Wonderings
1. When talking about silence, what is the dividing line between a survival strategy and a bystander retreat? How can silence be effective in the face of tyranny and oppression?
2. I wonder where Diez sees this 'cruel pessimism' that forces people to trust the individual instead of the community, and how we can overcome selfish desires and trust in this community.
3. Diez talks about how we reward a cannibalistic society. I wonder if 'fighting fire with fire' might be an effective way in toppling the beast that looms above us. Zeus had to beat Cronus by any means, the same could be said for our world.
Observations
1. "First and foremost we need to feel". As I'm learning at school, human beings process things voraciously, and this often leads to the 'deranged 3 year old' mentality. Learning ways to slow down our quick-responses has been therapeutic for me in my training.
2. To build on the community seems imperative. I want to hear of better ways to reach out and build! ((Though I suppose it's on my shoulders to create them, eh?))
3. The idea of the 'invulnerable man' is something I see reiterated in my hometown, and even at CalArts. I think whether it's reverence or spite, Men have been historically sensationalized by those around them. There's plenty of expectations both good and bad for men. We need to be careful about what we praise and what we don't.
My vision of Radical Hope is one where people do not set expectations onto one another, but they rely on one another to be nurtured and carried through these difficult times. If someone chooses not to give the extra effort of putting an end to tyranny or ignorantly letting power fall into the wrong hands, we as a community must do our part in their growth process by dealing with them maturely and severely. This generation has lost a lot of time waiting for the other person to send them a text- those who claim to be good must be swifter to act upon evil.
1. When talking about silence, what is the dividing line between a survival strategy and a bystander retreat? How can silence be effective in the face of tyranny and oppression?
2. I wonder where Diez sees this 'cruel pessimism' that forces people to trust the individual instead of the community, and how we can overcome selfish desires and trust in this community.
3. Diez talks about how we reward a cannibalistic society. I wonder if 'fighting fire with fire' might be an effective way in toppling the beast that looms above us. Zeus had to beat Cronus by any means, the same could be said for our world.
Observations
1. "First and foremost we need to feel". As I'm learning at school, human beings process things voraciously, and this often leads to the 'deranged 3 year old' mentality. Learning ways to slow down our quick-responses has been therapeutic for me in my training.
2. To build on the community seems imperative. I want to hear of better ways to reach out and build! ((Though I suppose it's on my shoulders to create them, eh?))
3. The idea of the 'invulnerable man' is something I see reiterated in my hometown, and even at CalArts. I think whether it's reverence or spite, Men have been historically sensationalized by those around them. There's plenty of expectations both good and bad for men. We need to be careful about what we praise and what we don't.
My vision of Radical Hope is one where people do not set expectations onto one another, but they rely on one another to be nurtured and carried through these difficult times. If someone chooses not to give the extra effort of putting an end to tyranny or ignorantly letting power fall into the wrong hands, we as a community must do our part in their growth process by dealing with them maturely and severely. This generation has lost a lot of time waiting for the other person to send them a text- those who claim to be good must be swifter to act upon evil.
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