The Importance Of Revolutionary Optimism
This week I thought it would be good to talk about a very important part of revolution - the role of optimism. While it s often easy to fall into doomerism, remaining dedicated, principled, and optimistic is critical to the success of any movement. Let s talk about revolutionary optimism and what it can do for us. The Importance Of Revolutionary Optimism – Second Thought SUBSCRIBE HERE: http://bit.ly/2nFsvTS music by Sam Kužel - https://samkuzel.com/ New video every Friday! Citations and Further Reading: Doomerism & Mental Health https://honeysucklemag.com/understanding-doomerism-psychology-the-climate-crisis-and-economic-inequality/ https://www.cnet.com/health/covid-19-depression-and-anxiety-how-to-take-care-of-your-mental-health/ https://www.nber.org/system/files/working_papers/w28303/w28303.pdf https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/sep/21/meet-the-doomers-some-young-us-voters-have-given-up-hope-on-climate https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/covid19/2020/09/11/the-new-pessimism-how-covid-19-has-made-young-people-lose-faith-in-their-own-agency/ In government https://www.politico.com/news/2021/02/18/biden-governors-minimum-wage-469898 https://www.jacobinmag.com/2021/02/minimum-wage-joe-biden-neera-tanden Hope & Revolutionary Optimism https://socialistrevolution.org/the-case-for-revolutionary-optimism/ https://www.jstor.org/stable/4467291 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pj-K9YM6mZw https://www.researchgate.net/publication/227075343_Hope_for_a_Cause_as_Cause_for_Hope_The_Need_for_Hope_in_Environmental_Sociology https://www.aaihs.org/revolutionary-optimism-in-despicable-times/ https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/05/dsa-growing-during-coronavirus/611599/ https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jun/03/renewables-surpass-coal-us-energy-generation-130-years https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-56530424 https://www.irena.org/Statistics/View-Data-by-Topic/Capacity-and-Generation/Country-Rankings https://www.csis.org/east-green-chinas-global-leadership-renewable-energy Follow and Support Second Thought! Twitter: https://twitter.com/_SecondThought Patreon: https://patreon.com/secondthought BuyMeACoffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/secondthought CashApp: $JTChapman Watch More Second Thought: Latest Uploads: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6SJktA-ecJR_Fq2hhYVEFS11cf1YzG27 Spaaaaaace!: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6SJktA-ecJQRpqT-hMTTFx8A6VVH3m6v What If...: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6SJktA-ecJRI7VrWf_-mT0z6lrN--Cvi Popular Videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6SJktA-ecJRx7ZaO9J04Kbob_u5baHxN About Second Thought: Second Thought is a channel devoted to education and analysis of current events from a Leftist perspective. Welcome! Business Email: secondthoughtchannel@gmail.com
