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A Kick In The Teeth! Podcast E9: On Liberation Work, 'Unity,' and the Concept of Scale (Patreon)

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2021-09-27 17:00:35
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I think the future of liberation work is not reaching as many people as possible at one time in order to ‘unify’ - an ideology which I feel is in and of itself a byproduct of hyper capitalism and the idea of more is better, bigger is better, optimal growth at all costs, even destructiveness - but that smaller groups working in tandem to reach a ‘tipping point’ of critical mass in shifting cultural & popular consciousness is the future. I’m interested in having real and meaningful dialogue and discourse that results in forward movement, which usually means scaling DOWN to those actually curious and interested in such conversations and actions rather than trying to reach ‘everyone’ and get them on the ‘same page.’

Bigger is not always better and if you get enough small groups of people having legitimate conversations or moving in direct action (the examples used in the conversation included communal work such as running schools, creating food and land sovereignty, people becoming aware of land ownership, and ideas around sustainability and ethical consumption) then the tides will shift.

Just something to think about.

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(Michael)(shayde)

It seems to me that any time there is large-scale turbulence, enough to galvanize the collective, people go straight to “I really thought things were getting better.” It probably sounds cynical and crass, but that sentiment always annoys me. I never see any observable evidence that would justify the “this time will be different” take. I think a major part of the running in place that vexes the community is fear of chaos. People have aligned themselves with order over peace. Because there cannot be peace without change. And there cannot be change without chaos. And chaos brings destruction. Violence. And honestly, I feel that violence will be what delivers us into the better world. It’s not necessarily that I advocate for it, rather I believe it is an inevitability. Whether through the vehicle of the swift retribution of mass revolt or the great equalizer of natural disaster, I don’t think our universal liberation will be quiet or peaceful. The stewards of capitalism are not relinquishing their monopoly without a fight. They will need to be forcibly removed. In the meantime, and in the aftermath, smaller enclaves built on morality and sustainability and genuine community will be what allow for the flourishing and thriving of black people. In my opinion. I think there is also something to be said for the toll that the plight of oppression and exploitation takes. Many of us don’t have the mental or emotional CPU to do the pondering and philosophizing about how best to seek liberation because all of our resources are devoted to holding our fractured selves together. Also, in reference to the point about chaos, after hundreds of years of sustained terrorism, an aversion to and weariness from violence is entirely understandable.