Hegelian Princess (@julieofthespirits@kolektiva.social)
“If your tactics disrupt the order of things under capitalism, you may well be accused of violence, because ‘violence’ is an elastic term often deployed to vilify people who threaten the status quo. Conditions that the state characterizes as ‘peaceful’ are, in reality, quite violent. Even as people experience the violence of poverty, the torture of
... See moreViolence starts when wages stagnate while rents skyrocket, when police shoot first and face no consequences, when governments strip rights and call it “order.” It starts when budgets are passed that leave people hungry and homeless, when voices are silenced by censorship, and when whole generations are told their futures must be sacrificed to... See more
The Violence Before the Violence
Some argue that militarized riot control is merely prudent preparation—for example, in Ferguson, Missouri. Shouldn’t authorities take whatever steps they can to protect life and property? There are two major problems with this line of thinking. First, it is not at all clear that these measures advance public safety; second, the right to protest
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