OMG love that quote! Gramsci no less hahaha
Cordially, Ameya Nagarajan (she/her) <http://www.linkedin.com/in/ameyann> On Wed, 17 Jan 2024 at 14:18, Venkatesh H R via Silklist < silklist@lists.digeratus.in> wrote: > Enjoyed this piece. In the last two years or so, I've been steeped in > intensely political chatter on our school whatsapp group for a book > project, and I've realised that as a 'liberal', I had thought of all my > classmates who are mostly 'right-wing' as one monolith. But there are > significant nuances. There is someone who can't stand the attacks on > minorities but is firmly behind the Temple. Another is a fierce Modi > supporter only because "he gives him hope" but at the same time disavows > the politics of the BJP. And so on. > > > > > On Wed, Jan 17, 2024 at 8:01 AM Alok Prasanna Kumar via Silklist < > silklist@lists.digeratus.in> wrote: > >> Fascinating article in today's Guardian specifically in the context of >> the UK but I think also true of mature multi-party electoral democracies >> everywhere. >> >> >> https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/jan/17/british-politics-chaos-red-wall-voters-world >> >> Specifically this para: >> >> "Gramsci despaired of progressives who were convinced of their own >> rationality but who were unable to understand other feelings or life >> experiences. If there is to be progressive change in this country, we need >> to appreciate people’s chaotic complexity, stop assuming views are fixed >> and can’t be changed – and rediscover the value of empathy." >> >> >> >> -- >> Alok Prasanna Kumar >> Advocate >> Ph: +919560065577 >> -- >> Silklist mailing list >> Silklist@lists.digeratus.in >> https://mailman.panix.com/listinfo.cgi/silklist >> > > > -- > H R Venkatesh > Director, Training and Research, BOOM <https://www.boomlive.in/> > mediabuddhi.substack.com > Twitter: @hrvenkatesh > -- > Silklist mailing list > Silklist@lists.digeratus.in > https://mailman.panix.com/listinfo.cgi/silklist >
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