struggle on many levels
Struggle has many faces. But no two faces look alike. Like the cubists, we must look at things from many sides. The problem Ls to find ways of creating space for ourselves. The tendency now is toward a two-sidedness which is embedded in every aspect of our lives. Our language poses questions by making us choose between opposites. The imperialist creates the anti-imperialist. Before “cool” there was hot and cold. “Coo!” was the first attempt to break out of the two-sidedness. Two-sidedness always minimizes the dimensions of struggle by narrowly defining the situation. We end up with a one dimensional view of the enemy and of ourselves.
Learn to be shrewd. Our first impulse is always to define our position. Why do we feel the need to tell them? We create space by not appearing to be what we really are.
Shrewdness is not simply a defensive tactic. The essence of shrewdness is learning to take advantage of the enemy’s weaknesses. Otherwise you
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