The Global Strike
I have corresponded recently with a citizen of the Non-Feminist Sector, a person who has proposed an interesting project which enters upon the realm of active politics. Read about it HERE: http://tinyurl.com/cg8rta
The power of this project lies in its capacity for expansion over time. . .
Imagine the busy little statistic gnomes, gazing at their printouts and noticing a curious blip, and upon further investigation, observing this blip to have grown steadily over the course of several years. So evidently, it might take a while for the gnomes to first become aware of this, but you've got to begin somewhere, right?
And that, friends, is the bedrock strength of the men's movement. It knows that it must begin somewhere, anywhere . . so long as it makes a start of any kind! It's the thought that counts. EVERYTHING MUST HAVE A BEGINNING, however humble and unpretending, however buried in obscurity. Every motion must have a point in time, however unheralded, when it first starts rolling. Future historians will be the heralds, and as we know, whoever prevails writes history. So the honor and glory will arrive later; for the present, there is work to be done.
Therefore, it is odd that on 9 September of this year, you are asked NOT to work, but rather. . . to NOT WORK! That is how the "work" begins. Do you see how that works? Funny, isn't it? In order to make this business of not-working "work", we need to get a lot of people working on it. . . or rather not working on it! The more the merrier. And behold, 9 September 2009 is the day! Mark it on your calendar and plan for it.
The purpose of the Global Strike is to send a message: men exist, and men matter! Pretty damned simple and basic, you would say. A tiny yet symbolically important pinch to the global economic nerve is just the kind of statement that would hit the human race where it lives. We all know that MEN (not women) are the primary work force which keeps the wheels of civilization rolling, and that lacking our blood, sweat, tears, muscles and neurons, it would all come crashing down with a mighty roar. Yes, we are Atlas, and we balance the world upon our brawny shoulders. Talk about beasts of burden!
And I believe that a pesky little reminder of this would be a first-rate medicine for all concerned. My correspondent is sending the word out to whoever, and however. Most intriguingly of all, he is looking into the possibility of radio promotion. Ahhh. . . now that is what I call taking the bit in your teeth!
So it starts small, and if all goes well, it gets bigger. It snowballs year by year. And how many years, before the gnomes detect it on their printouts. . . .? Well, as I said, you've got to begin somewhere.
But the thought is what counts! What I especially like is the grassroots character of this. Any revolution worth its wages should be from the grassroots. It should be from the street. It should appear to enter the world from "nowhere" — or at least nowhere cool and famous! Of what use is any so-called power shift if it originates from a place where power exists already? In other words, if it originates from any so-called "establishment"? Not much use, I would say. . .
The more extreme and unexpected the power shift, the better. The most powerful of all, is to make power appear where there was none before. I call this "making power flow uphill". It has been said that "nothing big happens until something big happens", and that is a clever way of saying that most people are waiting for some kind of an impressive "signal" to rouse them to action. But still. . . somebody must make THAT happen, in the first place! And in order to accomplish that, they must rouse themselves to action. The buck must eventually stop somewhere.
Yes. . . the world will always have work for initiators and originators in one form or another. Or "self-starters", to use a trendy expression.
Now, you may already be aware of an idea called International Men's Day, which has been bandied for some years now by various chartered organizations, and even gotten a bit of support from the UN and UNESCO. I think International Men's Day is a great idea, and I support it—after all, the arch-collaborationist Michael Flood of Australia hates it, which is a mighty testimonial in its favor! However. . . . some might contend that IMD may become tainted by an aura of establishment credibility, (or "cred") should higher powers weave it into their political spin plan—which might just be a necessary bargain to put it over the top, in the byzantine world where such sausages are manufactured!
Mind you, establishment cred has its points. It has its uses. It can boost you powerfully! But by the end of the day, street cred is where it's at man! Street cred is the real McCoy; street cred cannot be co-opted, for the instant that happens, it is no longer street cred. And any time you boost your revolution over the top on the shoulders of street cred, then you have built a revolution indeed! Such laws in the chemistry of social occurrence are worth noting.
Street cred equals grassroots cred, which brings us back to where the discussion started. Yes, it would please me greatly to see a thing like the Global Strike take root and grow—it has a distinctly more radical aura, because it goes for the jugular without assuming any compromising gloss of "do-gooder" rhetoric. And that is why I am blogging about it. By doing so, I am ensuring that at least a couple thousand more people hear about it—including YOU, whoever you are, in front of your computer right this very instant!
So as long as you're in front of your computer, why not e-mail somebody about this, right NOW. . . ?
The power of this project lies in its capacity for expansion over time. . .
Imagine the busy little statistic gnomes, gazing at their printouts and noticing a curious blip, and upon further investigation, observing this blip to have grown steadily over the course of several years. So evidently, it might take a while for the gnomes to first become aware of this, but you've got to begin somewhere, right?
