in love and struggle
"Capitalism sets itself up as the regime which is most favorable to production; the colonist is the only one capable of exploiting the wealth which the native would leave fallow. Oppression tries to defend itself by its utility."
Simone de Beauvoir (via wretchedoftheearth)
"we have not yet succeeded in mustering the necessary forces and working out the necessary methods"
Lenin
Sadness
I’m Accused
lacking clarity or text
The Daily Huff: How To Care For Extroverts [UPDATED]
"I idolized Quine, yet when he came, I discovered him to be completely inept at answering questions in public, which assured me that one could succeed in philosophy even as an introvert. I also discovered him to be the most thoughtless political reactionary one could imagine…His politics brought home for me, again, the disjuncture between philosophical success and true philosophical wisdom. I was never again naïve enough to believe that philosophers are likely to be smarter than cab drivers, or the general voting public."

Linda Alcoff

Adrienne Rich died today. I am posting one of her poems