#generational struggle

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The Land

Curator's note: This poster carries an early logo for the PFLP that was created by Ghassan Kanifani (Note from Marc Rudin)

Artist: Marc Rudin/Jihad Mansour (1945-2023)

Circa 1986

[dusty-ducky47]

"Kids today will NEVER understand the STRUGGLE I went through to-"

Dearest companion, Wasn't that always the point?

Is that not the reason any of us are who we've become today?

Because those before us had struggled, and that struggle was observed and those younger saw how to fix it, so that you *and* them, together, wouldn't have to struggle anymore?

Yes, sometimes there is an Art to Hard Work. And that should be treasured and cherished so we dont lose ourselves unto Nothing.

But a Needless Struggle?

A problem so solvable our absolute youngest know the answers more than our elderly?

Isn't the Beauty in Life and Evolution, of learning what makes Magic into Science, and of learning how to change, so we all dont have to struggle needlessly-

The Point of Being at All?

[newstfionline]

Barack Obama says fight against Isis will be ‘generational struggle’

Sabrina Siddiqui in Washington, The Guardian, 6 July 2015

Barack Obama has dubbed the US-led campaign against the Islamic State a “generational struggle” as he underscored the need to not just defeat the terrorist group on the ground but also to “discredit their ideology”.

“This broader challenge of countering violent extremism is not simply a military effort,” Obama said in remarks from the Pentagon on Monday. “Ideologies are not defeated by guns. They’re defeated with better ideas--a more attractive and more compelling vision.

“This larger battle for hearts and minds is going to be a generational struggle,” he added. “It’s ultimately not going to be won or lost by the United States alone. It will be decided by the countries and communities that terrorists like Isil [an alternative acronym for Islamic State/Isis] target.”

Obama’s remarks followed a rare visit by the commander-in-chief to the Pentagon, where he was briefed by top national security and military officials on the ongoing US campaign against the Islamic State. The meeting also came after the United States was placed on high alert over the Fourth of July holiday weekend, amid repeated warnings of Isis-inspired attacks that did not materialize.

Obama acknowledged the threat posed by “lone wolf” terrorists, citing an attack in May when two gunmen opened fire outside a Prophet Muhammad cartoon contest in Garland, Texas. The incident, for which Isis claimed responsibility but to which it has not been directly linked, was evidence that militant groups have successfully convinced “vulnerable people” both in the US and around the world to join their fight, Obama said.

Numerous individuals have been arrested across the country for plotting attacks inspired by Isis or attempting to join the group in Syria or Iraq, he added, while still pointing out that improvements to homeland security have successfully prevented another large-scale 9/11-style event.

“The threat of lone wolves or small cells of terrorists is complex, it’s harder to detect and harder to prevent,” Obama said. “That means that we’re going to have to pick up our game to prevent these attacks.”

To meet that objective, the president said the US government will step up efforts to counter Isis propaganda online and partner with Muslim communities who must reject the group’s “warped interpretations of Islam” and “the twisted thinking that draws vulnerable people into their ranks”.

Although he did not lay out a shift in his administration’s strategy against Isis, Obama pledged to “do more” to train and equip moderate rebel forces in Syria. Responding to a question, the president also said there are “no current plans” to send additional US troops overseas but said he would “do whatever’s necessary to protect our homeland”.

[caballerojuan]

The reader or viewer remains passive in the face of the book or movie or play: she expects the work to be done for her. If the concept of identification suggested that an individual experiences a work as a mirror in which he might recognize himself, the notion of relatability implies that the work in question serves like a selfie: a flattering confirmation of an individual’s solipsism.

Rebecca Mead on Ira Glass and the Selfie Generation's most dangerous litcrit neologism: The Scourge of "Relatability" - The New Yorker