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Amber Osterholt's avatar

If we have to punch Nazis again, we may as well look Nazi-punching era appropriate!

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Shana's avatar

So much of what you are saying about the misery involved in production for consumption reminds me of Div School, and particularly a class I took with a visiting professor from Union Theological called Emily Townes. The course was called the Political Economy of Misery, and we learned about how our system relies on the misery of the many to make comfort for the few. It was my first deep intro to Critical Race Theory, Post-Colonialism, and Poverty Studies, and it grounded me further in Intersectional Feminism. I don’t know how anyone could have come out the other side of that feeling that the US or capitalism were ever great. Thank you for reminding us, if we needed reminding, that our making Is a deeply political act. I also feel like it’s an act of solidarity — with each other, with the people our systems exploit for profit, and with our Nazi-punching forebears.

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