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ted (not lasso)
@ted
i asked this on insta (which is asking for trouble) and will ask here: why is the oppressed/oppressor framework used so commonly these days and how is it helpful to advancing society? under this framework, what happens when the oppressed is no longer oppressed? it must become the oppressor; there is no other option.
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Aaina
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1 - It is a way for people to cope with chaos and the harsh reality of nature that otherwise governs brutal outcomes. For every animal species, the strong and attractive prevail, the weaker and less intelligent are subservient. Some traits and forms of culture are superior and create natural advantages in competition.
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2 - In human society, then strong then use these advantages to create institutions that make it more likely that their off-spring will inherit those advantages. Confronted with these odds, those outside resort to a mob instead of competing by gaining skill, because it is much harder and takes place over a longer time.
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3 - When you criminalize the strong, it’s an attempt to replace them not through merit but with power. Iago could spend a lifetime of service and discipline to become more like the Othello, as he was born. Or he can un-do Othello through means of destruction, deception and narrative control, and so he does.
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ted (not lasso)
@ted
i loved this explanation and stream of thinking. thanks for sharing. makes me think a lot about what happens then once power shifts into the mob’s hands — how do we ensure it is a better reality on average for all?
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