Tag Archives: protest

Whitman: Resist Much, Obey Little

Walt Whitman called for people to “resist much, obey little.” Good advice for those living under an authoritarian government.

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Protest, Don’t Sin by Silence

Ella Wheeler Wilcox’s “Protest” was written in 1914 but it might just as well have been written today given its relevance.

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In Support of Today’s Anti-NRA Marchers

In support of today’s march against the NRA and in support of sensible gun control, I post a powerful anti-NRA poem by Scott Bates.

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Fighting Back against the Program

In this Scott Bates parable, one can get pushed around only so much before turning to rebellion.

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Bartleby, A Story of (Occupy) Wall Street

Melville’s “Bartleby the Scrivener” has been adopted by a number of the Occupy Wall Street protesters but, according to one commentator, the story works as an ironic commentary on the movement.

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