tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-418581095311857454.post4791446091187294573..comments2023-11-06T11:31:25.673-08:00Comments on Activist Teacher: Organizing, Coalition Building, Education … as Self-Cooptation?Denis Rancourthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16743375141824505606noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-418581095311857454.post-67161942684159569482009-10-14T13:50:13.188-07:002009-10-14T13:50:13.188-07:00Hi Dan,
This seems obvious to me: Murder causes d...Hi Dan,<br /><br />This seems obvious to me: Murder causes death but death is not always the result of murder. Effective activism causes backlash but backlash can also result from any kind of action (accidental, vengeful, misguided, ineffective activism, etc.).<br /><br />The point is that backlash is a necessary but not sufficient indicator that the action is perceived by power to be Denis Rancourthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16743375141824505606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-418581095311857454.post-66108673488491168792009-10-14T12:13:34.855-07:002009-10-14T12:13:34.855-07:00"The fallacy that big demonstrations cause ch..."The fallacy that big demonstrations cause change. In periods of change (workers rights, civil rights) there were both demonstrations and change but this does not imply that demonstrations cause change."<br /><br />Point well taken. I will add that people sometimes focus too much on the "theatre" of activism, of replicating the "look" of actions from the past - Dannoreply@blogger.com