That passage from Rosa speaks so clearly to a societal/systemic level as well as the individual. The deep intergenerational trauma of the colonised acted out violently as coloniser / oppressor, all the way up to the level of nation state. A cycle we so urgently need to break. Though I am supposing this can only be done at an individual, relational level.
Thank you so much for writing, and for your comments about clarity versus abstraction. It's encouraging to hear that this is an unexplored area, not in terms of successful organizing, of course, but in terms of knowing that it's an area that needs further conversation.
More salient words Rebecca, thank you.
That passage from Rosa speaks so clearly to a societal/systemic level as well as the individual. The deep intergenerational trauma of the colonised acted out violently as coloniser / oppressor, all the way up to the level of nation state. A cycle we so urgently need to break. Though I am supposing this can only be done at an individual, relational level.
Thank you so much for writing, and for your comments about clarity versus abstraction. It's encouraging to hear that this is an unexplored area, not in terms of successful organizing, of course, but in terms of knowing that it's an area that needs further conversation.