December 2011
17 posts
“If you don’t let us dream, we won’t let you sleep.”
– Statement of the year by the Indignados
“I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire...”
– Elwyn Brooks White on the dilemma of everyday life
“Optimism is a strategy for making a better future. Because unless you believe...”
– Noam Chomsky on strategizing a better world
“Although most people never overcome the habit of berating the world for their...”
– Max Horkheimer on conformism
“Activism is my rent for living on this planet.”
– Alice Walker on the ontology of protest
“We have to stop consuming our culture. We have to create culture. If you’re...”
– Terrence McKenna on cultural diversion and authenticity
“Love makes your soul crawl out from its hiding place.”
– Zora Neale Hurston on love and individuation
“Knowing your own darkness is the best method for dealing with the darknesses of...”
– Carl Jung on introspection
“This enemy of ours is not just Wall Street, it’s the whole culture. It’s a way...”
– Grace Lee Boggs on system change and culture (via oisinnow)
“Today I believe in the possibility of love; that is why I endeavor to trace its...”
– Frantz Fanon in Black Skin, White Masks
“Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it.”
– George Santayana on historical necessity
“Each generation must, out of relative obscurity, discover its mission, fulfill...”
– Frantz Fanon on generational narrative