IN SHORT:UPRIGHT: Persistence. Pushing past limitations. Inner resilience, and core principles.
REVERSED: Showing outer resilience, internal struggles. Overwhelmed, defensive. Take a step back and review.
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IN DEPTH:
In the Nine of Wands we see a beleaguered activist, clutching his umbrella in one last stand off. Holding his umbrella in a defensive stance, he looks over his shoulder towards the eight umbrellas that have been left behind by captured friends, and some that are now held by old rivals. He is weary and worn-out. He has already faced so many battles leading to this one. Now he must face additional challenges with the consequences of these eight umbrellas and what has been lost in the pursuit of victory. He is accustomed to being the protagonist in local revolutionary struggles, and now he must learn be a participant in a much larger ensemble cast– he must navigate the tumultuous & accelerated pace of working within a complicated popular coalition. Victories are closer than ever before, and yet at this moment retreat, rest, and recovery overwhelms the last ones standing. As a Nine, this is his final challenge; it is not a tactical challenge, this last test will be one of character.
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“Or maybe these words might be merely a last ineffective act of resistance, since we haven’t seen even a single clearly left-wing banner in this movement.”
Other Voices from the Anti-Extradition Movement
-by chuang | Jun 17, 2019 | Blog
“So many bemoan the “lack of political leadership,” which they see as a noxious habit developed over years of failed movements, but the truth is that those who are accustomed to being protagonists of struggles, including ourselves as a collective, have been overtaken by events.”
-crimethinc. Hong Kong: Anarchists in the Resistance to the Extradition Bill
“I’m here as one more body,” said Leung. “Because for every one less body here, it gets more dangerous for everyone else.”
-Elizabeth Barber. The Main Hong Kong Protest Site Is a Perfect Anarchist Collective
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