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In reply to the discussion: #rapecultureiswhen Is the Perfect Answer to Everyone Who Denies Rape Culture Exists [View all]zazen
(2,978 posts)Of course, each issue is important in its own right, but it really help if some of the left wing resisters of feminist discussions of sexual violence could grasp the similarity in power dynamics, and that there is much to be gained by adapting activist strategies in each arena to the other.
I was thrilled to see in an interview with--was it Warren Buffett's son?--the discussion of using strategies from second wave feminism to combat capitalism.
I was soooo proud. I mean, our movement has become a model for others--a source of wisdom and strength in dealing with another interrelated blight on our planet. Basically the point was that as with male dominance, we don't just say, OK, today we're going to take down patriarchy.
No, the battles are fought in micro arenas every hour in every life and every situation in different ways. One answer, it was argued, to dealing with vulture capitalism isn't "Marxism" or another great theory (though perhaps democratic cooperatism may emerge as a more coherent alternative), but in all the daily ways we can resist it.
I wish I could find the citation.
Anyway, great connection AdHocSolver. Perhaps you/we should start on OP on this, if I can find that citation.