The cardinal rules of Reeducation, as we know, were that one could not trust one’s sense of the reality of any situation — or the motivations of any people, or one’s own. It was shocking because I would have made the opposite recommendation: face the reality of whatever situation you have and then work with … More On Brazil and Why I Ultimately Liked It
Oppression, according to Augusto Boal, [takes place] when one person is dominated by the monologue of another and has no chance to reply…. Augusto Boal died May 2 and for thematic purposes in this blog, as well as for my own research and life, I should have paid far more attention to him than I … More Rainbow of Desire
As seen at Clio Bluestocking, The Moscow Rules: 1. Assume nothing 2. Never go against your gut 3. Everyone is potentially under opposition control 4. Don’t look back; you are never completely alone 5. Go with the flow, blend in 6. Vary your pattern and stay within your cover 7. Lull them into a sense … More The Moscow Rules
This is dubstep, y’all, and it is good. Axé.
Read this article and its links. Axé.
The following letter has been faxed and mailed to LSU Chancellor Mike Martin, with copies to engineering dean David Constant, vice chancellors Chuck Wilson, Brooks Keel, and Robert Twilley (“the O’Keefe gang”); Governor Bobby Jindal, senators Mary Landrieu and David Vitter; Garret Graves, Governor’s Office of Coastal Activities; and R. King Milling, Chairman, America’s Wetland … More Levees Not War
1. Katha Pollitt’s excellent article on battered women contains this sentence: That a woman might stay with her batterer because she pities him and wants to rescue him from his demons was a new insight for me. Actually, I have found that pity is the first step in the creation of any abusive relationship. As … More On Pity
We now continue our May Day activities this really brilliant video with Eve Ensler. Watch it through to the very end and you will be truly glad. It comes from this very interesting site, TED.com — a bank of talks containing “ideas worth spreading.” Axé.
I dedicate this May Day to the workers of course, to Janequin, to Flora, and to children. It is the weekend, and I am singing that our camping trip is tomorrow. I am so excited, I can hardly wait! Axé.
In Reeducation one was not supposed to have personal power. I have a lot of it and the only way to have less is to self destruct in some manner, so I tried. I did not understand then that a lot of people do not have personal power and want power over other people instead. … More Sur le pouvoir
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