We’ve lived so long under the spell of hierarchy—from god-kings to feudal lords to party bosses—that only recently have we awakened to see not only that “regular” citizens have the capacity for self-governance, but that without their engagement our huge global crises cannot be addressed. The changes needed for human society simply to survive, let alone thrive, are so profound that the only way we will move toward them is if we ourselves, regular citizens, feel meaningful ownership of solutions through direct engagement. Our problems are too big, interrelated, and pervasive to yield to directives from on high.
—Frances Moore Lappé, excerpt from Time for Progressives to Grow Up

Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Gandhi Was Wrong – Nonviolence Doesn’t Work

Click here to access article by veresay from his blog, Village Filosopher, at LiveJournal website. 
It’s time to lead another liberal sacred cow to the killing floor. I’m talking about non-violence. I’ve never exactly been a fan of pacifism.
His article provides some compelling reasons to justify this statement. Of course, I take exception to his cheap shot at anarchism against which he offered no arguments or evidence.
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