“The most potent weapon in the hands of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed.”’ - Steve Biko

  • FistingEnthusiast@lemmy.world
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    6 days ago

    It’s about the power of exploiting learned helplessness

    'Murica doesn’t need to be such a shit hole, but the people shrug their shoulders and keep trying desperately to survive

    And so their slavery grows ever deeper

    They don’t resist, because they have been conditioned not to

    They’re told they’re free because they can do some superficial shit like not wear motorbike helmets in some places, own firearms that they don’t really understand, and other dumb stuff

    But they’re raised to celebrate the chains that keep them beholden to their oppressors

    It’s a bizarre and truly evil place