*POLITICAL POLARIZATION:
Danger & Opportunity for Change
George Lakey (84) explains that contrary to common perception, polarization is “the forge that softens the metal,” necessary to win major change, as in Scandinavia and the US in the 1930s and 1960s:
- Polarization & How We Win Part 1 (30-min. video) & Part 2 (50-min.)
- How to build a progressive movement in a polarized country
MORE AT:
- More George Lakey Videos on YouTube
- WagingNonviolence.org
- Professor Stephen Zunes books and articles on social movements and nonviolent action
- GeorgeLakeyFilm.com
- Phyllis Bennis on DemocracyNow.org 3/17/22;
Best Way to Help Ukraine is Diplomacy, Not War;
and more at Institute for Policy Studies
See George Lakey‘s books How We Win and Viking Economics (including the political science reference), and many other best articles at WagingNonviolence.org including his:
- How to take on fascism without getting played 12/20/18
- How can allies protect communities threatened with violence? 2/5/19
- How to fight fascism from a phttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lrq2RSLdWz0osition of strength 2/15/19
- It’s time to go on the offensive against racism 2/29/18
BELOW: Lakey’s video based on his How We Win guide (30 min.) explains why
“polarization is the forge that heats systemic change” now, as it did in the 1930s and 1960s in the US and Scandinavia.