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“The goal of radicalism is to improve the human condition, not to prove one's own moral superiority.”

Book:A Prophetic Minority: A Probing Study of the Origins and Development of the New Left

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A Prophetic Minority: A Probing Study of the Origins and Development of the New Left

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Jack Newfield

Jack Newfield was an American journalist known for his profound reporting on sports and social issues. His career spanned from basketball to political topics, and his work not only exposed corruption and injustice in the sports world but also advocated for social justice and democracy. more

“A study of the San Francisco Beat enclave by psychiatrist Dr. Francis Rigney in the late 1950's showed 60 percent "were so psychotic or crippled by tensions, anxiety and neurosis as to be nonfunctional in the competitive world." In contrast, the several studies released so far made of the student radicals at Berkeley show them to be stable, serious, and of above-average intelligence. The point is that the Beats had to "cop out" of the Rat Race because they couldn't perform; the New Left chooses to reject a society it could easily be successful in.”

Beats Activism Liberalism Free Speech Radicalism Uc Berkeley Free Speech Movement Fsm

Author:Jack Newfield

“Activists have not been passive. For decades, we have tried every tactic to shift the course of our governments. We have voted, written editorials and manifestos, donated money, held signs, protests in marches, blocked streets, shared links, signed petitions, held workshops, knitted scarves, learn to farm, turned off the television, programmed apps, engaged in direct action, committed vandalism, launched legal challenges against pipelines . . . and occupied the financial districts. All this has been for naught. A new approach to activism and a new kind of protest are desperately needed.”

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Book:The End of Protest: A New Playbook for Revolution

Source: The End of Protest: A New Playbook for Revolution

“Sometimes we have to do the work even though we don't yet see a glimmer on the horizon that it's actually going to be possible.”

Hope Struggle Social Justice Resilience Activism

Author:Angela Y. Davis

“We are beginning to understand that the world is always being made fresh and never finished; that activism can be the journey rather than the arrival; that's struggle doesn't always have to be confrontational but can take the form of reaching out to find common ground with the many others in our society who are also seeking ways out from alienation, isolation, privatization, and dehumanization by corporate globalization.”

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