Reblogged from youarenotyou-deactivated2012022
being told by so-called radicals-
that our stories don’t matter
that we need to focus on the bigger picture
that having a voice (when we’re constantly denied one by society) isn’t activism
that talking about our oppression is infighting and we need to band together
demonstrates that the so-called radical school of thought is not much better than liberalism; dogma that is focused on systemic issues rather than individual is still dogma.
denying the connection between our experiences as individual people, and the systemic roots of oppression, is just as harmful as ignoring the roots altogether.
language and social attitudes are tools used by institutions to uphold the status quo.
they are not separate issues. one is not more important to address than the other.
the suggestion that theory and words have nothing to do with changing “actual material conditions” of people’s lives is fucking laughable.
