Another thought-provoking piece, this time from Christopher Silver of the excellent National Collective. Then again, there’s more than a glimmer of hope in the current debate. Working class Scots are more likely to vote Yes. Getting that vote out by showing the prospect of an economy that works for all is the creative challenge that we all have to grasp over the next year. Our nation’s artists have long been in step with the need for change: as are an ever-broadening coalition of activists and enthusiasts. This leads me to believe that, in this campaign, we will not win over those who are simply defined by what they consume or own. Our appeal must be to the majority that has an interest in crafting something new. Today the pace of change means that we risk forgetting history even though the referendum proves that we’re still living it. The next step is to allow Scottish society to confront the demons unique to its past, rather than remaining beholden to them. Who knows, we might even make things again. As Brecht said, for these new ideas, we need people who work with their hands nationalcollective/2013/11/07/making-things-culture-industry-and-independence/
Posted on: Thu, 07 Nov 2013 21:09:18 +0000
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