Submitted by lettuceLeafer in OnLettuceLeafersAuthority (edited )
With global neoliberalism there had been so much effort to squash anything but western culture. Even in colonized countries people have so much ingrained thinking from the current system that limits their thinking and I think it's even worse for most Americans. Sure there are outlets who maintain their cultural practices but no matter how hard you try liberalism and it's ideas will get to you.
And in the case of Africa so much of Africa culture had been lost and discarded due to colonialist governments control. There was such a massive effort to teach all African children that anything African is bad and wrong. So there is a ton of American and western European thought for the average African. And the same is true for many indigenous people on turtle island. Not all have this issue
So what I'm saying is so much of the whole entire world has been indoctrinated into his extremely limited thinking. And sure challenging these ideas and growing is portent and many do it. But cultural ideas can only grow so fast. How to deal with neocolonialism and modern society requires new thinking and a radical change in culture. And we know societies have thought radically different ways that are hard to conceptualize. Far more liberatory and autonomous but the way of thinking was hard to grasp
As we work to do this, we have to be confident on how most of us are I heavily going to be limited by our cultural context that's limits our thinking. So what we can visualize and imagine as good as inherently fixed by current society. It's like trying to imagine colors when blind.
Culture and idea will grow and enhance in more radically autonomous societies. The ones who grow up with less programing will be able to visualize and think about things in ways beyond our imagination. Thats how it has always been. Old anarchist writers always on some levels seem out for touch because their scope of what life could be was smaller.
So I have no doubt in a more autonomous future kids will think "I can't believe the Anarchists of 2022 didn't think to do djdke22### it's so obvious and they were such bigots for doing $@-$)-@+" because society and culture grows over time to become something beyond our current imaginations. The idea that u have it figured out already is very arrogant in my opinion.
There is only ever means and short term ends.
NoPotatoes wrote
Is this a response to revolutionary discourse? Where the "ends" are certain outcomes? And means corresponds to... lifestyle choices? art? culture generally?