In especially dire situations--where the oppression "blacked out" from mainstream news and political discourse affects not a minority but a majority-- a special kind of movement becomes necessary. Such a movement--in reality a "movement of movements" where minorities with various grievances are united in a majority with a common, underlying grievance--has frequently been termed a revolution, especially when associated with violence.
The horrific power of modern weaponry has excluded violent revolution as anything but a last resort. But I submit that the dire fiasco of two-party system, where both parties are corrupted by donors hell-bent on "partying on the Titanic," will not be fixed by a normal social movement, let alone normal electoral politics. What we need is a "movement of movements"--a.k.a a peaceful revolutionary movement--embracing whatever rhetoric, strategy, and tactics are needed to make itself the central news story governing political discourse. And given that the crisis of neoliberalism, incestuously paired with militarism, making most citizens disposable, is international, the needed movement--the "Indispensable" movement--may need to become international.
Obviously, no individual can singlehandedly organize or strategize for such a movement. What I have done here is supply a comprehensive rationale for the Indispensable movement and, in the process, forge a significant part of its rhetoric. Patrice Greanville of The Greanville Post has generously offered me a special editorial post for promoting the proposed Indispensable movement, as well as promoting any activist movements or groups who see their own aims furthered by belonging to this revolutionary "movement of movements." Anyone interested in laying the groundwork for such a movement should (for now) follow The Greanville Post, the Progressive or Bust Facebook group, or read my pieces at OpEdNews and Nation of Change, and at other progressive publications where I'm occasionally published.
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