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Breaking with “Self” in a Culture of “Me”
Breaking with “Self” in a Culture of “Me, Me, Me” Individualism What really stood out to me in the excerpt was this notion of “self” in a culture of “me me me” individualism that is a result of capitalism and imperialism, especially in the U.S. & this whole idea of putting “America first” making people think we need to be putting ourselves first and basically saying “fuck you” to everyone else in the world. Or that our careers or “making it” in the system is the only real way we can make a change in it, which is absolute bullshit! […]
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“There can be no communist revolution without communists.”
“There can be no communist revolution without communists. This is a plain fact that I see clearly today.” Reading through the excerpt from Ardea Skybreak’s Science and Revolution really struck me, because I’ve been struggling with very similar things that Skybreak struggled with on her journey as an intellectual and scientist. Ardea Skybreak said at a certain point a dilemma is posed, where your understanding is too great, where your conscience pangs and you ask yourself what is your life going to be about. Self and wealth, or the emancipation of humanity? At a certain point I just accepted that no matter what the […]
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What is YOUR life going to be about?
What is YOUR life going to be about? Carve a little bit of happiness for yourself out of this cancerous system or live to liberate all of humanity? Right now, living in this parasitic imperialist-capitalist system, with technological advances, which has made global production possible, we are at a critical juncture. Two worlds intersect and one will win—in the name of humanity, we must win. So what are you going to live for and for whom? This system trains us to care only about ourselves. Think about it. In today’s society, the “self,” individualism, is constantly pumped at people. You […]
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Breaking with Old Ways of Thinking…
Breaking with Old Ways of Thinking…Getting into the Revolutionary Process Ardea’s experience may not be that unique and well it shouldn’t be; all of us should be grappling with these questions, but in a culture of “me me me” that may not seem “kool.” But anyone with a heart… a heart for humanity… and yes driven by the love of humanity and not simply anger and revenge, and not that anger is bad because you need to be angry at the injustices and unnecessary suffering caused by this system. A fire in the belly that not just makes you angry […]