So the weekend is over, the files are released and... Nothing will change. That's the sad reality.
Gaza is still starving, Israel is still commiting genocide , storm troopers are still killing American citizens, masked armed men carrying out warrantless arrests, Jailing journalists, we are losing economic stability to survive, people can't afford to live, rising cost of living, corruption , the constant drift towards authoritarianism while the very concept of democracy has been broken. Criminals are running the country inside and outside the government.
Things aren't going to magically get better. Look around. They're getting worse. Much, much worse. The answer is still to revolt. Am I wrong? As capitalism triumphs on the ruins of utopias and faith in progress fades, and while a widespread feeling that the status quo is unsustainable continues to grow,revolt challenges the sovereignty of the state, whether it is democratic or despotic, exposing the violence that underpins it. Revolt upsets the agenda of power, interrupts time, throws history into disarray.
Revolts start when desperation and helplessness converge with hope and a realization of the collective power to change this. Revolts tend to seem impossible - until they happen, at which point everyone writes that they were inevitable. But they never happen at all unless passionate individuals take action. A connected, digital world offers new tools and challenges to those seeking immediate action
Research suggests that civil disobedience and nonviolent, peaceful protest are often the most effective methods for lasting change, with movements needing only 3.5% of the population actively engaged to succeed.We can learn invaluable lessons from today’s climate movement, the streets of Minneapolis, Palestine Action.
I’m not romanticizing revolt, but I’m saying there is no other practical way to address what is being inflicted on the world in this pressent time. All revolts needs a spark. And we seem to have every reason to light one now. Now is the time to speak up and stand up. We are not living in normal times.
