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Tag Archives: Social Change
When the state is unjust, citizens may use justifiable violence
By Jason Brennan Source: aeon If you see police choking someone to death – such as Eric Garner, the 43-year-old black horticulturalist wrestled down on the streets of New York City in 2014 – you might choose to pepper-spray them … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, anarchism, Authoritarianism, civil disobedience, civil liberties, culture, Law, Philosophy, police state, Revolution, Social Control, society, State Crime
Tagged active self-defense, Authority, civil disobedience, Eric Garner, Ethics, Government, Injustice, law, Philosophy, police state, Police Violence, racism, Social Change, When All Else Fails: The Ethics of Resistance to State Injustice
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Nonviolent Action: Why and How it Works
Nonviolent action is extremely powerful. Unfortunately, however, activists do not always understand why nonviolence is so powerful and they design ‘direct actions’ that are virtually powerless. I would like to start by posing two questions. Why is nonviolent action so … Continue reading
Welcome to 1984
By Chris Hedges Source: truthdig The artifice of corporate totalitarianism has been exposed. The citizens, disgusted by the lies and manipulation, have turned on the political establishment. But the game is not over. Corporate power has within its arsenal potent … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, Authoritarianism, civil disobedience, Corporate Crime, corporate news, Corruption, culture, Dirty Politics, divide and conquer, Dystopia, Economics, Empire, History, media, Neocons, propaganda, Revolution, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, State Crime
Tagged 1984, activism, bernie sanders, Breaking Through Power, Chris Hedges, Citizen’s Revolutionary Week, civil disobedience, corporate media, Corporate Power, Corporatism, Democracy, Donald Trump, Duopoly, Election 2016, Election Rigging, Electoral College, fascism, Financial Elites, George Orwell, Hillary Clinton, Income Inequality, Mass Revolt, military-industrial complex, Presidential Elections, protest, Ralph Nader, Revolution, Social Change, Superdelegates, Two Party System
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There’s an Awakening Happening and You’re a Part of It (with Gregg Braden)
By Phillip J. Watt Source: The Mind Unleashed Society is slowly evolving into a collective consciousness that has disengaged from the false narratives that have been manipulated into official ‘truths’ for humanity. That’s right, if you don’t know yet; we’ve … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, conditioning, consciousness, culture, Health, media, Philosophy, Psychology, Revolution, Science, society, Sociology, Spirituality, Video
Tagged Collective Consciousness, Global Awakening, Gregg Braden, Mainstream Reality, Shadow Government, Social Change, Social Transformation
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