The system concedes nothing without demand, for it formulates its very method of operation on the basis that the ignorant will learn to know, the child will grow into an adult and therefore demands will begin to be made. It gears itself to resist demands in whatever way it sees fit.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Systems only yield to demands since they expect the marginalized to eventually ask for rights.
- In plain terms
- Nothing changes unless people demand it.
- What can you take from it?
- Make your demands known to force change.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What would you demand today?
- Why does the system resist?
Another view
Demands can be ignored if power is too unequal.
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