This talk was for a social group exploring how to make a more systematic method to make strategy to drive social change - with inspiration from the business and military world, in addition to the social impact world.
3. The Left is losing because:
It has no strategy and
continues to handicap its
ability to fight.
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5. “At least we’ve done something” is
the rallying cry of losers
- The Accelerationist Manifesto
on “Folk Activism”
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7. Why care about this at all?
● The Enlightenment is dying because the Right is winning.
● The Left needs a cohesive strategy and collective will to counterattack.
● We need to stop complaining and start fighting.
9. “Grand strategy is the effective use of all
instruments of power to accomplish
long-term objectives”
10. Many Strategies for Social Change
● Politics: Electoral Politics, Lobbying, etc.
● Economics: Impact Finance, Social Business, Unions
● Legal: Lawsuits, Regulatory Law, Patents, etc.
● Movement Building: Protest, Community, Direct Action, etc.
● Media: PR, Think Tanks, Run Media Agency, Digital Marketing, etc.
● Clandestine Force: Intelligence Action, SpecOps, PsyOps, etc.
● Military Force: Open Warfare, Guerrilla Movements, Blockades, Drone Strikes