And that, friends, is the bedrock strength of the men's movement. It knows that it must begin somewhere, anywhere . . so long as it makes a start of any kind! It's the thought that counts. EVERYTHING MUST HAVE A BEGINNING, however humble and unpretending, however buried in obscurity. Every motion must have a point in time, however unheralded, when it first starts rolling. Future historians will be the heralds, and as we know, whoever prevails writes history. So the honor and glory will arrive later; for the present, there is work to be done.
Therefore, it is odd that on 9 September of this year, you are asked NOT to work, but rather. . . to NOT WORK! That is how the "work" begins. Do you see how that works? Funny, isn't it? In order to make this business of not-working "work", we need to get a lot of people working on it. . . or rather not working on it! The more the merrier. And behold, 9 September 2009 is the day! Mark it on your calendar and plan for it.
The purpose of the Global Strike is to send a message: men exist, and men matter! Pretty damned simple and basic, you would say. A tiny yet symbolically important pinch to the global economic nerve is just the kind of statement that would hit the human race where it lives. We all know that MEN (not women) are the primary work force which keeps the wheels of civilization rolling, and that lacking our blood, sweat, tears, muscles and neurons, it would all come crashing down with a mighty roar. Yes, we are Atlas, and we balance the world upon our brawny shoulders. Talk about beasts of burden!
And I believe that a pesky little reminder of this would be a first-rate medicine for all concerned. My correspondent is sending the word out to whoever, and however. Most intriguingly of all, he is looking into the possibility of radio promotion. Ahhh. . . now that is what I call taking the bit in your teeth!
So it starts small, and if all goes well, it gets bigger. It snowballs year by year. And how many years, before the gnomes detect it on their printouts. . . .? Well, as I said, you've got to begin somewhere.
But the thought is what counts! What I especially like is the grassroots character of this. Any revolution worth its wages should be from the grassroots. It should be from the street. It should appear to enter the world from "nowhere" — or at least nowhere cool and famous! Of what use is any so-called power shift if it originates from a place where power exists already? In other words, if it originates from any so-called "establishment"? Not much use, I would say. . .
The more extreme and unexpected the power shift, the better. The most powerful of all, is to make power appear where there was none before. I call this "making power flow uphill". It has been said that "nothing big happens until something big happens", and that is a clever way of saying that most people are waiting for some kind of an impressive "signal" to rouse them to action. But still. . . somebody must make THAT happen, in the first place! And in order to accomplish that, they must rouse themselves to action. The buck must eventually stop somewhere.
Yes. . . the world will always have work for initiators and originators in one form or another. Or "self-starters", to use a trendy expression.
Now, you may already be aware of an idea called International Men's Day, which has been bandied for some years now by various chartered organizations, and even gotten a bit of support from the UN and UNESCO. I think International Men's Day is a great idea, and I support it—after all, the arch-collaborationist Michael Flood of Australia hates it, which is a mighty testimonial in its favor! However. . . . some might contend that IMD may become tainted by an aura of establishment credibility, (or "cred") should higher powers weave it into their political spin plan—which might just be a necessary bargain to put it over the top, in the byzantine world where such sausages are manufactured!
Mind you, establishment cred has its points. It has its uses. It can boost you powerfully! But by the end of the day, street cred is where it's at man! Street cred is the real McCoy; street cred cannot be co-opted, for the instant that happens, it is no longer street cred. And any time you boost your revolution over the top on the shoulders of street cred, then you have built a revolution indeed! Such laws in the chemistry of social occurrence are worth noting.
Street cred equals grassroots cred, which brings us back to where the discussion started. Yes, it would please me greatly to see a thing like the Global Strike take root and grow—it has a distinctly more radical aura, because it goes for the jugular without assuming any compromising gloss of "do-gooder" rhetoric. And that is why I am blogging about it. By doing so, I am ensuring that at least a couple thousand more people hear about it—including YOU, whoever you are, in front of your computer right this very instant!
So as long as you're in front of your computer, why not e-mail somebody about this, right NOW. . . ?
posted by Fidelbogen at 1:16 AM
5 Comments:
International Men's Day is an establishment thing? Where'd you get that bizarre idea?
IMD is totally grass roots, and last time I looked into it (recently) not a single government body on the planet had funded or endorsed it. There is no central body that runs it, and the only formal agency to acknowledge IMD was UNESCO and that was only a throw away comment by one or two of it's directors saying they morally support the attempt in Trinidad and Tobago. UNESCO or the UN has never put IMD on their events calendar nor offered to fund it, and none of thier officials have patronized or attended an IMD event.
You need to do some research, dude, before playing the expert. Or if someone has given you false information then you should set them straight. IMD is totally grassroots.
Mind you it may become an establishment thing over time, but thats unknown. Whatever it becomes I support it as you clearly do.
Bucky
@anon1:
Thanks for the input. Clearly, different people have different ideas about what constitutes 'establishment' or 'grassroots' - some grassroots being grassier than others. . .
But I have made some edits to reflect your input.
That makes sense. Some grass is grassier than others. IMD is definately grassroots but not sure if that also qualifies it as a street impulse. Point taken.
Bucky
Hmmm... A "Man Strike"... What an interesting idea... Count me in for "The Day That Men Went On Strike".
--FWO
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