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Revolution is Not A Convenience | Heart Force One
Revolution never happens because it is acceptable, it happens because everything else turns unacceptable. World War 3 has already begun, but unlike the previous times, it is not a war amongst nations, rather it’s a war within nations between the forces of inclusion and reason, and the forces of separatism and superstition. And this World War will continue much longer than the previous two times, for this time, it’s a war against the elements of inhumanity within our society, within ourselves, which unlike the previous times, cannot be treated by simply shooting down. Guns kill segregationists, not segregation.
So this time, and now on, the revolution and all the future revolutions must continue without resorting to violence. I am not talking about simply nonviolence, I am talking about having an actual and utter repulsiveness towards violence. This is the fundamental requirement of a civilized revolution. Show strength through your resolve, not through the eagerness for violence. If a terrorist has a gun to your head, don’t fight, stare down at them till they drop the gun (metaphorically speaking).
So this time, and now on, the revolution and all the future revolutions must continue without resorting to violence. I am not talking about simply nonviolence, I am talking about having an actual and utter repulsiveness towards violence. This is the fundamental requirement of a civilized revolution. Show strength through your resolve, not through the eagerness for violence. If a terrorist has a gun to your head, don’t fight, stare down at them till they drop the gun (metaphorically speaking).
How to Train Your Head of State (The Sonnet) | Abhijit Naskar | Visvavatan: 100 Demilitarization Sonnets
“Before being sworn into office, every head of state should spend a week in space, gathering some sense of the insurmountable gravity of our little blue home in the unfathomable vastness of the cosmos. Perhaps then when they return to earth, they could actually work for the benefit of the people of earth, rather than wasting their term in office like yet another tribal savage obsessing over petty nationalistic agenda.”
“How to Train Your Head of State (The Sonnet)
We shall achieve more by
blasting politicians into space,
than by blasting satellites
to other planets.
They’ll leave earth as warmongers,
and return as peacemakers.
They’ll leave earth as mindless apes,
and return as mindful humans.
In the middle of absolute vacuum,
mind grows fond of the warmth of home.
Fondness born of existential crisis,
never subsides even after you return
to your comfort zone.
When you are floating in space untethered,
each speck of earthland is equally priceless.
Then you’ll realize the fallacy of borders –
Nation-nonsense will fade,
and earth will be your primary sense.”
“How to Train Your Head of State (The Sonnet)
We shall achieve more by
blasting politicians into space,
than by blasting satellites
to other planets.
They’ll leave earth as warmongers,
and return as peacemakers.
They’ll leave earth as mindless apes,
and return as mindful humans.
In the middle of absolute vacuum,
mind grows fond of the warmth of home.
Fondness born of existential crisis,
never subsides even after you return
to your comfort zone.
When you are floating in space untethered,
each speck of earthland is equally priceless.
Then you’ll realize the fallacy of borders –
Nation-nonsense will fade,
and earth will be your primary sense.”
