I can see why you take issue with Caitlin on the strategies needed to make a real difference. I'm sure she has been pondering this problem as well as many people who care are trying to figure out. But you have to admit, it's a tall order. As I see it, the best way to bring about a transformative movement is through stories. The kind of stories that can invite people to grasp the following:
“Our society actually exists as a kind of negative afterimage. We all live in a crazy, backward world, often unaware of the lies and double messages we are given. If we could be free for a moment to catch a glimpse of our true situation, if we could view our society as a visitor from another planet, we would be stunned at the nightmare in which we live. The things we are expected to believe about ourselves and about society are frequently the very opposite of the way things really are. Unhappily, the individual and all the members of our society are often unconsciously working together to maintain a largely defensive and dishonest way of living" (From Dr. Robert Firestone's book: Psychological defenses in everyday life.
I believe that stories -with the right message and the characters- can have the potential to awaken people in ways we never thought possible. If propaganda can move millions of people to commit atrocities, it can also be used for good.
In order to change the world, I go out with Food Not Bombs occasionally and give people soup. It may be virtual signaling or bullshit, but at least they get a free meal that day.
I can see why you take issue with Caitlin on the strategies needed to make a real difference. I'm sure she has been pondering this problem as well as many people who care are trying to figure out. But you have to admit, it's a tall order. As I see it, the best way to bring about a transformative movement is through stories. The kind of stories that can invite people to grasp the following:
“Our society actually exists as a kind of negative afterimage. We all live in a crazy, backward world, often unaware of the lies and double messages we are given. If we could be free for a moment to catch a glimpse of our true situation, if we could view our society as a visitor from another planet, we would be stunned at the nightmare in which we live. The things we are expected to believe about ourselves and about society are frequently the very opposite of the way things really are. Unhappily, the individual and all the members of our society are often unconsciously working together to maintain a largely defensive and dishonest way of living" (From Dr. Robert Firestone's book: Psychological defenses in everyday life.
I believe that stories -with the right message and the characters- can have the potential to awaken people in ways we never thought possible. If propaganda can move millions of people to commit atrocities, it can also be used for good.
In order to change the world, I go out with Food Not Bombs occasionally and give people soup. It may be virtual signaling or bullshit, but at least they get a free meal that day.
Thank you for helping out FNB. They do such good work. And feeding others is all that really matters, isn't it?
But that's not what happens.