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ted (not lasso)
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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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I don’t think that framework is used commonly moreso than the fact that social media has illustrated just how entrenched these relationships are around the world. It’s the object permanence dynamic—if it’s not in your view, it doesn’t exist.
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ted (not lasso)
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i’m not following. wdym by relationships? i’m not questioning if oppression is real or not. oppression is very much alive today. i’m questioning if it is the most helpful framework for us to advance social issues. the answer could be yes or it could be no. the goal to me always is a less divided world.
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Sirsu is in Flight 🎩✈️
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What I mean is that we see the instances of oppression in more ways than what we know or have known. That the struggle for freedom isn’t happening more now but that it’s always been there sort of speak.
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I don’t know why that type of conflict is the root of many of the world’s ills but I do think it’s useful in learning how to shape a better world that can set its sights on different conflicts rather than what has always felt like an internal one. Oppressing someone else is like oppressing oneself imo
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ted (not lasso)
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agree with that last line wholeheartedly, thanks for elaborating and taking the time to share your perspective.
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