Julie Stout

“At its most basic level, a protest says, “I don’t like this—you fix it.” As history shows,the mass protest only came together, piece by piece, in the era of mass communications.”
― Vincent Bevins, If We Burn: The Mass Protest Decade and the Missing Revolution

“You can get yourself all fucked up on revolutionary élan, just like you can drink alcohol or take drugs. But it warps your senses and causes you to make poor decisions. It isn’t real, and you’re going to pay for it later. If you want the feeling of mass ecstasy you should go to a music festival instead of encouraging vulnerable young people to go out and get killed.”
― Vincent Bevins, If We Burn: The Mass Protest Decade and the Missing Revolution

“But if you refuse to use the tools that work, you are not really building; you are refusing to take responsibility, and you are ceding your power to other people.”
― Vincent Bevins, If We Burn: The Mass Protest Decade and the Missing Revolution

“If you cannot carry out a revolution and are not in a position to negotiate reforms, then perhaps it is acceptable to do nothing at all. Better yet, to organize, analyze, and strategize—to put yourself in the best position for the next opportunity.”
― Vincent Bevins, If We Burn: The Mass Protest Decade and the Missing Revolution