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"There are reasons why states devote their resources to improving the technology of destruction...If these reasons are not addressed, a terminal conflict is likely, only the timing is in doubt.  It is suicidal to concentrate solely on plugging holes in the dike without trying to stem the flood at its source...

For us, that means changing the structures of power and dominance that impel the state to crush moves toward independence and social justice within our vast domains, and that constantly drive it toward militarization of the economy.  There is no simple formula to determine how limited energies should be distributed among these many tasks; all must be addressed if there is to be a world generations from now in which a decent person would want to live....

[T]he various strands of the movements for peace and social justice must develop and sustain a vision of an attainable future that expresses the felt needs of an overwhelming mass of the population for freedom, justice, decency, solidarity and meaningful democracy, and they must find a way to follow Bakunin's advice to construct the 'facts' of this future within existing society at the level of everyday life...

Capitalist democracy aims at a condition in which each individual confronts the organized power of highly class-conscious ruling groups in isolation, flipping a lever every few years but with no means to go further to join with others to gain information and understanding, raise and consider questions about the nature and functioning of economic and political institutions, develop concepts and programs of social change, or even to enter or influence the relatively narrow arena of mainstream decision-making in a meaningful way...

This must be changed, and only patient efforts among people with whom one lives and works will make change a reality in the longer term.  Separatism, subcultures, or actions that remain meaningless or offensive to much of the population, lack an articulated vision of the future, allow acceptance without awareness of the doctrines of the state--these are among the many reflections of the enormous power of the Western system of fragmentation and ideological control, and are indicative of our inability, so far, to combat it, except sporadically...

The groundwork for great social movements of the past was laid through many years of collective action, organization, and struggle.  The same will be true of the coming social changes...Those who wish to play a meaningful role in influencing public policy or changing its institutional base must begin with honest inquiry, in community with others if it is to be effective...

There are no magic answers, no miraculous methods to overcome the problems we face, just the familiar ones: honest search for understanding, education, organization, action that raises the cost of state violence for its perpetrators or that lays the basis for institutional change---and the kind of commitment  that will persist despite the temptations of disillusionment, despite many failures and only limited successes, inspired by the hope of a brighter future."