The first essay teaches you a way to talk about this topics with better strategies. Lots of americans and latin americans in China have been using it for different topics to show how incredible is the difference between socialism and capitalism and you can see for yourself that it is working. People that were in classes that regularly go against us are fighting with us.
The second essay even gives a dialectical lesson that could apply to agitation which is the water droplets that drill the rock:
Upon settling in the countryside, I saw firsthand the power of dripping water drilling through rock. That image, which captured the spirit of persistence, has stayed with me all these years. It has become a well-worn source for contemplating life and movement.
Rock and water are two opposing elements that are used to symbolize dogged stubbornness and gentle fluidity. Yet despite being “gentle,” water will drill through “solid” rock over time.
As a metaphor for people, this is the embodiment of a certain moral character: it is the willingness to rise to fight each time one falls and the courage to sacrifice oneself. A single drop of water is small and insubstantial. It will die a cruel “death” in any battle with a rock. Yet in that brief moment of “sacrifice,” even though it cannot see its own value and achievement, it is embodied within the countless drops of water that have already fallen, and the triumph of finally drilling through the rock.
For me, this is a good example of what agitation could really do when we persevere like the water droplet. Instead of looking at agitation like a battle on “who’s right and who’s wrong”, we should strive to make steady progress one small step at a time and be willing to lay the groundwork for overall success. Introduce them to class consciousness and study your coworkers to see what are they struggling with. One example of a topic that I am currently is gentrification in Mexico. Gentrification is something that people are all facing but you can slowly push for hightening their knowledge when you point them to the source of the problem: capitalism(through landowners and capitalist speculation)
Don’t give up comrade. You might not see the gains but soon the qualitative changes will kick in to the point that you might be pleasantly surprised.
I understand your frustration. However, don’t let that frustration make you think your voice is small and weak when in reality it is the contrary.
For me, these two essays helped when agitating the people around me:
The first essay teaches you a way to talk about this topics with better strategies. Lots of americans and latin americans in China have been using it for different topics to show how incredible is the difference between socialism and capitalism and you can see for yourself that it is working. People that were in classes that regularly go against us are fighting with us.
The second essay even gives a dialectical lesson that could apply to agitation which is the water droplets that drill the rock:
Upon settling in the countryside, I saw firsthand the power of dripping water drilling through rock. That image, which captured the spirit of persistence, has stayed with me all these years. It has become a well-worn source for contemplating life and movement.
Rock and water are two opposing elements that are used to symbolize dogged stubbornness and gentle fluidity. Yet despite being “gentle,” water will drill through “solid” rock over time.
As a metaphor for people, this is the embodiment of a certain moral character: it is the willingness to rise to fight each time one falls and the courage to sacrifice oneself. A single drop of water is small and insubstantial. It will die a cruel “death” in any battle with a rock. Yet in that brief moment of “sacrifice,” even though it cannot see its own value and achievement, it is embodied within the countless drops of water that have already fallen, and the triumph of finally drilling through the rock.
For me, this is a good example of what agitation could really do when we persevere like the water droplet. Instead of looking at agitation like a battle on “who’s right and who’s wrong”, we should strive to make steady progress one small step at a time and be willing to lay the groundwork for overall success. Introduce them to class consciousness and study your coworkers to see what are they struggling with. One example of a topic that I am currently is gentrification in Mexico. Gentrification is something that people are all facing but you can slowly push for hightening their knowledge when you point them to the source of the problem: capitalism(through landowners and capitalist speculation)
Don’t give up comrade. You might not see the gains but soon the qualitative changes will kick in to the point that you might be pleasantly surprised.