or should i recognize that it's a start.
i'd rather maintain contact than boot them out so they can make their way toward the rightwingers.
and, i remind you that my own experience organizing in what started out as a NIMBY movement turned out to be one that became Not In Anyone's Backyard. the struggle turned from a critique of the state to a critique of capital. not as sophisticated as we'd like, but it was quite an advance given what we'd started out as.
kelley