The revolution has failed. Fascism has temporarily succeeded under the guise of reform. The only way we can destroy it is to refuse to compromise with the enemy state and its ruling class.
George Jackson, born on this day in 1941, was the revolutionary author of "Soledad Brother: The Prison Letters of George Jackson" and co-founder of the Marxist-Leninist Black Guerilla Family.
In 1970, Jackson was charged, along with two other Soledad Brothers, with the murder of prison guard John Vincent Mills in the aftermath of a prison fight. The same year, he published "Soledad Brother: The Prison Letters of George Jackson", a combination of autobiography and manifesto addressed to a black American audience. The book became a bestseller and earned Jackson personal fame.
Jackson was killed during an attempted prison escape on August 21st, 1971. Quoting communist revolutionary Ho Chi Minh, Jackson freed twenty-six prisoners and took hostages at gunpoint. Jackson and five other men were killed.
Fay Stender, George Jackson's former lawyer, was shot and paralyzed for her alleged betrayal of Jackson by Black Guerilla Family member Edward Glenn Brooks. Brooks entered her home, tied up her family, and forced Stender to say "I, Fay Stender, admit I betrayed George Jackson and the prison movement when they needed me most" before shooting her several times. Left paralyzed and in chronic pain, Stender testified against Brooks and committed suicide a year later.
"Settle your quarrels, come together, understand the reality of our situation, understand that fascism is already here, that people are already dying who could be saved, that generations more will live poor butchered half-lives if you fail to act. Do what must be done, discover your humanity and your love in revolution."
George Jackson
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It's wild how much more expensive even a one-night backpacking trip is compared to a day hike if you haven't done one in that season already. Cold weather sleeping bags are either expensive or terrible, apparently. I also haven't even bought food yet, which I know will be outrageous if I want freeze-dried meals.
The good news is that my pack is looking to be much lighter than my first trip, which is good because that sucked terribly. No change of clothes, no 5 lbs of trail mix, nothing I won't absolutely need.
If the weather is shit that weekend, I'm going to lose my mind.
Yeah getting all the requisite gear for backpacking can be a pretty hefty up front cost. Once you have it though you’re wracked with guilt for spending so much that you end up using it a lot at least! And the marginal cost for further trips is very low, basically just food and transportation.
If you don’t already have one a thermal pad can add another 10-20 degree buffer that makes a warmer weather bag viable in colder conditions