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But yeah, like, it's not (all) individual men, masculine people, and nonbinary or agender people who look like them lumped in.
It's the systemic reinforcement of valuing ANYONE over ANYONE ELSE. That's it. The shitty hierarchical thinking needs to stop and we all benefit.

youtube.com/watch?v=-e1Z4AlOdm

omfg. If you hate your spouse and can't do couples counselling, DIVORCE THEM. LEAVE THEM. YOU BOTH DESERVE HAPPINESS AND CONTENTMENT. The kids don't deserve you sniping at each other, Robert. Find your own passions in life, Brenda. Split up already!

The epitome of a real man / woman / person / any gender or lack therreof is "respecting other people, including with conflict resolution AND constructive critique WHEN ASKED (or urgently required)."
Don't want to vaccinate yourself or your family? Look up measles. Learn why people donated to eliminate polio. Guess what got rid of smallpox? You don't want diptheria. Oh yeah, and consider whether you want to host a shitton of malaria parasites in your blood and liver cells.

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@muiren We watched Origins last night, excellent, just as we’d expected of Ava DuVernay, and are glad to see our local public library has Isabel Wilkerson’s Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents in multiple formats, including large print, sound recording, and book adaptation for young adults. montereylibrary.org/cgi-bin/ko

There are so many ways of being human. We all develop in different ways & at different rates: to be slow is not a failing, smarts are not a #moral virtue.

Creating a #hierarchy of human worth paves the way for cruelty. Whose interests are served by doing this?

‘The basis of eugenics’: Elon Musk and the menacing return of the R-word theguardian.com/world/2025/mar

The Guardian · ‘The basis of eugenics’: Elon Musk and the menacing return of the R-wordBy Guardian staff reporter

Here is a short essay by “China’s first political anarchist” that goes against the traditional views of Confucianism by offering a Daoist critique.

Hierarchies, structures of power and domination are criticized for going against the Tao.

Although #anarchism and #daoism are set apart both in time and space—the former took shape in the West one hundred and a half year ago whereas the latter is one thousand and a half year old and originated in China—they share a common aversion to #hierarchy and coercion.

theanarchistlibrary.org/librar

The Anarchist LibraryNeither Lord Nor SubjectBao Jingyan Neither Lord Nor Subject Translated by Etienne Balazs 300 C.E.
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We have enough resources for everyone on the planet to have a good quality of life!
Including trans people, cis people, ALL disabled people, all currently abled people, and people in the foreseeable future.
Including YOU.

We just need the fix the distribution of and communication about our shared environment and resources.

youtube.com/watch?v=vW5EVNT--D

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I admire the UK Government's belief in our frugality skills, but please learn the phrase "social murder".
open.edu/openlearn/people-poli

Yes, even the Labour politicians and affiliates. Yes, even whichever party you consider to be the "good ones" or the "smart ones".

Hierarchies are baked into every social institution.
There's nothing wrong with wanting a simple life, or wanting to incentivise certain behaviours from other people.

You can choose to preserve and uphold everyone's human rights at any time. We have more than enough resources for everyone, regardless of #DeGrowth, global limits, or current misallocation.

Open Learning‘Social Murder’: the realities of ‘Better Regulation’ in Contemporary BritainIs the 'Better Regulation' in areas like food safety, workers' health and pollution control slowly killing us?
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If I can change even one or two people’s lives, in this way, I will.

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And the other way about?

Well. I can’t easily have boundaries against exploitation when those who’re doing it hold such power to punish me, if I do.

Though I will do my darned best to! 😁

I've found what truly helps is sharing and exchanging thoughts with my #autistic comrades here.

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#Hierarchy #Capitalism #Exploitation #Punishment #Abuse #Society
#ActuallyAutistic

"Strict Father Morality is a worldview based on a hierarchical, #authoritarian family model where the metaphorical father – the leader – is the ultimate authority...

the reasons behind extreme #Republican policies... It's not just one form of #bigotry or prejudice – it's a coherent, intersectional, organized system of supremacies.

...This rigid authority and #hierarchy are what make #MAGA an authoritarian movement."
theframelab.org/understanding-

#Trump#GOP#Misogyny