“The despair is there; now it's up to us to go in and rub raw the sores of discontent, galvanize them for radical social change.” SocialChangeDespairRadicalSocial ChangeDiscontentOrganizer Author:Saul Alinsky
“And every historic effort to forge a democratic project has been undermined by two fundamental realities: poverty and paranoia. The persistence of poverty generates levels of despair that deepen social conflict the escalation of paranoia produces levels of distrust that reinforce cultural division. Rae is the most explosive issue in American life precisely because it forces us to confront the tragic facts of poverty and paranoia despair, and distrust. In short, a candid examination of race matters takes us to the core of the crisis of American democracy (p. 107).” Has BeensTwoMatterFactsRealityForceSocialLevelsEffortRacePovertyDemocracyIssuesProduceConflictDespairProjectsCrisisFundamentalsDemocraticCorePersistenceTragicDivisionDistrustHistoricExaminationParanoiaAmerican LifeExplosivesCandidAmerican DemocracyEscalation Book:Race Matters: With a New Introduction Source: Race Matters: With a New Introduction
“Nature intended you to be the fountain-spring of cheerfulness and social life, and not the mountain of despair and melancholy.” SocialMountainDespairSpringMelancholyFountainSocial LifeCheerfulness Author:Arthur Helps