We who fight for and have long wanted revolution always say that at its heart, revolution is to imagine the impossible.
We’re not living through a revolution but a pandemic. And we hear *some* leaders promise what for so long we were told is impossible.
Why was it impossible?
We’re not living through a revolution but a pandemic. And we hear *some* leaders promise what for so long we were told is impossible.
Why was it impossible?
Why was it impossible to:
- live in dignity
- ensure no one in our communities was hurt or suffering
- understand that the suffering of others affects us all
- understand that “I’m ok” is never enough
- live in dignity
- ensure no one in our communities was hurt or suffering
- understand that the suffering of others affects us all
- understand that “I’m ok” is never enough
Why was it impossible to:
- spend more on health and education than military budgets
- understand that poverty should not exist, that we can end it
- ensure that everyone who wanted a home had one
- ensure that home was not where the hurt was because of abusive partners/parents
- spend more on health and education than military budgets
- understand that poverty should not exist, that we can end it
- ensure that everyone who wanted a home had one
- ensure that home was not where the hurt was because of abusive partners/parents
Why was it impossible to:
- understand that children are the responsibility of society, all of us
- senior citizens are the responsibility of society, all of us
- refugees and asylum seekers are the responsibility of us all, all of us
- understand that children are the responsibility of society, all of us
- senior citizens are the responsibility of society, all of us
- refugees and asylum seekers are the responsibility of us all, all of us
Why was it impossible to:
- understand that “work” was not a dehumanizing, humiliating grind that rarely fulfills nor feeds no matter how hard you work
- understand that “rules” & “way things are” should never have been used to punish & exclude different-abled and disabled people
- understand that “work” was not a dehumanizing, humiliating grind that rarely fulfills nor feeds no matter how hard you work
- understand that “rules” & “way things are” should never have been used to punish & exclude different-abled and disabled people
Why was it impossible to:
- ensure that no one went hungry
- ensure that race, sex, gender, class, faith-background, ability, were reasons to hurt or punish or exclude
- hate greed more and love capital less
- ensure that no one went hungry
- ensure that race, sex, gender, class, faith-background, ability, were reasons to hurt or punish or exclude
- hate greed more and love capital less
Why was it impossible to:
- know that no matter how many borders or $$billions you surround your country or self with, a virus respects no borders and no billions.
- say fuck borders and fuck $$billions
- know that no matter how many borders or $$billions you surround your country or self with, a virus respects no borders and no billions.
- say fuck borders and fuck $$billions
Why was it impossible:
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