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tama

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2. Russel Means on European Revolutions
Tue Jan 1, 2013, 12:49 PM
Jan 2013
http://www.blackhawkproductions.com/russelmeans.html

This "thumb of rule" is worth repeating:

There's a rule of thumb which can be applied here. You cannot judge the real nature of a European revolutionary doctrine on the basis of the changes it proposes to make within the European power structure and society. You can only judge it by the effects it will have on non-European peoples. This is because every revolution in European history has served to reinforce Europe's tendencies and abilities to export destruction to other peoples, other cultures and the environment itself. I defy anyone to point out an example where this is not true.


This speech was given before Zapatista uprising by indigenous Mayan people, which ignited a new global revolutionary cycle based on decentralized horizontal democracy and global solidarity, manifesting in form of OWS etc. In this revolutionary cycle many peoples of European origin are inspired by and learning from indigenous experiences and ways of life. This is a Russel Means revolution.

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