Resistance and the Human Spirit
On my last livestream, a commenter asked me about resistance in the face of insurmountable odds and how it relates to the human spirit.
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Daniel and Philip Berrigan Handcuffed (Original Caption) 12/14/1970-Hartford, CT-
The reverends Daniel (L) and Philip Berrigan (C) leave Hartford's Federal Court in the custody of U.S. Marshal Guy Russo. The brothers, who are both serving prison terms in the Federal prison at Danbury, for destroying draft records, are seeking injunctions to keep officials from interfering with the rights of prisoners to practice their religion. Albert Camus (Original Caption) Albert Camus, 1959.
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Palestinians children wait to collect food at a donation point in a refugee camp in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on December 23, 2023, amid continuing battles between Israel and the militant group Hamas. (Photo by Mahmud HAMS / AFP) (Photo by MAHMUD HAMS/AFP via Getty Images)
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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange gestures from the window of a prison van as he is driven out of Southwark Crown Court in London on May 1, 2019, after having been sentenced to 50 weeks in prison for breaching his bail conditions in 2012. A British judge on Wednesday sentenced WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to 50 weeks in prison for breaching his bail conditions in 2012. Assange took refuge in Ecuador's London embassy to avoid extradition to Sweden and was only arrested last month after Ecuador withdrew his asylum status. (Photo by Daniel LEAL / AFP) (Photo by DANIEL LEAL/AFP via Getty Images)
Julian Assange Supporters Rally In Brisbane BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA -
DECEMBER 09: Demonstrators take to the streets during a rally in support of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on December 9, 2010 in Brisbane, Australia. Assange was remanded to a British prison today and is facing extradition to Sweden where he has been accused of raping one woman and molesting another earlier this year. (Photo by Marc Grimwade/Getty Images) President Biden Spends Fourth Of July At The White House WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 04: President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris join hands in the air as they view the fireworks on the National Mall with First Lady Jill Biden and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff from the White House balcony during a 4th of July event on the South Lawn of the White House on July 4, 2024 in Washington, DC. The President is hosting the Independence Day event for members of the military and their families. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images)
Chris Hedges embodies the spirit of resistance like nobody else; it's present in his body of work, the constant flame that never goes out even when battered by high winds.
Chris,
Sending my deepest gratitude for your consistently prophetic voice that imparts more meaning to your hearers and readers now than ever before. And that's saying something significant.
Nothing could inculcate hope in me more than listening to this reflection, coming as it does following your interview with Marc Lamont Hill; your addresses with Workers Strike Back and Dr. Ware; and years of solidarity with the oppressed all over the world.
For the past twenty years or so, I have been mourning the seemingly silent extinction of Christian voices of Liberation, but in listening to this, I sense the truth of God's liberatory work in your words of truth and justice and now grasp better how that liberatory intent is unfolding in this time.
I am in the midst of a healing journey with CPTSD, and as I do that work, your words are inviting me to a new kind of listening to the call of faith and solidarity with the poor and oppressed.
Thank you so so much,
Peace and all good things to you,
Janie