Amalia ZeichnerinSource of the post:
https://serialephemera.tumblr.com/post/636666887988740096/thematically-speaking-the-most-important-thing/
wb x64@amalia12 "anger is a sin that you need to squash" is something authoritarians say in order to keep you under control. It also rarely applies to them (they'll just claim they aren't actually angry!)
It's also, coincidentally, one of the only allowable emotions for men under toxic masculinity. No wonder so many men feel completely trapped. Also the very first accusation leveled against Black women whenever they speak up about anything.
Orthia@Orthia @amalia12 I've been operating for years on the (therapeutic?) assumption that as human animals we can't simply cut off some part of ourselves and pretend it doesn't exist and be healthy. Some research suggests that part of the problem of priests doing sexual abuse is celibacy itself. People who seriously need anger management often deny being angry. Patriarchy harms us all by making tenderness and sadness and fear "unmasculine" and loving playing with your friends "gay" etc.
Jack Mendo@anforita no te recomiendo leer mundodisco porque son muchos libros pero aquí tienes lecciones importantes
@anforita por ejemplo que yo antes era de los del comunismo menos rancio pero fue el final de brujas de viaje, un libro sobre una bruja imponiendo en un país que sea como los cuentos, que me enseñó "solo la gente puede construir un mundo mejor para la gente, si no solamente es una jaula"
CyAs I like to say, hatred is a precious part of us. Those who control your hatred control you. Don't let them take control. Protect your hatred, cultivate it, hate carefully and deliberately. They'll never see it coming.
The Internal Resistance@amalia12
Let fury have the hour
Anger can be power
If you know that you can use it
- Joe Strummer/The Clash
Let fury have the hour
Anger can be power
If you know that you can use it
- Joe Strummer/The Clash
The Animal and the Machine@amalia12 @YellowReadis
Excellently said. What a wonderful articulation by yourself and a #TerryPratchett
I don’t think it consciously registered for me when I was reading his work but I’m sure the reading helped seed the thinking.
Peter 💙 Stevens@amalia12
Snuff in particular.
Snuff in particular.
Carlos Solís@amalia12 I wonder if he ever learned about what Gailman did behind his back. And whether the militant decency was his way of dealing with it.
Lyricismist@amalia12 My dad taught me that. He always told me to join a union. It’s what they’re for.
Cassian [main]@amalia12 Went to find the source to reblog, thought I'd share in case anyone else wanted that too: https://serialephemera.tumblr.com/post/636666887988740096/thematically-speaking-the-most-important-thing/amp
Aris Leepvogel, gelukzoeker ✅@amalia12 In my language that would be 'militant fatsoen', I think.
Chris [list of emoji]I once read that humor terrifies tyrants so much more than rage, because humor is anger *under control*.
Terry Pratchett has recently become my model for that.