When we only name the problem, when we state complaint without a constructive focus or resolution, we take hope away. In this way critique can become merely an expression of profound cynicism, which then works to sustain dominator culture.
Bell HooksWars make people rich - and they make a lot of people poor, and they take a lot of people's lives away from them.
Bell HooksYou are not going to destroy this imperialist white supremacist capitalist patriarchy by creating your own version of it.
Bell HooksWe judge on the basis of what somebody looks like, skin color, whether we think they're beautiful or not. That space on the Internet allows you to converse with somebody with none of those things involved.
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