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Communish Manifesto

from STEAL THESE SONGS by Jake Ehrlich

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I’m not interested in philosophies that promote visions of unchang-ing
human nature that’s consistent across worlds of time and space.
I’m not saying nothing’s shared between us, but just saying so
Won’t make it that “We’re All One” and “All Is Love” -
No need to mention gender, class and race!

Because…
Some of us come from settlers, and some of us come from slaves
Some histories are just forgotten, other histories are erased
But these things are not just accidents, they come from people who have names
And these names profit from the systems so they keep it all in place


I reject the notion that civility and compromise will lead to liberation
or anything else beyond a politer status quo
For the arc of the moral universe will not bend to justice but through confrontation
Transformation will not come unless we can make it so!

It’s just...
at the end of the day, you must realize it’s more
Than a friendlier face in office that we’re out here fighting for
I want justice, I want freedom, I want to build a better world
A better world than what’s ever come before


I don’t feel seen when folks want to talk “politics” and all they mean is who they’ll vote for in elections,
As if their power only comes every couple years or every four
Falling prey to the lengthy spectacle of establishment campaigns that run on misdirection,
Promising hope and change but delivering only drones!

In times of great potential, visionary thought's despised
The status quo maintainers tell us moderation's wise
Vote blue no matter who they say, and silence your critiques
Maybe next term you can raise your voice to speak!

These aren’t politics of purity, I won’t reject reforms that better the material wellbeing of those folks most beaten down the system and the state
But the idea that we must unquestioningly support what’s effectively just a more soft-spoken form of imperialism Is just ridiculous -
how could this kind of praxis bring us change?

When it comes to making movements, you must start from what you are
There’s no freedom to be gained in merely cheering from afar
We have power, we have action, we have agency at our command
Consider what might happen if we joined and took a stand!

It’s just...
at the end of the day, you must realize it’s more
Than a friendlier face in office that we’re out here fighting for
I want justice, I want freedom, I want to build a better world
A better world than what’s ever come before

A better world than there has ever been before!

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from STEAL THESE SONGS, released December 13, 2021

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Jake Ehrlich Detroit, Michigan

Radical Jewish culture worker in Detroit, MI. Agitate, entertain, propagandize. 🏴🌹✊

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