"Anger at the rapid advance of fascism, anger at those who hoard so much they crowd the rest of us out, anger at those who ought to fight for us but wallow in the status quo — all of it is legitimate. But without a channel that anger is merely poison. Without a way to shape hot rage into action and power we…
"Anger at the rapid advance of fascism, anger at those who hoard so much they crowd the rest of us out, anger at those who ought to fight for us but wallow in the status quo — all of it is legitimate. But without a channel that anger is merely poison. Without a way to shape hot rage into action and power we wallow in the fire and are consumed. Instead you must discover your humanity and your love in revolution. Instead of burning in our own flames we must organize, build vehicles with one another, vehicles that take our anger and allow it to fuel the reshaping of society.
That work can only be done with others. So set aside your quarrels and come together. It may be anger that first unites us, but as we organize we alchemize our rage. We combine it with love for our neighbors and families and for a life worth living and we radically shake and transform society and find ourselves able to create something new: a society filled with meaning, where life isn’t hard to live and where our anger is, at long last, no longer necessary."
Well said, Joshua. And so true.
"Anger at the rapid advance of fascism, anger at those who hoard so much they crowd the rest of us out, anger at those who ought to fight for us but wallow in the status quo — all of it is legitimate. But without a channel that anger is merely poison. Without a way to shape hot rage into action and power we wallow in the fire and are consumed. Instead you must discover your humanity and your love in revolution. Instead of burning in our own flames we must organize, build vehicles with one another, vehicles that take our anger and allow it to fuel the reshaping of society.
That work can only be done with others. So set aside your quarrels and come together. It may be anger that first unites us, but as we organize we alchemize our rage. We combine it with love for our neighbors and families and for a life worth living and we radically shake and transform society and find ourselves able to create something new: a society filled with meaning, where life isn’t hard to live and where our anger is, at long last, no longer necessary."