Monday, May 17, 2010
Escobar on New Men and Social Change
"In the past they told us not to worry about changing society because what we need is to change men. New men will change society. But when the new men begin to worry about changing society, they are told not to worry, that the world has always been bad, that we await new heavens and a new earth and that this world is condemned to destruction. Why try to make it better? What's even worse is that those who teach this are the ones who enjoy all the advantages that this passing world offers, and they passionately defend them whenever they are endangered."

~Samuel Escobar in Is Revolution Change?

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4 Comments:


At 5/17/2010 09:31:00 AM, Anonymous Miko

Moreover, the things that you need to do to change the existing system are the exact opposite of the things that you need to do to survive within the existing system.

 

At 5/22/2010 10:42:00 AM, Anonymous Autumnal Harvest

Let's not forget that the New Women also have an important tasks to do. For example, coming up with the perfect New pie recipe.;)

 

At 5/22/2010 08:15:00 PM, Blogger Mike Clawson

You'd better duck before my wife smacks you AH ;)

 

At 7/05/2011 10:56:00 AM, Anonymous femmes

Good food for thought here. Very nicely written. Really makes think. Thanks.

 
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