On the 13th of March in 1979, the People's Revolutionary Government (PRG) was proclaimed in Grenada after the Marxist-Leninist New Jewel Movement overthrew the state in a socialist revolution, with Maurice Bishop serving as Prime Minister.
After coming into power, Bishop stated the goals of the NJM: "We definitely have a stake in seeking the creation of a new international economic order which would assist in ensuring economic justice for the oppressed and exploited peoples of the world, and in ensuring that the resources of the sea are used for the benefit of all the people of the world and not for a tiny minority of profiteers".
The new government developed an ambitious social program, initiating a literacy campaign, expanding education programs, worker protections, and establishing farmers' cooperatives.
During the PRG's reign, unemployment was reduced from 49% to 14%, the ratio of doctors per person increased from 1/4000 to 1/3,000, the infant mortality rate was reduced, and the literacy rate increased from 85% to 90%. In addition, laws guaranteeing equal pay for equal work for women were passed, and mothers were guaranteed three months' maternity leave.
The government suspended the constitution of the previous regime, ruling by decree until a factional conflict broke out, ultimately leading to Maurice Bishop's assassination. President Ronald Reagan launched an invasion of Grenada a few weeks later, on October 25th, 1983.
"We have attempted to show in this Manifesto what is possible. We have demonstrated beyond doubt that there is no reason why we should continue to live in such poverty, misery, suffering, dependence and exploitation...The new society must not only speak of Democracy, but must practise it in all its aspects. We must stress the policy of 'Self-Reliance' and 'Self-Sufficiency' undertaken co-operatively, and reject the easy approaches offered by aid and foreign assistance. We will have to recognise that our most important resource is our people."
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Grenada’s Revolution History :hammer-sickle:
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Grenada: The Future Coming Towards Us (1983) :red-fist:
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Maurice Bishop Speech – In Nobody’s Backyard (13 April 1979)
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I hate all the ADHD problems posted on Reddit looking for advice and there’s always some asshole in the comments like “yeah so I followed the Eightfold Path and let go of all attachment and now none of this bothers me” and it’s like, oh great, so I have to become a monk just to avoid problems no one else has, thanks asshole! The very strange but still persistent variant of this is the Christian proselytizer that says you need to turn to Christ to find peace.
What if I WANT to have a normal life with attachments and shit, huh? Did you think about that? Did you think about how I want to have friends and loved ones despite my disorder? Did you think about how I don’t believe in Christianity? Fuck You Reddit Christian/Buddhist/Self-Help Guru Asshole (yes there’s also always the person who says Just Exercise and they’re just as if not far more annoying than the other two types)
I’m an atheist/annihilationist/Marxist, I’m not trying to find freedom from the wheel of Samsara, or earn a place in God’s holy realm, or become an ascendant tech-bro billionaire, I’m just trying to find some level of happiness as a normal fucking person because I think that’s what matters
Edit: Also I think friendship and attachments are genuinely essential for most people’s mental health so
Westerners' approach to Buddhism (I can't speak to the diversity of belief in the regions it comes from) is hella individualist and nihilist too, verging on hedonistic. Like, their "no attachment" nonsense is just a way of dissolving personal responsibility to social functions that the person still extracts value from themself.
There's a ton of excuses and philosophies people use to justify uninvolvement, detachment, checking out etc, they all reek of privilege and whiteness tbh.
And wrt to your edit I wholeheartedly agree, meaning and happiness are created socially, not solipsisticly.
That sucks. i always conceived it as learning to avoid hope and regret, accepting that what happened has happened and what will happen will happen, and instead of tormenting yourself over possibilities focus on what you can do now.
I feel like there’s an emotional space that exists where people can have hope for something without real regret if it doesn’t come to pass, but it takes effort to get into that mindset. Idk if that makes sense though
I think so. Hope isn't an adequate term.
just exercise
It’s not “chad” it’s genuinely dismissive of a lot of mental health issues people have, especially when they have physical issues on top of it
all true, i’ve had some of those issues myself. but very few people have all of them at full intensity. if you do, just stop reading, i don’t have good advice for that.
i’ll admit it’s paradoxical in a way because it feels like it takes a miracle to get started but once i do it regularly it vastly improves my mood/energy/focus, and thus my motivation to exercise.
exercise doesn’t have to mean hitting the gym and lifting the biggest weights, you do what your body can handle. take a walk. do a stretching exercise. lie down on the floor. jump around. dance. swim. flail your arms around. curl up in fetal position. squat. whatever. there’s always something you can do. then do it again the next day and eventually it gets slightly easier.