Tag: activism
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Companionship in Left-Wing Politics
One needs silence to write. Silence inside, not outside. Earlier I used to write to get clarity. Now my fingers aren’t able to keep up with my thoughts. I wrote a poem the other day. Can you believe it? I. Wrote. A. Poem. I was like, aren’t poets supposed to be the tortured souls? Don’t…
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The Search for Meaningful Work
People who are stuck in a paradigm of work that they don’t believe in will often have a vague feeling of discomfort and discontent within them. This can take the form of a frustration, or a question. When it is framed as a question, they’re able to ask and explore the answer to the question.…
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Two Kinds of Frustrations with Progressive Spaces
By “progressive”, I mean what’s popularly referred to as “progressive”. The movements, the NGOs, the protest sites, and the like. It is easy to find people frustrated with progressive spaces. But there are two kinds. One has the not doing the right way frustration. The other has the not doing the right thing frustration. Not…
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How to Be A Good Armchair Activist
I do not see armchair activism as a pejorative. It can be a valuable form of activism.