"Women’s lives are political. Fascist ideologues and right-wing losers have always ensured that that is the case. But patriarchy’s big lie is that the suffering in women’s lives is due to individual choices and idiosyncrasies rather than systemic oppression.
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"One of the many ways it convinces us of this lie is by telling women that we are entitled, spoiled, and excessively demanding for insisting on being treated as fully human. So it should come as no surprise that patriarchy often hand-waves away our oppression and pretends it’s only a concern for privileged women...
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"We occupy a cycle of constant outrage. There are real outrages occurring, but fascism dulls our senses and instills chronic panic by keeping us flitting from one crisis to the next. This is why I tell people it is so important to figure out what they’re good at, then pick one or to issues to apply those skills to. You can’t do everything, and trying to do everything is a recipe for failure and burnout.
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"There are many antidotes to this cycle of outrage, but one of the most potent is deep, plodding analysis with sustained attention. I have chosen to devote my life, my work, and my research to the subject of misogyny, and specifically to anti-mother misogyny. By focusing deeply on this, I build up a wealth of knowledge and wisdom that can help us get closer to collective liberation."
https://zawn.substack.com/p/why-dont-you-talk-more-about-current
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