Reply To: Extinction Rebellion
Alan, that last post is so depressing- on face value!
T-shirts we buy… and then we move on to the next popular and transitory capital inspired message of the disaffected…
The current sit in is a Great et al protest to the ruling elite, and it has been met by pepper spray- very noble. But it is the fashion, and changes little over time (it is: hear me, and then I will go away).
Socialism is a long term goal state and I have been confronted by the forum activities here- personal change agency, that ‘changed my mind” on many things. We could have projectors with slogans pop up- but then it is a pop up: momentary and appealing to the temporal idea.
What happens here is not pop up- but life idea changing… and meeting (e-meeting) on the SP forum is effective and credit is well due- You did not sell me a t-shirt: but you made an idea worth wearing, worth holding, worth wearing!
I don’t go to work with the red shirt/flag, but I talk about the social- it is in those personal connections, networks and whisper campaigns that socialism becomes effective- as well as others seeing our values alloy with our behaviors…
So a positive- what the SP are doing is working… and its effects on peoples’ views are lifelong.
I want the t-shirt- but not from that vendor- it needs to be free, and accepted for free.
It would be good to see a projector though, up on the palace with the website and flag!
L.B