Mickey Z
Cool Observer
Monday, February 26, 2007
Top Ten Reasons Why Activists Shouldn't Be "Too Radical"
1. We must be careful not to offend the Average American (AvAm)
2. Self-righteousness is such a turn-off
3. We can’t give ammunition to the right wing
4. The AvAm is doing the best he/she can and we shouldn’t expect more
5. We can’t blame the AvAm because they just don’t know better
6. The AvAm will learn at his/her own pace
7. It’s not our place to judge
8. Besides, it’s not the AvAm’s fault; the Republicans are to blame
9. The AvAm may be indifferent (at best) to reality...but they are still “the people"
10. Why bother? It’ll just increase the chances of being arrested and it’s way too late anyway
Mixed reactions: From liberal to anarchist to somewhere in the middle Plus: It was “translated” for Aussies
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Arundhati Roy sez: “People from poorer places and poorer countries have to call upon their compassion not to be angry with ordinary people in America.”
Ward Churchill takes it further...warning us that the same people Roy refers to “have no obligation—moral, ethical, legal or otherwise—to sit on their thumbs while the opposition here dithers about doing anything to change the system.”
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