RE: ---- What we think we need for a revolution VS what we actually need for a revolution ----
I agree deeply with the message that we have not fully conceptualized how to utilize the tools at our disposal, books included.
Raw text requires an intense amount of skill, in crafting words, to impart voice in a way that is truly humanizing; how are we to expect those most oppressed by our system to achieve this when the method for writing is taught in a system gatekept by fiat currency? How are they expected to have the time to teach themselves outside of that environment (academia) when the world is just so hard and demanding of your time to generate fiat currency unless you already have access to a reserve of it?
It's my personal opinion that comic books (re: illustrations of people with words attached to tell a story) are the best usage of text for imparting a message with a memorable, relatable, and humanized message to it that we've currently realized, as a society. It's fitting then that those seeking to maintain power and hierarchy over us would make us think and utilize it only for recreational means while continuing to encourage our communication channels to imitate the academic system (re: verbosity, tone, prose, structure).
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Thank you for your comment, The systems in place (while differing from country to country and state to state) are all designed to do the same thing, control the population and feed the machine.
The standard education systems are deigned to teach us WHAT to think and not HOW to think... this is why we have people "blowing out lines from a script"not thinking about what it means, but just doing it because they have been told to.
Art has always been a means of expressing ones self and the current state of affairs, a historical view will confirm this kind of "rebellion" , some more passive than others. Music, Art, Dance... any form of expression has been utilized to define a perspective of ones experience in the cultural setting. In modern times we have many more outlets to express ourselves with. Yes , comic books are a good means, but we cant forget that there are many arts to explore, video games, cartoons, and various means of displaying such works such as blogs, social media, forums etc.
We have the tools but we have yet to realize what we can do with them.... i believe this is due to the minds of many being "closed" , through conditioning and manipulation. THEY will not set us free, WE must break free....
The issue with other forms of media is that the more abstract your ideas get, the easier it is to be co-opted by the system; all artwork has its place in achieving class consciousness, the goal should be recognizing the best tool at our disposal for achieving what we want re:fighting against capitalist indoctrination while insuring they aren't able to co-opt our message to one of support rather than critique.
Video games like Fallout are a great example of this, as it amazingly uses the medium to show what most fear — the end of hierarchy without the end of capitalism — while creating a thrilling narrative and enjoyable gameplay which will encourage you to continue engaging yourself with it. It aptly sends this message, as most point to it as the "I hope the world doesn't turn into this" but... the point is missed in how the world ended up like that, despite the complete destruction of hierarchy; art has to be effectively utilized or the message is lost in translation, and it's clear those in power have effectively deceived us into not utilizing our tools correctly.
We have the rope, it is not others fault that it is not being tied. We must critique how we both shape and send our messages, and the medium with which we use it.
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Exactly, having the tools don't necessarily mean that they will be used effectively or appropriately within the context we have outlined. It comes down to the PEOPLE and what we choose to do with these tools... its all up to us ;)