Rock the LOTE
There is one more layer yet to the problematic nature of a sole focus on voting and electoral politics as the expression of citizenship: the very idea that formal government is what it’s all about. This is politics as a spectator sport at best, rather than a participatory pursuit, and as such is the specialised realm of experts who are a breed apar
... See moreJon Alexander • Citizens: Why the Key to Fixing Everything is All of Us
She refused to be distracted by other causes. She would, of course, remain passionately concerned about marriage laws, equal pay, coeducation. But she knew that the vote was the key to it all. Without the vote, none of the other gains could be sustained.
Stephen Cope • The Great Work of Your Life: A Guide for the Journey to Your True Calling
Dr. Barbara Riley tells us in her book Are You Ready for Outrageous Success? to “Be bothered with the twinges in your gut, when you know something is going on even if you are not totally clear about what . . . Be bothered with the individual and group reactions that are similar to and different than yours.” To become politically literate and involv
... See moreRuth King • Mindful of Race: Transforming Racism from the Inside Out
Our movements are trying to create a politics that challenges all the certainties of traditional leftist politics, not by replacing them with new ones, but by dissolving any notion that we have answers, plans or strategies that are watertight or universal. In fact our strategies must be more like water itself, undermining everything that is fixed,
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