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James C. Scott and the Art of Resistance

April 18, 2025 by sergneri Leave a Comment

James C. Scott and the Art of Resistance The late political scientist enjoined readers to look for opposition to authoritarian states not in revolutionary vanguards but in acts of quiet disobedience. By Nikil Saval New Yorker April 7, 2025 Some books: The Moral traditional societies of the Peasant: Rebellion and Subsistence in Southeast Asia (1976) … [Read more…]

Posted in: Environment, Ethical and green living, Faits Divers, History, Obituaries, Politics, Racism, Science, Slavery, the Anthropocene, Thinking about Tagged: Authoritarian, authoritarian states, Autonomy, Dignity, disobedience, infrapolitics, James C. Scott, Meaningful Play, Meaningful Work, New Yorker, political scientist, Resistance, revolutionary vanguards, Seeing Like a State, Southeast Asia, traditional societies

The Problem with The Rich Asshole

May 4, 2017 by sergneri Leave a Comment

Recommended reading – lest we forget why it is important to stay active and vigilant: The Problem with TRUMP A series of L. A. Times editorials I. Our Dishonest President http://www.latimes.com/projects/la-ed-our-dishonest-president/ II. Why The Incoherent Creamsicle/Trump Lies http://www.latimes.com/projects/la-ed-why-trump-lies/ III. The Talking Combover’s/Trump’s Authoritarian Vision http://www.latimes.com/projects/la-ed-trumps-authoritarian-vision/ IV. Lord Dampnut’s/Trump’s War on Journalism http://www.latimes.com/projects/la-ed-trumps-war-on-journalism/ V. Conspiracy Theorist … [Read more…]

Posted in: Faits Divers, Racism, Thinking about, Trump Tagged: Authoritarian, Conspiracy Theory, Dishonest, Lies, POTUS, War on Journalism

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