Re: [xmca] Banners of Brazil [without oppositions]

[mike cole <lchcmike@gmail.com>]

I agree with a lot of what you said, Peter. American citizenry is not, yet,
in such
a situation. Although the outpouring of support for the woman who dared to
stand up for reproductive rights in Texas provided such an experience for
many and has
engaged many beyond.

I do not agree with Lenin, however, that anger is the root of ALL wisdom.
What a dim view of the human experience.

mike

On Fri, Jun 28, 2013 at 8:48 AM, Peter Feigenbaum [Staff] <
pfeigenbaum@fordham.edu> wrote:

> Dear Brazilian colleagues,
>
> I find myself in envy of your situation. The struggle to create a better
> life for working-class and middle-class families in the US has been
> frustrating and demoralizing these past few years. Directly and through
> their political representatives, the capitalists have done severe damage to
> unions and their efforts to organize workers, and the community activists
> and union activists I'm involved with are worn out and exasperated from
> many defeats. So the news of a mass outpouring of people onto the streets
> of Brazil, and the possibility of truly progressive social change in your
> country, comes as welcome and uplifting news to those of us suffering in
> the "belly of the beast".
>
> For purely selfish reasons, I'm sorry that the events of the past few weeks
> did not occur last year--when I was visiting Brazil and lecturing at the
> University of Sao Paulo. It's been a long time since I had the opportunity
> in my own country to participate in mass demonstrations where the power and
> strength of the people becomes a palpable and conscious experience. The
> shared sense that the social order could be changed by our mass action is
> an exhilarating feeling! I remember thinking that the feeling is fragile,
> however, because it arose spontaneously and there was no understanding or
> plan for establishing the conditions for its continuation. Thus, the
> experience of <people power> was always episodic rather than sustained. In
> countries where socialism has already been achieved, however, such as Cuba,
> it's a different story, of course: the people are able to deliberately
> experience their own power simply by summoning to action their mass
> organizations such as the Federation of Cuban Women and the Committees for
> the Defense of the Revolution, which can mobilize 95% of the population on
> short notice.
>
> The events transpiring in Brazil were not consciously planned, but instead
> arose from an outpouring of emotion. (Lenin wrote that "anger is the root
> of all wisdom"). It seems to me that to sustain what has begun--to preserve
> and nurture people's sense of their own power--is going to require a
> conscious approach from here onward. It will be necessary to identify the
> material obstacles to realizing people's unity, and to develop concrete
> plans for overcoming those obstacles, whether they be ideological,
> theoretical, political, economic, technical, linguistic, etc.
>
> I cherish the reports of events in Brazil that have been shared on this
> listserve. I appreciate knowing what is happening through the lenses of
> your personal and professional perspectives.  I also appreciate the
> difficulty you must be having trying to reconcile the emotional and the
> rational sides of these events, particularly since the events are still in
> their infancy. As developments allow, please keep us appraised of your
> progress. Your achievements are heartwarming to those of us in need of such
> news.
>
> In solidarity (and with best wishes),
> Peter
>
>
>
>
>
> On Fri, Jun 28, 2013 at 10:07 AM, Achilles Delari Junior <
> achilles_delari@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Internationally working. I believe and hope. :)
> >
> > > From: Phillip.White@ucdenver.edu
> > > To: xmca@weber.ucsd.edu
> > > Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2013 07:53:04 -0600
> > > Subject: RE: [xmca] Banners of Brazil [without oppositions]
> > >
> > >
> > > Achilles - both you're welcome, and truly there is nothing to apologize
> > for.  clarity of communication through the internet is daunting.  and,
> yes,
> > again, here's working for greater transformations in Brazil.
> > >
> > > phillip
> > >
> > >
> > > ________________________________________
> > > From: xmca-bounces@weber.ucsd.edu [xmca-bounces@weber.ucsd.edu] On
> > Behalf Of Achilles Delari Junior [achilles_delari@hotmail.com]
> > > Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2013 2:56 PM
> > > To: xmca@weber.ucsd.edu
> > > Subject: RE: [xmca] Banners of Brazil [without oppositions]
> > >
> > > Philip, thank you very much. I sincerely believe that me and you are
> > talking maybe not about the same things, but with a more important and
> deep
> > agreement in the essential ethical values. Because this, please accept my
> > apologizes because my aggressive way to talk,  and my real respect in
> > relation to your patience and solidarity inside your critical
> thinking... I
> > guess after some time all we will can understand better what is going on,
> > in the eye of the hurricane is not so easy. But you give us some
> important
> > insights - I will reflect about all your tips. Sincerely, my best wishes
> > for you and all people that have the dignity for don't leave another
> > strange person talking alone, only because different forms of
> disagreement
> > epistemological, ethical or political. This is an actual aptitude of an
> > international scholar. Thank you. I hope to see you soon. Achilles.
> > >
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