The plan seems to be to beat all of the sane voters into a stupor and submission. It’s relentless, numbing and disheartening. And that’s his plan.
So…persist. Shake it off and resist:
“If there is no struggle, there is no progress. Those who profess to favor freedom, and yet depreciate agitation, are men who want crops without plowing up t…
The plan seems to be to beat all of the sane voters into a stupor and submission. It’s relentless, numbing and disheartening. And that’s his plan.
So…persist. Shake it off and resist:
“If there is no struggle, there is no progress. Those who profess to favor freedom, and yet depreciate agitation, are men who want crops without plowing up the ground. They want rain without thunder and lightning. They want the ocean without the awful roar of its many waters. This struggle may be a moral one; or it may be a physical one; or it may be both moral and physical; but it must be a struggle. Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will.” - Frederick Douglass
The plan seems to be to beat all of the sane voters into a stupor and submission. It’s relentless, numbing and disheartening. And that’s his plan.
So…persist. Shake it off and resist:
“If there is no struggle, there is no progress. Those who profess to favor freedom, and yet depreciate agitation, are men who want crops without plowing up the ground. They want rain without thunder and lightning. They want the ocean without the awful roar of its many waters. This struggle may be a moral one; or it may be a physical one; or it may be both moral and physical; but it must be a struggle. Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will.” - Frederick Douglass
This is exactly how the USSR rolled. Print/say massive numbers of lies until the populace only believes that nothing can be believed.
Yes. Trump’s untrained brain nevertheless has a feral cunning in that regard.
Frederick Douglass was a wise and thoughtful and brave man. May his tribe increase and especially in 2024. We need it. Great quote from him!!
Agreement here completely.
There are many slave narratives of both the highest literary and historical significance, but none can soar and move us quite as much as Douglass's.
Thanks to Mr. Bellenchia for including the quote in his post.