• lieven@europe.pub
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    1 day ago

    We have agency when we unite and the good thing is that people all over the world are quite done with most of our … leaders. The difficulty is that we’re not united in which way to go.

    I think that’s our biggest challenge right now, and all forces are coming out to prevent people being organised and standing together. If we can fix that, and some good stuff is happening, the future is ours. My worry is if we can get there soon enough, and whether or not we can minimise the harm in the meantime.

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      Stop for a moment, remember the most instant reaction you get from someone when the notion of organizing or supporting an organizatio is mentioned.

      I’m going to risk with a fair degree of confidence that most people instantly distrust the notion.

      There has been a worldwide campaign to smother colective movements, people’s organizations and similar group iniciatives for decades.

      By default, no group is seen as trusworthy. There is always a notion of a hidden agenda. While when you get a head figure - a leader, to use your word of choice - you can see support.

      I call this the messianic complex. People want to be saved, not save themselves, because they’ve been forced into a mentality of distrust and isolation.