"All revolutions end in the substitution of new masters."  --Carlos Fuentes.

I believe it's from The Death of Artermio Cruz, but I haven't been able to track it down. Here in Mexico, we really understand that one, but even here few people appreciate the fact the Mexican Revolution is the only one in modern history to have turned power over to the opposition peacefully and democratically.

I've tried to find another but have not been successful. The American Revolution did not turn power over to the opposition, although one might argue that the Republicans are direct descendents of the Tories.

My guess is that most people who insult Andrea Dworkin haven't read her work.
She had one of the most eloquent voices against male violence I've ever heard. It saddens me that so many demonize her, and reduce her decades of activism to caricature and worse.

As the editor of Peacework Magazine, I edited a special issue of the magazine devoted to critically celebrating her legacy. As I wrote in my editorial, "Andrea Dworkin loved women enough to demand safety for every woman, and loved men enough to insist that we are capable of confronting and ending men's violence."

If nothing else, please read Andrea Dworkin in her own words, starting with what I regard as one of the best speeches of the 20th century, excerpted in Peacework as, "I Want a 24 Hour Truce During Which There Is No Rape" or, even better, read the entire speech at Nikki Craft's Andrea Dworkin archive site.

For a critically appreciative obituary, please see Honoring A Sister by the co-editor of Peacework, Sara Burke.

In Peace,