Government Should Be Aligned With Life
I find myself always in a rut, constantly noting my lack of power while simultaneously learning of the ways in which I can alter my fate and the fate of those around me.
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I find myself always in a rut, constantly noting my lack of power while simultaneously learning of the ways in which I can alter my fate and the fate of those around me.
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To live within a capitalist system, the continual sacrifice of power is expected. I would prefer not to.
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A system that only activates when people are loud enough to disturb it is not a responsive system. It is a system that has learned to wait.
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Life does not pause between election cycles. The potential for beauty, violence, peace, despair, solidarity, neglect, and transformation is always present because life itself is always activ...
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Escaping poverty does not automatically heal the logic that produced poverty. Becoming powerful inside a broken structure does not mean the structure has been repaired.
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I find myself always in a rut, constantly noting my lack of power while simultaneously learning of the ways in which I can alter my fate and the fate of those around me.
From the piece
To live within a capitalist system, the continual sacrifice of power is expected. I would prefer not to.
From the piece
A system that only activates when people are loud enough to disturb it is not a responsive system. It is a system that has learned to wait.
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The time a system asks from people is part of the decision.
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Life does not pause between election cycles. The potential for beauty, violence, peace, despair, solidarity, neglect, and transformation is always present because life itself is always activ...
From the note
Escaping poverty does not automatically heal the logic that produced poverty. Becoming powerful inside a broken structure does not mean the structure has been repaired.
From the note
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