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“You can never be too radical” Mickey Z. Q. How many liberals does it take to ward off a potential attacker in a dark alley?
A. Ten
One to blame Fox News; one to chant or meditate; one to blame the anarchists; one to build a website; one to blame patriarchy; one to recognize the attacker is a human and tell him that we all love him; one to blame Ralph Nader; one to remember that excellent saying about non-violence we got from our Pilates teacher; one to blame the Republicans; and finally: One to draw his attention downward and promptly whip out a finger jab to his eyes.
When he brings his hands up (too late) to protect himself, kick him in his balls, doubling him over.
Then follow-up by grabbing him by the hair and bringing his face down into a powerful knee blow before getting the fuck out of there as fast as you can.
Moral: We don’t need more conferences, sub- committees, elections, etc. We need bold steps and drastic measures.
Derrick Jensen sez:
“One of the good things about everything
being so fucked up—about the culture being so ubiquitously
destructive—is that no matter where you look—no matter what your gifts,
no matter where your heart lies—there’s good and desperately important
work to be done.”
If you don’t like what’s going on, do
something serious about it. Those who profit most from this corrupt and
inhuman system are standing on our shoulders. If we squirm and shrug
and flail our arms, it could get mighty wobbly up there. But make no
mistake about it, the system as it stands must change or be brought
down…and that will require an incredible commitment on our part.
More
than most of us have been willing to do so far.
As you prepare
for your fifth (sic) anniversary protests, remember this: This “war”
didn’t begin in 2003. It began when the US told the Security Council to
impose sanctions against Iraq on Aug. 6, 1990, 4 days after Iraq
invaded Kuwait—and has continued unabated since…thanks to Bush and
Clinton.
So, if we want to be part of a movement with the potential to
provoke social change, we must remember that “anti-war” doesn’t just
mean “anti-this-war” or “anti-Republican.”
Che Guevara sez:
“Let
me say, at the risk of seeming ridiculous, that the true revolutionary
is guided by great feelings of love.”
If Che was right, comrades: It’s
time to start showing the world some radical love.
When asked
why he performed at a concert just two days after an attempt was made
on his life, Bob Marley explained:
“The bad people trying to make the
world worse never take a day off, so why should I?”
This kind of
focus and persistence and perception is what we desperately need. If
you choose this path, you may find yourself called a “radical”—as if it
were an insult. I say: Wear that label with pride. The Latin origin of
“radical” is the same as the word “root.” A radical is one who gets to
the root of things.
Plus, as MLK sez: “When you’re right, you can never be too radical.”
Mickey
Z. is the author of the forthcoming novel, CPR for Dummies (Raw Dog
Screaming Press). He can be found on the Web at http://www.mickeyz.net.
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Q. How many liberals does it take to ward off a potential attacker in a dark alley? 
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