2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Campaigns vs Movements [View all]H2O Man
(73,655 posts)You are kind.
I tend to view myself, as objectively as is possible, as "experienced." I had unique experiences, for example, in having not one, but two wise mentors: Rubin "Hurricane" Carter and Onondage Chief Paul Waterman. Sometimes, I think, what are the chances of some scruffy kid, in the outer margins of society, having those two as mentors as a youth, then close friends as adults? Crazy, really.
Also, I've had decades of experience -- in both campaigns and movements -- and am all too familiar with the negative impact that hostilities within, and between, groups always has. More, I know that the potential for hostilities is always there ....and for that exact reason, our true opposition will always seek to exploit those potential hostilities. I think that it is safe to say that we are witnessing both of these dynamics, even here on DU:GDP, daily.
Keep on fighting the Good Fight, my Friend!