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Saturday, July 20, 2019

WHAT WOULD REVERSE OPPRESSION LOOK LIKE?

'The definition of “oppression,” on the previous page, identifies the holders of power, which belongs not to particular individuals, but to groups.' DK
'The postmodern Amherst Common Language Guide holds that there is no such thing as reverse oppression......' DK

“A system for gaining, exercising and maintaining structural and institutional power for the benefit of a limited dominant group. An inequitable system where a select few hold material and social power and marginalized groups are coerced to participate in the system against their best interests. Oppression exists on the individual, interpersonal, institutional and ideological levels. There is no such thing as reverse oppression, because oppression is rooted in institutional power.”

The definition of “racism” identifies the group that holds power more specifically. DK

“A system of advantage and disadvantage based on the socially constructed category of ‘race’ and the idea of white racial superiority and black racial inferiority. Specifically within the United States, racism refers to white racial prejudice and power used to advantage white people over indigenous people, black people and people of color(IBPOC) and has been made possible by the historic and present-day unequal distribution of resources. Racism is enacted on multiple levels—institutional, interpersonal, individual and ideological—and can exist both consciously and unconsciously. Unconscious or covert racism is often hidden and not recognized as racial discrimination, whereas overt racism refers to conscious attitudes and intentions to harm and discriminate against IBPOC. Both covert and overt racism are forms of violence and are rooted in the idea of white supremacy.”

This might give you some idea of where reverse oppression might come from:


HOW MANY OF THESE GLOBAL DEMOCRATS OF COLOR DO YOU WANT?

Population distribution[edit]

RegionNumberPercentage
Asia
4,307,107,875
60.3%
Africa
1,037,524,058
14.5%
Europe
816,426,346
11.4%
North America
544,620,340
7.6%
South America
400,067,694
5.6%
Oceania
35,426,995
0.5%
Antarctica
1,169
0.00002%
Total
7,141,174,477
100.0%

Image result for world population by race pie chart

Is Boer  asylum in Russia, from South Africa, reverse oppression, or simply oppressor flight? 

Remember: There is no such thing as reverse oppression.........

What, then, about Being and Nothingness, "Master and Slave"?  No?  Yes?  Maybe?

What of, say,  Soul On Ice, "The Allegory of the Black Eunuchs", a la Being and Nothingness "Master and Slave"? No?

The Grand Inquisitor? Surely, here is a case of 'no such thing as reverse oppression'! The locus classicus. The dign an sich!

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