The Coming Civil War and the Open Network
(from the BOC "Longview" thread)

(this post is in the moderation bucket on the BOC blog--I expect it
to be approved within the next several days--Ben)

This has been an interesting thread, which has covered a lot of
territory. I have a lot of thoughts on a number of topics that
have been raised. Few readers are still looking at this thread,
but I will list some of my conclusions. Every...

Hi folks,

In order to develop my ability to respond to current activity,
I have made a resolution to make at least one post every morning.

The post must be at least one sentence. It is ok if the post is crappy.

Eventually (I figure) my posts well become less crappy.

There is a lot I would like to write about. This morning, I will note
two posts by Art Francisco, with these graphics (which I really like):
...

A comment on Art's blog:
http://artfrancisco.wordpress.com/20...ht-for-myself/

Ben Seattle says:
February 12, 2012

Hi Art. I was being hasty yesterday when I told you I thought this was a
weak article. It does have a weak point. But overall, it is a thoughtful
and useful article. It is good for you to get experience writing and it
is not helpful when someone (ie: me) looks at it and...

Report on Feb 9 meeting of the
Open Network of Revolutionary Activists

Three of us (Art, Damien and me) met tonight from 6 to 9 pm at SCCC.
(Our 4th person was out of town.) It was a good meeting. There was
useful energy and the discussion flowed rapidly from one topic to
another and back.

The topics I hit on were:

(1) The significance of Covey's Quadrant 1 vs. Quadrant 2,
and how quadrant 2 was the real source of victory...

The Nature of Our Coming Victory
(Letter to comrade X)

-- Part 2 --
We Need to Put Our Heads Together

Chris Hedges proves our movement is dead if we do not fight back

Mayor Quan of Oakland was not bluffing. She said she would call down
the wrath of the "national leadership" on our heads. Now it has happened.

I am referring, of course, to Chris Hedges' article on the "cancer"
that is us.
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