“Popular struggles to bring about a freer and more just society have been resisted by violence and repression, and massive efforts to control opinion and attitudes. Over time, however, they have met with considerable success, even though there is a long way to go, and there is often regression.” WayLongHas BeensEffortAttitudeOpinionStruggleViolenceMetsMassiveLong WayRepressionRegressionLong Way To Go Book:Who Rules the World? Source: Who Rules the World?
“There are fewer Arabs in Tel Aviv, one of the largest cities in the Middle East, than there are in Chicago, the largest city in the American Midwest. How do you accomplish such a remarkable feat of social engineering without massive violence?” SocialCitiesViolenceMiddleAccomplishEastRemarkableMassiveChicagoFewerMiddle EastEngineeringFeatsMidwestSocial Engineering Author:Max Blumenthal
“We would solve a lot of huge problems that are causing massive suffering. Poverty, violence, homophobia, heterosexism, racism, the environment - all these things that are crippling us. We need big, bold, dangerous, crazy ideas to solve these problems. When failure is not an option, innovation and creativity are not options.” NeedsIdeasProblemBigsSufferingPovertyCreativityEnvironmentViolenceCrazyDangerousHugeRacismInnovationSolveMassiveHomophobiaCreativity And InnovationFailure Is Not An OptionCrazy Ideas Author:Brené Brown
“Non-violence should be a tactic - not an ideology preached from the sidelines to victims of massive violence.” ShouldViolenceVictimIdeologyMassiveTacticsNon ViolenceSidelines Author:Arundhati Roy