10 November 2023 – Via Resistance News Network
Resistance begins with you. Shatter the walls surrounding your mind.
“Liberate your mind before the land,” in the words of the revolutionary intellectual martyr Basil Al-Araj.
Basil calls on us to challenge to perceived invincibility of oppressive forces: their power comes not from their weapons, but from our own minds.
“Start with yourself.” Take direct action to challenge oppression, as Basil did. Recognize your own capacity to create change. It is a battle to reclaim minds, dignity, and land.
Move away from the illusion of spreading awareness and focus on transforming the masses around you to join the revolution.
Khaled Odetalah, in mourning Basil, said: “Basil did not call on us to be resistance fighters. Nor did he call on us to be revolutionaries. Basil told us to be true; that is all. If you are true, you will be revolutionaries and resistance fighters.”