I will do whatever works at this particular moment to make shit better for people, if that means reformist politicking, then I’ll do it. If that means revolution, I’ll do that, but if there isn’t the critical mass for a revolution, I will get in there and work the bureaucratic, ugly, boring nitty-gritty if it means improving people’s lives even a tiny bit.
I will do what it takes. I don’t think reform is enough on its own, in all likelihood, to fix the system, but I do think that one less kid going hungry, one less person victimized by police, one less person dying of a treatable or preventable illness is worth the hassle of struggling through the system’s bullshit “approved channels” for if that’s what gets it done.
I’m not going to wait for a revolution, the kid is hungry now, the police are violent now, the person is sick now. I’m not asking those people to wait politely for the rising tide of discontent to spill over, I’m going to do what I can to help them now so that they get to see what comes after the revolution.
Get it done, get your hands dirty, I’d rather have stains on my theoretical moral perfection and fewer lost lives. Clean hands and moral superiority are for those that can afford them.
Thoughts From The Peacock Angel 