Hey all,
Hope you are well. Here's what I've been thinking: perhaps we're trying to stuff too much stuff into one definition. Are we over-burdening the concept of "activism"? Perhaps. Perhaps not. Let's keep talking about it.
Here's one thought. Perhaps we need to make the distinction (if there is one) between "activism" and "resistance." Can one engage in resistance (a malingering slave, for instance) that is not necessarily "activism"? How are these two concepts related/connected? Could it be a matter of degree? For instance, one malingering slave v. ten thousand malingering slaves? (Reminder: this is why Steve Hahn talks about slave activity during the Civil War constituting a large scale "rebellion.")
Just a thought. Let me know what you think.
