Statements of Support for the BAsics Bus Tour
There are many revolutions; they are natural occurrence in the history of mankind, a transitional stage in cultural and socio-political systems. Basics is a compilation of generations of scholarly thought on revolutions; it is thought provoking and a standard for anyone interested in social change. I support the book tour since Basics is a fundamental, intellectual tool for any one that wants to be politically and socially active. Moreover, Basics is a contemporary aid for anyone that wants to read in between the lines of the mainstream media and political rhetoric. In our modern global society, every person should be aware of the history and impact of imperialism and disparity social classes. I support the pilot tour and dissemination of Basics because the empowerment of the public requires basic information.
Alan Diamante
Attorney, Immigration and Nationality Law
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I was speaking recently with a friend who is close to my age and who is a supporter of the RCP. She pointed out that we were both raised on what Marxism, revolution, socialism, and communism are through Bob Avakian’s influence.
She is right about that.
Let me give you an analogy. When I traveled to the South of France on a train a number of years ago and looked out into the countryside, I could not see its gorgeous sun bathed fields with their fantastic sunflowers without seeing them through the eyes of my favorite artist, Vincent Van Gogh. How we see the world is affected by what we have been exposed to previously. Likewise, I cannot look out into the world in general without being significantly influenced by the insights and philosophical breakthroughs of Bob Avakian. I would not be the person I am today as an intellectual and an activist without his influence.
The world today aches for change, real change, and there are literally billions of people who want to see a different world than this, but who do not know how or even that such a change is even possible. Because of the tyranny of authorities over us collectively, both over our minds and our very physical beings, even imagining a different world is hard for most people in this country and the world today.
Avakian’s thorough reading of the experience of people trying to understand and change the world throughout history and specifically his close study of the revolutionary movements of the past and the present are an extraordinary tool in the fight to change the world. I urge you to dig deeply into his works. When you do you will see what I mean.
Dr. Dennis Loo
Dr. Loo is a Professor of Sociology at Cal Poly Pomona and an honors graduate from Harvard. He has received national awards in three separate categories: as a journalist, as a scholar, and as an activist. He is the author of Globalization and the Demolition of Society and sits on the Steering Committee of the World Can’t Wait.
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The Basics bus tour adds an important dimension to the national and international mobilization that the Occupy Movement has inspired. In these times of increasing and outrageous disparities of wealth and power, it is vital that all progressive voices are heard. This tour represents a crucial part of the continuing dialogue about the need for truly structural change in America and throughout the world.
Paul Von Blum
Senior Lecturer, African American Studies, UCLA
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