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Occupy Underground

Joseph8th

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12. One question: what does "spiritual insurrection" even mean?

Reply to starroute (Original post)

Fri Mar 2, 2012, 04:17 PM

Mar 2012

Big supporter of Occupy movement here in my city, but I've noticed the trend since the new year toward "spiritualizing" the movement.

It's a disturbing trend. What does "spiritual insurrection" even mean? Nothing, to me, since the word "spiritual" is an empty box: a label attached to an empty space. From opening GAs with Native American prayers to Aryuvedic Medicine and solidarity with the Zapatistas over the solidarity with Detroit, the Occupy movement is going where only the fringe at the left of the 99% will go.

How about we get back to our "One Demand," AdBusters? Whatever happened to THAT?

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Adbusters calls for a "spiritual insurrection" starting May 1 [View all] starroute Mar 2012 OP

WooHoo Jackpine Radical Mar 2012 #1

Spot on. nt snagglepuss Mar 2012 #2

I second your analysis Lifelong Protester Mar 2012 #3

I wish I was there. roguevalley Mar 2012 #7

OK, but how is "spirituality" a strategy... and whose "spirituality", if it even exists? nt Joseph8th Mar 2012 #13

Now more than ever, we need the Jedi. Leopolds Ghost Mar 2012 #4

mayday. perfect yodermon Mar 2012 #5

This is the sort of language that fueled the Abolitionist Movement. ellisonz Mar 2012 #6

. donheld Mar 2012 #8

I like it. glinda Mar 2012 #16

Well I hope it works. zeemike Mar 2012 #9

Unwillingness to go to jail?? starroute Mar 2012 #10

But that is not what I mean zeemike Mar 2012 #11

It may well come to that starroute Mar 2012 #17

Well, I think you are wrong regarding the occupiers not being willing to go to jail. sabrina 1 Mar 2012 #19

Well I am sure I am wrong about a lot of things. zeemike Mar 2012 #21

No, I think that is a very good idea, to have waves of people ready to take the place sabrina 1 Mar 2012 #22

No problem zeemike Mar 2012 #24

It's what the Wobblies did -- and that should never go out of fashion starroute Mar 2012 #23

I was not aware of that little piece of history zeemike Mar 2012 #25

One question: what does "spiritual insurrection" even mean? Joseph8th Mar 2012 #12

It means to remove one's soul from the dominant paradigmatic... ellisonz Mar 2012 #14

Spirituality means consciousness, awareness of a higher, saner way of being in the world. Dont call me Shirley Mar 2012 #15

I'm a spiritual person Leopolds Ghost Mar 2012 #18

I take it to mean an indictment of existing society as spiritually hollow starroute Mar 2012 #20