I've met a lot of people in my life who think that the solution to the world's problems is to meditate, emanate positive vibes, do mystical self-help work, or adhere to some lifestyle program like veganism. I've always disagreed. As examples, most first world workers have benefited from a 40 hour (or less) workweek, paid vacation, and health coverage. It is now more difficult to poison a river or destroy a species. Slavery is not an accepted practice. These things we take for granted as our default background reality were not given freely, in every case people murdered or tortured by the police in the process of triggering paradigm changes. Currently many of these norms are being rolled back as power structures find new methods of slavery & exploitation, or just apply oldschool models now unacceptable in the global north to the more desperate global south.
Brad Will, who I barely know so I won't eulogize, was recently killed by the state in Oaxaca, Mexico, while present for the popular uprising there. I just want to express my respect. The video is his final footage. .. width="425" height="350">..>