Militancy
Militant means vigorously active, combative and aggressive, especially in support of a cause, as in "militant reformers". It comes from the 15th century Latin "militare" meaning "to serve as a soldier"
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One of the most disturbing experiences I've had in my life has been to realize, again and again over the years, how impossible it is to speak to the heart, to the deep conscience of individuals who have exchanged their genuine personality for a group or ideological stereotype. [...] In the beginning, it's not really an exchange. The stereotype is adopted as a covering, a sign of identity, a password that facilitates the subject's integration into a social group and, by freeing them from their is
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― O Mínimo que Você Precisa Saber Para Não Ser um Idiota
― O Mínimo que Você Precisa Saber Para Não Ser um Idiota
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Is it possible to be militant about creativity and care? Can militancy be based on something that is responsive and relationship-based? Can people be militant about joy?
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― Joyful Militancy: Building Thriving Resistance in Toxic Times
― Joyful Militancy: Building Thriving Resistance in Toxic Times