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“There is an arc of spontaneous revolts, beautiful in their creative beginnings, which traverses boundaries and borders and creates new solidarities and imaginations but which under the whip of the forces of order and strategies to buy-off sectors of the revolt becomes fragmented.”

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Nigel Gibson

Nigel Gibson is an active social activist, whose life story has not been well-documented. He has made contributions to social justice and change, but specific achievements are unclear. Public opinions about his impact vary. more

“The colonial regime makes sure, often with the help of surrogates, that radical leaders and those honest principled intellectuals and activists who refuse to compromise their principles of independence are eliminated, so that the postcolonial regime (and especially its resources) remains accessible. The result has been a disaster for the (post)colonial world.”

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“The Syrian people do not recognize themselves in the elite politics of the Muslim Brotherhood or the left, each of which is looking for an external power rather than the people's own self-activity.”

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“The military defeat of an oppressive regime is important, but it does not answer our problems. It is where our problems begin, since social change cannot be reduced to a military solution.”

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“Politicians are supposed to be empathetic. And, yes, I am, actually.”

Politician Supposed To Be Empathetic

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