rushing towards oblivion

Feb 18 '12
“Failure of today brings disillusionment of tomorrow and the rationalization of ‘I fought and tried but people just don’t care. Anyway the system is so rotten and decayed that it will collapse. I’ll get a good job and get mine; or I’ll be part of the national conferences where we can denounce the system.’ Worse than all this is my fear that disillusionment of these young alleged activists carries the seed of potential cynicism which may result in this ‘active’ turned-on generation becoming the most turned-off and reactionary generation as they go into their thirties. This must not happen…The chasm between the people and their political representatives has widened to a terrifying degree. In a political vacuum we become increasingly vulnerable to seizure from the far right.”
— Saul D. Alinsky, 1969 Afterward to Reveille for Radicals and the single-most prescient thing I’ve ever read.  (via shesdeadimalive)

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