Vi Ransel - Desperado (for Henry David Thoreau)

Vi Ransel - Desperado (for Henry David Thoreau)

It is moral courage br makes the woman br or man. br Conversely, br physical courage br is quite common. br br While he has never had br the moral courage br to take a stand against br 'might makes right' itself, br the same man, br raised never to restrain himself br from resorting to force br as a first, and only, option, br still finds himself br hailed a hero br in an inversion br of moral law. br br And the woman br with the courage br to live outside the confines br of the kitchen, br the bedroom br and br the nursery br still faces a lingering br label of perversion, br seen as usurping br mman's rightful place br at the apex br of the pyramid br of oppression. br br Woman or man, br to take a stand br outside the boundaries, br to color outside the lines br of the stick figure confines br of the rigid roles prescribed br for male and female inmates br of capitalist culture's br insane asylum br runs the risk of committing br cultural suicide. br br Girly men. br FemiNazis. br Real men don't cry, br have hearts or any emotions, br while real women br have been defined br by only those br obvious displays br of devotion. br br Lonely br is the INDIVIDUAL br who dares to live as an outlaw br outside the ordinary br where character insists br consistently br on the courage br to be br contrary. br br br 'It is curious - curious that physical courage should be so common in the world, and moral courage so rare.


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Uploaded: 2014-11-08

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