[A-List] Fwd: [R-G] quote of the week (Bertolt Brecht)

[Suzanne de Kuyper]

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From: Suzanne de Kuyper <suzannedk at gmail.com>
Date: Sun, May 13, 2012 at 9:11 AM
Subject: Re: [R-G] quote of the week (Bertolt Brecht)
To: "Radical anti-capitalist environmental discussion." <
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Well, we learn by doing.  Brick walls bruise and bloody, but teach though
dumb themselves.  What is that Quote?  Suzanne


On Sun, May 13, 2012 at 3:57 AM, Mark E. Smith <mymark at gmail.com> wrote:

> That Brecht quote may have been apt in some other time and place, but only
> a political illiterate would interpret it as applicable to the USA today.
>
> Only a political illiterate might think that voting in elections where,
> even if the votes are counted and no matter how people vote, only "corrupt
> officials, the lackeys of exploitative multinational corporations," can be
> elected, is taking part in political life.
>
> Only a political illiterate might think that delegating the power of the
> people to a capitalist imperialist government could in any way alleviate
> economic and human injustice or isn't the cause of such injustice.
>
> Voting in the US is not participating in politics. At best it is expressing
> a nonbinding preference for those you would wish to participate in politics
> on your behalf.
>
> If we could vote on the price of food, shelter, and health care, as would
> be the case in a direct democracy, voting would be participating in
> politics. Voting to delegate such decisions to corrupt corporate lackeys is
> not participating in politics, and is something that only apathetic
> political illiterates would do.
>
> --Mark
>
>
>
>
> On Sat, May 12, 2012 at 5:31 PM, Richard Menec <bookfind at mymts.net> wrote:
>
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