A Rebuttal

Upon hearing the suggestion that I am insulting and underselling people, let me share some additional perspective.

"Nonviolence is the greatest force at the disposal of mankind. It is mightier than the mightiest weapon of destruction devised by the ingenuity of man."

This in response to detractors who feel that a demonstration en masse is a show of force, while individual action is a sign of thought and concern.


"Truth, purity, self-control, firmness, fearlessness, humility, unity, peace, and renunciation - these are the inherent qualities of a civil resister."

I don't know about the rest of you, but I have been weakened by the comforts of our pampered society. I work at bringing these qualities fully to bear upon the life that I lead, and in the face of what our society has become, the challenge is at times overwhelming.


"Non-cooperation is a protest against an unwitting and unwilling participation in evil."

Right here, it is clear that the creation of the system of democracy and free-enterprise contains many hidden elements of evil that we unwittingly and unwillingly participate in. Discovering the truth, we resist cooperation and that is what the worldwide general strike offers us all an opportunity to voice.


"Love is the strongest force the world possesses, and yet it is the humblest imaginable."

Underneath my inspiration for all my actions, whether seen as crazy or not, is pure Love.


"Poverty is the worst form of violence."

Before we're so quick to judge such an extreme action like a worldwide general strike as foolish, a show of force, or some such other foolishness, let's remember the violence that we inflict upon our own world through our consumerism, through our selfishness, and even our complacency. Again, unwittingly and unwillingly participating in an evil that is having an impact right now in life and death balances half a world away while we sleep comfortably in our beds with down-filled duvets.

Now let me reiterate, that my only intention is to amass a collective consciousness that will respond to the state of our world affairs, our national affairs, and our business affairs in a more just, and honorable way.