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Date: 8 Sep 1995 13:47:11 GMT
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In article
Sourcerer writes:



> Is there no other motivation but the grim conviction that if you don't
> act *now* we're fucked?

Of course, greed, avarice, love, altruism, hunger etc.



>those who elbow a place at the
> revolutionary table on the basis of the correctness of their
> sensibilities, the incisive critique of their intellects, and their
> ability to shout louder than anyone else in the faculty lounge or the
> student union.

Isn't that what revolution is all about - defining what and who is part
of the new order?

> There's a reason why the intellectuals go up against the wall first.

Yeah - they have a real problem keeping their mouths shut.



> Calm voices rarely prevail. Prepare not only to get your hands dirty,
> but bloody.

As a friend of mine is fond of saying: "There are times when hysteria
is the proper reaction."

z
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