Men who talk a good game about revolution but continue to be invested in the perceived gains of patriarchy, sexism and misogyny not only do a disservice to the movements they part of but also, more importantly, the people for whom they claim to be fighting. —Mychal Denzel Smith: There Is Still Misogyny in Progressive …
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No one came to prepare the tea, to make the beds, to sweep or dust the rooms. On the stove he cooked breakfast on a coil that reddened at a button’s touch. Oatmeal and hot milk. When it was finished she heard the spoon methodically scraping the bottom of the pan, then the water he …
Strangely, it was for dreams like these—the simplest dreams of rest, of feeling, of safety—that I first began to look at taxes. Taxes are the tool that makes these dreams of ours possible. Shelter for everyone, food for everyone, taxes ensure public safety. And what about love? Love is given and received. Love is not …
One guy yelled at me, ‘You stupid bitch, how do you live like that with nothing in your brain?’ Well, that did it. I wasn’t going to put up with that. OK, so I’m not so smart. I’m working class. But it’s the working class that keeps the world running, and it’s the working classes …
talking about a revolution (tracy chapman /by eduardopereira2201)(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
In short, when learning and the arts serve only the elite, they are not only misused; they become dangerous. Emory Elliot on the work of Joel Barlow. In: Revolutionary Writers. 108.
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