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In order to acquire a growing and lasting respect in society, it is a good thing, if you possess great talent, to give, early in your youth, a very hard kick to the right shin of the society that you love. After that, be a snob. ”
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-Salvador Dali
Ikra, you do realize that there are other methods and mechanisms to organize and build community without necessarily having to participate with the current established political machinery and parties correct? See that is the whole problem, the political parties have mistakenly convinced people that theirs is the only channel for political activity and community building. Personally, I am not an isolationist neither an obstructionist neither a Democrat nor a Republican. I am not caught up in their game, I play outside the box. But !@#$%! is wrong to assert that just because I don't play the game he and so many others are playing, doesn't mean I am inexperienced, not involved, or hiding under a rock. If anything, I am insinuating that those folks who forgo their own agency to the political party structure and machinery are the ones hiding under the rock, that rock being the veiled imaginary efficacy of politics. Folks who believe that voting for politicians, working directly with their campaigns, registering people to vote, advocating about legislation, all that bullshit is not active in the community, is it copping out to the politicians and surrendering your own ability in hopes they will get the job done which is by definition better suited to be done on the streets, at a grassroots level. This is not necessarily to disrespect folks who believe in all that shit, but seriously, I can't for the life of me figure out why? I do indeed resent folks accusations that because I reject the current political machinery that I've somehow opted out of our society. Again, that is a reversed version of the ol' "Love it or leave it" mantra from racists and rednecks. That is such utter brainwashed bullshit I can't even laugh :/