idk man, all the ways i've been victimized/marginalized by society feel like they translate clearly to power and status in The Discourse. Are other victimized ppl in the Discourse consciously pretending this isn't the case for them or are they just genuinely ignorant to it?
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i'm guessing you've worked through your traumas a lot
people who haven't are often incapable of seeing themselves as powerful for *any* reason
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Alternatively, it just *isn't* the case for them? I don't see the need to jump to ignorance or dishonesty when different things can be true for other people
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I think its a combination of ignorance and substitution.
Instead of finding their own power they bathe in the influence of victimization like a salve. Thats where they find power. Not in theirselves, but in the victim group.
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(as someone more pro- than con- the Discourse) I think it's deliberate and people are aware of it: it's supposed to counterbalance the unfair decrease in status that marginalized/victimized people suffer from society-at-large
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I think that the frame/worldview of The Discourse inherently doesn't count the power & status from victimhood.
Which is kind of a large-scale version of the self-reinforcing system dynamics described in this Power-Under book. (particularly 2⃣ below)
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For excellent source on:
how being traumatized leads to abuse of power
how people abusing often feel powerless while doing it
how the patriarchy traumatizes men (well, boys)
see this free online book Power-Under: Trauma & Nonviolent Social Change
traumaandnonviolence.com
how being traumatized leads to abuse of power
how people abusing often feel powerless while doing it
how the patriarchy traumatizes men (well, boys)
see this free online book Power-Under: Trauma & Nonviolent Social Change
traumaandnonviolence.comShow more replies