What does he cover? - History of rhetoric/tension with philosophical truth
- Importance of personal figures in activism
- This may be a different model than we function under now
- Decentralized activism is characteristic of 21st century activism
- Leaderless organization
- No face, no central figure
- Different notions of what to do
- Conflicting perspectives can seem disorganized and unprofessional
- What do we do with antithetical perspectives?
- Activist myths
- Notions of staying true to beliefs vs. working with others
- The power of paradigmatic belief
- Sometimes activism points out something that is so habitual we don’t recognize it as a thing
What doesn’t he say? - How do you counter ideologies?
- He doesn’t necessarily extend full rights to his own opponents (and this is a work about the importance of communication)
- He doesn’t really point out counter arguments (the existence of legitimate contrary perspectives)
- He provides suggestions but not necessarily examples of how these work in practices
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