“One of the problems with traditional anti-capitalist thought is that it defines capitalism as a totality, which encourages us to imagine another totality, socialism, which we can try to replace it with. This totalizing perspective has colonized the imagination of anti-capitalism and left us waiting for a revolution we can never have.” TryingProblemLeftWaitingImaginationImagineRevolutionPerspectiveCapitalismSocialismTraditionalCapitalistTotality Author:Cynthia Kauffman
“I often refer to myself as a radical, reminding people that the word radical comes from the Latin word radix, meaning root. I think we need to get to the roots of problems as we try to solve them. I also like the word anti-capitalist.” PeopleThinkingNeedsTryingProblemRootsSolveRadicalLatinCapitalistReminding Author:Cynthia Kauffman
“We need to hold in our hearts the possibility of a better world, not because we have candy-coated the problems or lied about what we can accomplish, but because we know that we do often win and make a difference, and that all the good things we have in the world are the results of those who have had the courage and commitment to have done this work before us.” KnowsWorldNeedsHeartDoneProblemWinningDifferencesResultsPossibilityCommitmentGood ThingsAccomplishMaking A DifferenceCandyLied Author:Cynthia Kauffman