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"My third unthinkable thought - why does it feel like we are committed to punishment, and enjoying it? Why do our movements more & more often feel like we are moving with sharp teeth against ourselves? And what is at stake because of that pattern, that feeling?"
— Sep 27, 2026 09:38AM
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Jo
is on page 51 of 88
"Instead of asking whether anyone should be locked up or go free, why don't we think about why we solve problems by repeating the kind of behaviour that brought us the problem in the first place?" Ruth Wilson Gilmore
— Sep 27, 2026 09:50AM
Jo
is on page 50 of 88
"Th truth about sexual assault & rape & patriarchy & white supremacy & other abuses of power is tht we are swimming in them, in a society tht has long normalised them, & tht they often play out intimately.
Th truth is, sometimes it takes a long time for us to realise th harm tht has happened to us. And longer to realise we have caused harm to others."
— Sep 27, 2026 09:47AM
Th truth is, sometimes it takes a long time for us to realise th harm tht has happened to us. And longer to realise we have caused harm to others."
Jo
is on page 44 of 88
"...I have been trying to discern when a call out feels powerful, like the necessary move, versus when it feels like a feeding frenzy."
— Sep 27, 2026 09:41AM
Jo
is on page 44 of 88
"Th tools of swift & predatory justice feel good to us, familiar, groove in the hand easily from repeated use & training, briefly satisfying. But these tools are often blunt & senseless."
— Sep 27, 2026 09:35AM