Living within the Truth -

[supremeyingyang]

This is probably the best reading material I found in 2021: Power of the Powerless by Vaclaf Havel. An awesome man:

That is what this essay 'Power of the Powerless ' is about -- living in the Truth!!! I found that somewhat relevant to the Forum  

You may ask yourself: Is what a Dissident from 1970s Czechoslovakia had to say about his countries politics still relevant today? YES! Of course we don't live in an Post-Dictatorship like 70s Czechoslovakia, but Havel himself argues that what he sees (institutionalized oppression) is NOT a specialty of socialism, but of the human nature. I would LOVE to discuss that with you folks

What makes the Essay really awesome to me?

Havel give us guidelines to make things better as an ordinary citizen in everyday live:

       1. Tell the Truth to change a power structure (the below youtube essay discusses this)!
       2. Have a excellent work ethic (dito)!

Now the most powerful concept to me:

       3. Follow the rules to the letter to break the rules (see below)!

Wait what? Follow the rules to break them? HOW? I explain that later if you guys want to

Here a the link to the PDF:

https://www.nonviolent-conflict.org/wp-content/uploads/1979/01/the-power-of-the-powerless.pdf

Here is a comprehension (by the way a from a very good Youtuber):