As scary as it is, the burning is the easy part. It burns on its own. It can only survive the fire if we save it. The real work is building something new. That is work that can only be done collectively and can only be done by those who survive. So surviving together and building something better is the purpose of all of us who choose to be alive in this moment.
Author: aarongoggans
R.I.P Uncle Glenn
My uncle Glenn Evans died last night and I feel nothing. Its not that I feel numb or empty but that deep in my chest I feel a nothingness. Like I can feel the absence of his presence but have no other emotions tied to it. My whole immediate family is going to L.A and … Continue reading R.I.P Uncle Glenn
From Then Till Now: An Update From The Final Season Of America
America is the self-conception of exceptionalism and importance that allows us equate our government with two entire continents. This America is not only the dreams of the hard right conservatives or the center-right liberals. It includes its opposite, the leftist who think of America as uniquely bad. Its still American exceptionalism if you think America is exceptionally evil or corrupt. Because in reality, there is no evil Empire. There is only Empire. The needs, thirsts, tools and ideology of its position vis a vis other countries and people’s. There’s no evil Empire because there is no good or bad Empire, like there is no good or bad serial killer. The act of serial murder is the crime itself. Sure, there are scales and scopes of murders but serial killers are generally not lacking motive only opportunity.
Wu Wei or What If Our Movements Were Like Water
It has been so long since I sat down and wrote something for this website. My world has been so consumed with work, with relationships and self-examination that I lost the habit of writing here. In some ways, not needing to have my thoughts be profound enough to be shared with the world was a … Continue reading Wu Wei or What If Our Movements Were Like Water
Reflections on My 2017 Sabbatical
I can't believe its been a year since I published on this website! So much has happened. I have actually been writing pretty steadily but its been creating guides and handbook's for organizing [much of which I will be releasing soon!] I feel the urge to pick this up again. So I thought I'd update … Continue reading Reflections on My 2017 Sabbatical
Black Men Are Only Good When We Are Exceptional…Or Dead.
Black Women's Silence Has Never Gotten Us Free, Love. All of this talk about Jay-Z has, not surprisingly, made me feel some kind of way. I remember getting a call from my friend a few months ago, a Black woman, who lived in the New York at the time. She had been on my … Continue reading Black Men Are Only Good When We Are Exceptional…Or Dead.
The Rise of the Party for Revolution and Evolution [U.S Social Transformation in the Post War Period]
this is the third piece of speculation political fiction in a series written with just a hint of satire in the form of a Wikipedia article form the future. The purpose is imagine what all this craziness from the White House might be building to while envisioning how peace might come out of chaos and tragedy
The Enlightened Retreat: U.S Social Movements from 2018-2025
*this is the second piece of speculation political fiction written with just a hint of satire written in the form of a Wikipedia article form the future. You can see the first piece here. The purpose is imagine what all this craziness from the white house might be building to while envision how peace might … Continue reading The Enlightened Retreat: U.S Social Movements from 2018-2025
The Unending March [An Alternative History of Trumpism]
*this is a piece of speculation political fiction with just a hint of satire written in the form of a Wikipedia article form the future. The purpose is imagine what all this craziness from the white house might be building to while envision how peace might come out of chaos and tragedy. We should not … Continue reading The Unending March [An Alternative History of Trumpism]
Dear Beloved: Let Love Fuel The Fire This Time
Love Yourself Enough to Burn This Shit Down If You Need To.
It is only when we dare to assert that we deserve to be loved and that what we are being given is not love that we start to name and dismantle the systems that thwart our growth. It is only when we ask ourselves where it hurts and allow ourselves to sit with that pain, rather than listen to the stories of pain and greatness that are told to us or about us, that we develop a revolutionary drive for social transformation. We must realize that sometimes love looks like burning down the prison that holds us and divides us from one another.Sometimes love looks turn burning this shit down when it no longer serves you.
The Well Examined Life 