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<< society is selforganized. There is no oppression.>> Self-oppression? Sure. But it does not mean that oppression doesn't exist. It's just that it is self cau
by scruffups 6y ago
<< society is selforganized. There is no oppression.>>
Self-oppression? Sure. But it does not mean that oppression doesn't exist. It's just that it is self caused, and self here refers to society as a whole. Oppression exists whether it's self-inflicted or inflicted by one/many upon another/others.
- rmrfstar 6y agoIt's tough to call it self-oppression when our governance mechanisms are literally unresponsive to 90% of the public. See [1] pdf page 10. [1] https://scholar.princeton.edu/sites/default/files/mgilens/files/gilens_and_page_2014_-testing_theories_of_american_politics.doc.pdf https://scholar.princeton.edu/sites/default/files/mgilens/fi...
- scruffups 6y agoI understand. But a significant percentage of people keep voting for stooges and corporatists. What do you call that? Maybe not your self but the collective self is responsible, no?